Peugeot 309 car: specifications, photos and reviews

The Peugeot brand is not very popular in Russia.Many people do not like these cars because of low maintainability. In addition, the "French" is no cheaper than the "Germans". But today there will be the case when the “Frenchman” will be cheaper than the Soviet “Zhiguli”. So, meet: Peugeot 309. Photos, reviews and specifications - later in our article.

Description

The Peugeot 309 is a front-wheel drive passenger car.car, mass-produced from the 85th to the 93rd year. Remarkably, the car was going not in France, but in Britain (Coventry city). At one time, the car was widely distributed in Western European countries and with the collapse of the USSR, some of it hit Russia. The Peugeot 309 also participated in the rally (the reader can see one of these copies in the photo in the article), but it was already built on an all-wheel drive platform.

Design

The car was made in several body versions. This is a three-and five-door hatchback. By layout, these cars resemble more of a liftback body.

The appearance of the French cars, by today'sstandards, very outdated. The front is a simple, black bumper and angular halogen optics (the other at that time simply did not exist). On the side, wide black moldings are visible. By the way, the fuel tank flap has a non-standard location. It is located in the rear rack. Otherwise, the car "Peugeot 309" is not remarkable. The only exception is the GTI version, but we will tell about it at the end of the article. What do the owners say about the body of the Peugeot hatchback309? The disadvantages relate to the weak resistance of the metal to corrosion. Despite galvanizing, the car rusted heavily, even in Europe. Thresholds are especially vulnerable. Finding repair kits is very difficult. Those who had to deal with the restoration of the body on the Peugeot-309, digested the "custom" sills of sheet metal.

Salon "Peugeot 309"

The interior is modestly decorated, butlocated in the cabin is comfortable. With small dimensions, the French managed to arrange the salon so that the driver and passengers did not feel the lack of space. Seats - fabric, very soft. The armrests are missing here. The steering wheel is double-spoke, the center console has everything you need (a stove, deflectors and a niche for the radio). The interior design looks better than the Opel Cadet. But this car was a serious competitor at the time. By the way, the top configuration "Peugeot 309" came with a hatch on a mechanical drive. But the air conditioner was absent here. The salon was offered in several colors - dark and light. An example of the last reader can see in the photo below.

What are the drawbacks of Peugeot 309 reviews?owners? First of all, this lack of spare parts. Salon after such a long time comes into disrepair, and finding something to disassemble (for example, seats and door cards) does not work. Even in the European countries themselves, searching for details on the Peugeot 309 has problems.

Peugeot 309 Specifications

This car has a wide range of engines.The youngest is a carburetor four-cylinder engine with a volume of 1125 cubic centimeters. According to the characteristics of this engine is comparable to the internal combustion engine of the VAZ eight: 60 horsepower, and torque - 88 Nm. Of course, the dynamics are not pleased. Up to a hundred, the car accelerated in 14 seconds on a manual transmission.

More powerful is the 1.4 engine carburetor.But in fact, the volume of the cylinders is only 1360 "cubes". The power of this engine is 67 horsepower. Up to a hundred, according to passport data, the car accelerated in 13.1 seconds. The maximum speed was 166 kilometers per hour.

One of the most popular for the Peugeot 309 -1.6-liter engine. This engine is pleased with the dynamics of acceleration. With a power of 88 horsepower, the Peugeot accelerated to a hundred in 10.5 seconds. A year later, the 1.6 i motor with mono-injection was added to the line. This engine was 4 horsepower more powerful than the previous one. Acceleration to a hundred took the same 10.5 seconds, but the maximum speed increased from 175 to 180 kilometers per hour.

Also in the line was present and diesel engine.It was a 1.8D engine - the easiest diesel without a turbine and with an 8-valve timing mechanism. The power of this unit is 64 horsepower. But the torque - 118 Nm. This allowed the car to quickly pick up speed at the start. But after 60, the acceleration dynamics greatly decreased. So, a hundred car gains in 13 seconds. And the maximum speed is limited to 166 kilometers per hour.

About fuel consumption

Today this question is relevant asnever before. But it’s impossible to call economical engine of the 309th Peugeot. According to reviews, the Peugeot 309 with the smallest engine consumes about nine liters of fuel. Engine 1.6 per hundred consumes 10 liters. In most cases, the fault is the heavy wear of the motor itself - for such a long time, many internal combustion engines have lost compression or carburetor settings (or worse, mechanical injector) are knocked down. The diesel engine consumes about 11 liters in the city. On the highway, this figure drops to 7.

Chassis

The hatchback has a simple suspension scheme.The front uses an independent design on the coil springs (shock absorbers are separate), the rear is a torsion beam. Are there any problems on the suspension? They are still present. Over 30 years of operation, any element can fail, from the ball joint to the beam itself. The latter is very difficult to find in the collection - say reviews. Therefore, many "Peugeot" ride with a broken suspension.

The chassis on the Peugeot is very soft.In turns the car comes with difficulty. But this does not apply to the sports version - here the springs are strengthened and the shock absorbers are replaced. Suspension travel is limited, which gave the GTI modification excellent handling. Next we look at this version of the Peugeot in more detail.

GTI version

This Peugeot 309 appeared in the 89th year.The car is a sports version of the standard hatchback. The Peugeot 309 GTI specifications were completely different. This car was equipped with a 16-valve injection engine with distributed injection. With a volume of 1.9 liters, this engine develops a power of 158 horsepower. Torque at five thousand revolutions - 177 Nm. Thanks to a more modern injection, fuel consumption has decreased. For 100 kilometers this unit consumed 7 liters of fuel.

But the main trump card is the dynamics.The first hundred cars gained in 7.8 seconds. For those years, these were excellent results. The maximum speed was 220 kilometers per hour. Partly as good dynamic performance Peugeot 309 was achieved thanks to a light weight of 835 kilograms. Something similar at that time was designed by the Japanese (this is “Toyota AE”). But the Peugeot 309 GTI has become a serious competitor. The car was distinguished by good maneuverability. On the sports version installed disc brakes. Ordinary, "civilian" hatchbacks were completed with drum mechanisms (the disks were just in front). Узнать спортивную версию GTI можно по широкой "Foliage" and red inserts on moldings. Also on this "Peugeot" used two pairs of protivotumanok. From the factory, on this version were installed 15-inch alloy wheels. Behind here were installed lights with factory tinted and other "blend" on the trunk lid. Otherwise, there are no global differences from the civilian version.

Cost

Peugeot 309 - a very rare car in Russia.On sale there are only a few copies. The cost of the model 309 ranges from 10 to 20 thousand rubles. Despite such a low price, this car is sold for a very long time. The car is illiquid in Russia. Sometimes the cost of a set of spare parts can exceed the price of the car itself. But as for consumables, they are relatively cheap. So, the clutch disc costs 1300 rubles, the main brake cylinder - 1 thousand, and the rear pads - 2 thousand rubles (on both wheels). A lot of details fit from the 205th and 305th Peugeot. But even with this condition, it is sometimes very difficult to find the necessary details.

Summing up

So, we found out what a hatchback isPeugeot 309 As the reviews, the car very often breaks down. This is due to the lack of spare parts. Even with a strong desire to find something worthy is very difficult. And what's the point of investing 20 thousand in car repairs, the red price to which is “ten”? For this reason, the 309th Peugeot gradually dies and leaves the secondary market.