European Car of the Year the award for 1987. 19 years after the 504 gave Peugeot its first European Car of the Year, the French carmaker finally enjoyed its second triumph in the competition when its mid-range 405 saloon won the 1988 award by a wide margin. A year later, Fiat became the first manufacturer to win the award five times when its ground-breaking new Tipo achieved victory. Citroen's new XM flagship model won the award for 1990, with its French rival Renault scoring success a year later with the new Clio supermini, which signalled the end for the iconic R5. With the award now
Peugeot Type 175 headlights and a 12V SEV magneto and starter were fitted. In 1924, H. Petit won in this sports car, the 1100 km race Paris-Nice, in the category 3 litres. The "Paris Nice" Peugeot 175 Torpedo Grand Sport A total of only 303 were made and only 3 original and complete surviving cars are known today. One of those cars is exposed in Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot. Besides this also a complete chassis with all the mechanics survived. Peugeot Type 175 The Peugeot Type 175 was a fairly large sports car from Peugeot produced in 1923 and 1924. This model was