Peugeot 405 Peugeot 405 The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987, and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France, having been discontinued in Europe in 1997. It was voted European Car of the Year for 1988 by the largest number of votes in the history of the contest. About 2.5 million vehicles have been sold worldwide, both in LHD and RHD, as a sedan and station wagon. Its appearance is similar to the Alfa Romeo 164, launched the same year and also styled by Pininfarina. While the 405 shares its
1986 in motoring a new Peugeot-badged car, which was due to be ready for the 1988 model year. The Citroën GSA ceased production after 16 years, having been effectively replaced by the larger BX four years ago. In 1987 launch was planned of a new mini-car, the AX, based around the running gear of the Peugeot 205. This was also due to spawn a Talbot badged model until Peugeot decided to discontinue the Talbot marque on passenger cars. A CX replacement was planned for sale before the end of the 1980s. The "Type Four" platform's third car was the Fiat Croma, which went