Why did the Peugeot 309 almost never happen? @BigCar2
Why did the Peugeot 309 almost never happen?  @BigCar2
Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1984 PSA, the company that comprised Peugeot, Citroën and Talbot was in a bind. They’d just spent a couple of years designing a car that didn’t fit into their new line-up. Should they scrap it, launch it, or give it away to another car company? Just how did PSA get into the odd situation of developing a car they didn’t have a home for, and did it succeed, or did it flop?

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