Peugeot trademarked three-digit names with a middle zero, and in the 1960s forced Porsche to rename its 901 the 911.
Lead trim: 201 1.1 (1122 cc, 23 hp) · up to 35 hp
Peugeot 2011929–1937
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FactPeugeot trademarked three-digit names with a middle zero, and in the 1960s forced Porsche to rename its 901 the 911.
The Peugeot 201 is a car produced by Peugeot between 1929 and 1937 at the company's Sochaux plant near the Swiss frontier, celebrated today in the adjacent Peugeot museum, and may reasonably be seen as the company's first mass-produced model (142,309 units). It was presented at the 1929 Paris Motor Show against the backdrop of the Wall Street crash, and its image as an inexpensive car helped Peugeot survive the economic crisis with its finances intact. It was the first Peugeot to carry a name of three numerals with a central zero, a naming scheme continued with the 301 and 401, which Peugeot protected to the discomfiture of Porsche in the 1960s when it prepared to launch the 901. During the 1930s Peugeot offered several variants, mostly with increasing engine capacity: initially a 1122 cc engine of 23 hp at 3500 rpm (top speed 80 km/h), the competition-oriented 1085 cc 201 S and CS presented in March 1932 (403 built until July 1932, 30 hp), a 28 hp 1307 cc engine from September 1934 with the revised 201 D (and the long-wheelbase DL light truck) and fully synchronized transmission, and in August 1936 the 201 M, a decontented version of the discontinued 301 with its 1465 cc 35 hp unit and a claimed 100 km/h. The 201 C, launched in 1931, is claimed to be the first mass-produced car with independent front suspension; between 1931 and 1933 the company also produced 1,676 commercial versions, including flatbed trucks, bakers' vans and light vans.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 1.1 (1122 cc, 23 hp) | 1929–1934 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 23 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 201 D 1.3 (1307 cc, 28 hp) | 1934–1937 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 28 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 201 M 1.5 (1465 cc, 35 hp) | 1936–1937 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 35 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 201 S / CS 1.1 (1085 cc, 30 hp) | 1932–1932 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 30 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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