European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday. August 21, 1978 at the recent austrian grand prix a few of us Auto journalists were Silling at a restaurant talking about cars not racing cars for a change but regular mass produced  the French manufactured Peugeot slipped into the conversation one col league said the Peugeot have never been terribly exciting cars but they re very Good generally and always reliable and the company does t indulge in a lot of baloney. They simply go about their Job of making Good motor  i had recently tested a Peugeot a. The firm s top of the line Sedan. 1 found that View coinciding with my own. Back inthe Early 60s. I owned a Peugeot 403 Sedan purchased used and it clocked so Many Miles including some Long forays into the deserts of Mexico that i lost count. De spite some Tough treatment the old 403 was running perfectly when 1 finally sold it. Victors in rallies the Peugeot firm As you probably know has been in business since the first Days of motoring with the founder Armand Peugeot presenting his first Model to the Public in 1889. In the Early Days Peugeot cars were raced throughout Europe Peugeot also won at Indianapolis in 1913,816 and 1919but in the present Era they be gained Fame through International rallying with their most prestigious Victo Ries coming in the East african safari this year a Peugeot 504 v6 won the rain swept safari beating out porsche an Mercedes cars among others. With that introduction to the Marque let s look at the Peugeot 604, an attractive luxury car that offers As comfortable a ride As one could wish for. Along with the Comfort performance was also a key. Through the Courtesy of car Stop motors a Peugeot distributor located near Rhein main air base in Germany i had the Opportunity to drive both the european v6 to fuel injection version and the  v6 dual Carburettor Model. The 604 is also offered in Europe with the two stage Earb setup. Although european and . Models Are practically identical in both Interior Corner and exterior appearance the fuel injection v-6 is much quicker needless to say. The car cruising along silently and effortlessly at 112 Miles an hour with Zero to 62.5 Mph reached in 106 seconds 2.7-liter motor the injection system Bosch a Petronic originally was planned for the . Ver Sion too but has been shelved for the pre sent time the v-6 engine As used on Alt models is of 2.7-liter capacity. The  version with the motor putting out 133 heat 5750 rpm. Is coupled to a four Speed Gea Box. While the to has a five Speed. In both cases gear changing is easy fast an straightforward but if one prefers Auto Matic it s  Peugeot 604 was styled with the Gui dance of the italian Pini Farina firm and the result is an elegant car with clean and classic lines All  Over my Road notes the for Ward visibility is near perfect with the Forward sloping Hood appreciated by the Driver and Liberal use of Glass is to every one s Benefit. Steering is Power assisted but feel for the Road is designed in while the Power brakes disc All around Are highly effective. The 6