Peugeot Type 81

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Peugeot Type 81
Peugeot Type 81 B Double Phaeton.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Peugeot
Production 1906
251 produced
Body and chassis
Class Full-size
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine 2207 cc (135 cid) straight-4
Dimensions
Wheelbase 109.4 inches (2,780 mm)
Length 150.4 inches (3,820 mm)
Chronology
PredecessorNone
Successor Peugeot Type 71

The Peugeot Type 81 was a fairly large car, and with among the largest units of any contemporary Peugeot model, a correspondingly large production effort of the time. Available as a closed top limousine or a double phaeton, 251 Type 81s were built during 1906. The engine was a 2.2 L straight-4 which produced 15 hp at 1400 rpm.

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