The Peugeot Type 15 was an early Peugeot model built from 1897 to 1901. Its production run of 276 vehicles was the highest by the company up to that point, and in excess of all previous models combined.

Peugeot Type 15
Overview
ManufacturerS. A. des Automobiles Peugeot
Production1897–1901 (276 produced)
AssemblyAudincourt
Body and chassis
Body style4-seater phaeton
LayoutRR layout
Powertrain
EngineFlat-twin
Chronology
PredecessorPeugeot Type 14
SuccessorPeugeot Type 16

Engine

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Peugeot ended its Daimler partnership and produced their first in-house engine for this car, made in their recently built Audincourt factory. Their transversely mounted flat-twin was a departure from this prior foreign-made V-twin engine. It produced 8 bhp.

Famous owners

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Charles Rolls, who collaborated with Henry Royce to found the famous Rolls-Royce marque in 1906, owned a Peugeot Type 15 and established a dealership in Britain selling Peugeot and other French cars in 1902. Alberto Santos-Dumont purchased a Type 15 while in France, and later had it exported to his home country of Brazil.

See also

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References

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