1.
SV WOMAN GETS OUT OF CAR
0.06

2.
SV RELEASES BONNET ZOOM TO CU..ENGINE
0.24

3.
SV WOMAN RELEASES SPARE WHEEL FROM UNDER BOUT ZOOM TO CU..BOOT
0.36

4.
CU HEADLAMP
0.41

5.
SV WOMAN PUT DOWN BONNET - CLOSES DOOR, GETS IN
1.05

6.
SV CAR AWAY
1.09

7.
SV PAN..CAR UP AND PAST
1.16



Initials JRG/S/CR/BB JRG/S/CR/ES


EDITORS: THIS STORY IS EMBARGOED UNTIL APRIL 20

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Background: THE BIG FRENCH CAR COMPANY PEUGEOT INVITED NEWSMEN YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) TO SEE THE NEW PEUGEOT 204 FOUR-SEATER SALOON.THE CAR WILL NOT BE OFFICIALLY PRESENTED UNTIL APRIL 23, AND THE FILM IS NOT FOR RELEASE BEFORE APRIL 20.

THE MODEL IS THE RESULT OF FIVE YEARS' RESEARCH AND TEST TRIALS OVER SOME 3 MILLION KILOMETRES (OVER 1,860,000 MILES).

FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE IS PROVIDED BY A TRANSVERSE 1100cc ENGINE OF ALUMINUM DESIGN WITH AN OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT.THE CLUTCH HAS HYDRAULIC CONTROL.OTHER FEATURES ARE ALL-ROUND INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, FRONT DISC BRAKES, AND DRUMS AT THE BACK.THE CAR HAS DISTINGUISHABLE LARGE HEADLAMPS.

PERFORMANCE CLAIMS ARE A TOP SPEED AROUND 80 MILES (NEARLY 130 KMS) AN HOUR AND A FUEL CONSUMPTION OF 35 MILES A GALLON.