Peugeot 504 Coupé

Vehicle Overview

The Peugeot 504 Coupé and Cabriolet were offered at their debut with a single engine, consisting of the 1.8 with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection, rated at 97 DIN hp (103 SAE hp), the same one also mounted on the sedan. Transmission was handled solely by a 4-speed manual gearbox, with no option to opt for an automatic transmission. Another difference also lay in the positioning of the gearshift, which was placed on the floor. At the end of 1970, the 1.8 was replaced by the 2-liter fuel-injected unit capable of delivering 104 hp, also mounted on the sedan: on the same occasion, the 3-speed automatic transmission also became an option on the coupes and convertibles. Two years later, in 1973, the automatic transmission was removed from the convertible option list, to remain available only on the coupe. In September 1974, the Peugeot 504 Coupé and Convertibles underwent a slight restyling that mainly affected the front (which from double and square became single and rectangular) and rear (in a single rectangular element with horizontal development) light clusters and the interior (seats, trim). On this occasion, the 2664 cm³, carburetor-powered, 136-hp PRV V6 debuted on both Peugeot 504 Coupé and Convertible. Instead, the 2-liter engine, considered lackluster for the type of cars, disappeared from the list. Even with the arrival of the new engine, the 3-speed automatic transmission remained an option reserved for the coupe. But in 1978, at the request of customers, the 2-liter fuel-injected engine returned, this time slightly revised in its delivery curves, and in this case delivering 106 hp of maximum power. That engine was reintroduced alongside the more expensive V6 version, which for the occasion received Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and was thus able to achieve 144 hp of maximum power. The fuel-injected V6 was mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The arrival of the new V6 applied only to the coupe. The convertible was offered from that time only with a 2-liter engine. The 2-liter engine versions, both coupe and cabriolet, continued to retain the 4-speed transmission. Nothing new for the following year, while in 1980 there was a slight restyling to the front end, which involved a slight redesign of the grille and the adoption of more massive bumpers. A 5-speed transmission replaced the 4-speed gearbox in the 2-liter engine versions. In 1981, the V6 Peugeot 504 Coupe benefited from new light alloy wheels. In the summer of 1983, the coupes and convertibles were taken out of production along with the rest of the 504 range. No more mid- to high-end Peugeot coupes would be seen for 14 years. Only in 1997 would the Peugeot 406 Coupé make its debut, also designed by Pininfarina and considered one of the most beautiful Peugeots of the second half of the century. As for the convertible, there will be no more Peugeot models in the same range to take up its legacy.