Peugeot 403
Peugeot's first diesel model proved an instant success
Peugeot is also synonymous with the development of the diesel engine, which it made available for the first time on a production model, the 403, in 1959. The popularity of diesel was instant, with the 403 being the first Peugeot model to pass the one million sales mark.
And more diesel innovations were to follow: In 1975, the 604 became the first car in Europe to be equipped with a turbo diesel engine and, in 1999, the 607 was the world’s first car to be equipped with a particle emissions filter. More than 2.3 million Peugeots are equipped with the particle emissions filter.
