Greek-market 304 saloons got a smaller 1127 cc engine solely to duck under a 1,200 cc local tax threshold.
Lead trim: Break / Fourgonette 1.1 XK5 (59 hp) · up to 75 hp
Peugeot 3041969–1980
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FactGreek-market 304 saloons got a smaller 1127 cc engine solely to duck under a 1,200 cc local tax threshold.
Introduced at the Paris Motor Show in September 1969, drawn by Aldo Brovarone at Pininfarina and built on the 204's body and mechanicals with its all-alloy SOHC transverse engine, front-wheel drive, four-speed gearbox and front discs. It sat in the 7CV tax band, one step above the 204. Body styles were a four-door saloon, an estate (Break), a 3-door coupé, a cabriolet and a van (Fourgonette). Peugeot built 1,178,423. The launch 1,288 cc XL3 gave 65 hp DIN; the twin-choke XL3S added 10 hp (75 hp) on the coupé and cabriolet from March 1972 and on the saloon that autumn, and a 1975 revision brought the 1,290 cc XL5/XL5S. The 6CV Break and Fourgonette with the 204's 1127 cc XK5 came at the 1976 Paris show, along with diesels of 1,357 and 1,548 cc. In Greece the saloon used the 204's 1,130 cc engine to stay under a 1,200 cc tax threshold, and US-market engines had a lower compression ratio. The 305 replaced it; the saloon ended in summer 1979 and the Break in spring 1980.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 XL3 (65 hp) | 1969–1975 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 65 hp | 69.5 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 XL3S twin-choke (75 hp) | 1972–1975 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 XL5 (65 hp) | 1975–1980 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 65 hp | 69.5 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 XL4D diesel (45 hp) | 1976–1980 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 45 hp | 57 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 XIDL diesel (47 hp) | 1979–1980 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Break / Fourgonette 1.1 XK5 (59 hp) | 1976–1980 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 59.3 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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