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 48 place behind the driver, and it was now positioned at the front of the car. was the claimed maximum power output, achieved at 1200 rpm. The long car sat on a wheel-base of just . The open bodied Tonneau / Phaeton format body was built around a frame of tubular steel and offered space for four people. The Type 48 remained in production until 1909 by which year it had achieved the longest production run of any Peugeot model. 131 had been produced. Peugeot Type 48 The Peugeot Type 48 is an early motor vehicle produced between 1902 and 1909