| The Peugeot 404 was a D-segment (large family | | | | engines, the petrol engine had a capacity of one |
| car classification) produced between nineteen | | | | point six litre, and the diesel one point nine. Fitted |
| sixty and nineteen seventy five. Manufactured by | | | | with a four speed manual transmission, the 404 |
| the French based car makers Peugeot, the 404 | | | | also offered a three speed automatic transmission |
| was designed by the Italian automobile designers | | | | as an additional option. The car proved very |
| Pininfarina. The car was produced in Europe until | | | | popular as taxis due to its value, reliability and |
| nineteen seventy eight, with the 404 still | | | | looks. |
| produced in Kaduna (Nigeria) until nineteen eighty | | | | The extremely popular car magazine "Autocar" |
| nine under license. One point eight million 404s | | | | ran road tests for the Diesel Peugeot 404 in |
| were produced in France, whilst a further two | | | | nineteen sixty five. The parameters measured |
| point eight cars were manufactured under license | | | | included top speed, acceleration and fuel |
| for the developing markets where the car proved | | | | consumption. The diesel car reached eighty one |
| very successful. | | | | miles per hour, and could accelerate to sixty miles |
| The initial 404 line up included the five door | | | | per hour in twenty five seconds. It could travel |
| estate, four door sedan and two door pickup | | | | just over thirty two miles per gallon of fuel. The |
| body styles, with two door convertible and coupe | | | | petrol fuelled car was also tested, and was |
| variations added to the line up within two years of | | | | notably faster than the diesel, and shared the |
| production. Available with both petrol and diesel | | | | same fuel consumption. |