AN INCREDIBLY trendy coupe that has virtually Ferrari-like appears to be like may be all yours for lower than £5,000.
Its elegant fashion is barely matched by its surprisingly highly effective motor – a 3.0-litre V6 engine.
Peugeot’s cult favorite 406 Coupe – a sporty model of their common 406 household saloon from the late Nineties and early 2000s – was designed and manufactured by automotive styling consultants Pininfarina.
First launched in 1996, the Coupe featured both a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine or a 3.0-litre V6, whereas a 2.2-litre diesel was launched in 2001.
Automotive skilled Matt Goodwin of the YouTube channel Excessive Peak Autos not too long ago in contrast the 406 Coupe to one of many world’s most well-known makers of unique motors.
He stated: “It does look, at a fast look, a bit like a Ferrari.
“That is all due to Pininfarina – it is an attractive trying coupe.”
He added: “It’s genuinely a trendy factor, you get good plush leather-based seats, there’s room for 4 folks and to high all of it off, they’re low-cost to purchase and low-cost to take care of.”
After all, Pininfarina is a well-renowned Italian design agency identified for its work for manufacturers like Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati.
Right now, the 406 Coupe is taken into account a contemporary basic and is changing into more and more fashionable amongst automotive collectors.
We not too long ago got here throughout a mannequin on the Automobiles & Traditional public sale web site – a 2000 instance with 115,000 miles on the clock.
This “pristine”, top-of-the-range 406 Coupe comes with the coveted 3.0-litre V6 engine and is completed in polaris blue, with a black leather-based inside and even Recaro sport seats.
The checklist provides: “Just one proprietor from new, the automotive has been immaculately taken care of, current work features a full physique respray.”
Better of all, this motor may be picked up for simply £4,250 – an absolute discount for such an attention-grabbing an iconic automotive.
This comes as a sizzling hatchback Peugeot that belonged to Mr. Bean star Rowan Atkinson not too long ago went up public sale — as he had barely pushed it.
One other Peugeot sizzling hatch has been picked out by a automotive skilled for being each tremendous enjoyable and surprisingly sensible – however it often falls underneath the radar.