Lion-Peugeot Types VY and VY2
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| Lion-Peugeot Type VY Lion-Peugeot Type VY2 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lion-Peugeot |
| Production | 1908-1909 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | sports car |
| Layout | FR layout |
The Lion-Peugeot Type VY and the Lion-Peugeot Type VY2 were early motor cars produced near Valentigney by the French auto-maker Lion-Peugeot between 1908 and 1909.
The Type VY can be seen as the top of the range model in a range which also included the Type VC1 with which it shared its chassis, wheelbase and overall length. However, the VY's single cylinder four stroke engine was of 1,841 cm³ and power delivered to the rear wheels, at 12 hp, was more than 30% greater than on the Type VC. A top speed of "easily 50 km/h" (31 mph) was quoted.
The wheelbase of 2,120 mm, supported a vehicle length of 2,950 mm, providing space for two. Sports or racing car body formats were listed.
Willingness to maximise component standardisation on a relatively wide range of cars reflected an appreciation on the part of the manufacturer of the need to concentrate on making cars easy to produce at reasonable cost, an approach which would resonate down the decades to come, and which does much to explain why Peugeot has survived and grown, whereas most of the major auto-makers familiar in France during the first decade of the twentieth century would disappear within fifty years. Nevertheless, the relatively high price of the Type VY was reflected in the relatively small number of cars produced. 142 were produced, compared with about 1,000 of the slower Types VC and VC1.