Talk:Peugeot 306

Cleanup (Reorganisation) Needed
The section headings and the areas they cover are inconsistent.

Background should, logically, describe the car's antecedents. This should be followed by sections describing the Phase 1 models and then Phase 2 models.

The current Drivetrain section should only cover the mechanical features, and ought to cover both Phase 1 and Phase 2 models. Currently it includes the only Phase 1 'product' information. Details of the engines would usefully go in a sub-section.

(Sorry, this is not a simple change, and I don't have time to attend to it myself at present).

EdJogg 12:08, 10 November 2006 (UTC)


 * OK, OK, now that others have done much of the ground work I have attended to it!
 * Many of the article paragraphs have been moved about to fit into sensible headings. Some may not fit very well, but that is for someone else to spot and correct appropriately!  In particular, the new paragraph starting "...bewildering array of different model types..." needs urgent attention. A cohesive treatment of the model types is sorely needed in the article, and this is my (very POV) attempt. (Many apologies - it results from trying to buy a 306 last year and attempting to make head or tail of the model variants on offer! I ended up with a D-Turbo S, so if my recent re-org has remained NPOV, that is quite an achievement.)
 * Clean-up tag now removed.
 * EdJogg 13:58, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Just a few points, I've never actually written anything to wiki before so I'm a bit worried I'll mess it up but afaik the artical has a few facts mixed up/missing.

The 306 had 3 Phases (and an facelift), In order:

Phase 1(93-95): Double front grill, Seperate indicator and headlamp lenses, Mechanical Dials, Square Front Fogs (on certain trim levels)

Available in : XN XL XR XT(add D or Dt for Diesel / Turbo Diesel versions) XS (i for Injection) S16

Phase 1(facelist)(95-97): New grill (still double, but inset badge), New 3 Spoke Steering Wheel, XN & XL were scrapped (No and Low Trim), Slalom, Alpine, Vivant, Verve, Genoa, Mardi Gras, Miami, Style and Equinox were added, (I don't know which trim levels are better/worse in this) And the GTi-6 was released (96, i think)

Phase 2(97-99): D shaped fogs, all in one headlight/indicators, rounder wings, rounder single grill, bumper, and an emblem on the boot release), Digital dials, smoother rear lights that were arranged differently, emblem set into the bonnet.

Available in : L, LX, GL, GLX, XS, XSi and GTi6

Phase 3(99-01): Round fogs, Crystal all in one headlight/indicators, bumper, ABS became standard, rubberless rear window.

Available in : L, LX, GL, GLX, XS, XSi and GTi6

Special Editions (off the top of my head, they phased in and out at different times) Spinnaker(ph1), Meridian (ph2-3), Roland Garos(ph1), DTurbo(ph1-3), DTurbo S(ph1-2), Rallye(ph2-3)

The 306 Cabriolet was styled by Pininfarina, and the range derived from that, it is not just derived from the 205 styling.

"There were no longer "X/G" designations, "X" indicating a three-door, "G" indicating a five-door. There were also special edition versions too, badged "Alpine" from 1994." Is not right.

Darkest Inferno 09:39, 23 June 2007 (UTC)


 * That's a very useful summary, and I'd be tempted to put it in the article 'as is' (under the title "Summary of model variants", or something like it). Trouble is, if you do that there will be lots of duplication in the article. I'm not sure how best to get round this, but the nature of Wikipedia is that if you just add this as a new section, someone else (such as me) will come along later and tidy it up a bit!


 * It would be even better if you can cite references for this information. It makes it that much easier for others to check stated facts, and gives readers a greater confidence in the information offered.


 * Hope that helps... EdJogg 00:48, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

There wasnt 3 phases, there were 2 and a a facelift for the run out models.

The gti-6 came with round fogs and different bumper from the start of the P2 period.

Also Dturbo isnt a special edition, it was a trim level on each phase. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.206.67 (talk) 20:39, 28 September 2008 (UTC)


 * @ "Available in : L, LX, GL, GLX, XS, XSi and GTi6"
 * I have an 98 Phase 2 306 "XR" model. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.121.92.39 (talk) 23:31, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Diesel Engines - Weight
Quoting from the article it says "but the carefully-designed installation ensured its (XUD) considerable extra weight did not upset the car's handling"

The engine question is a XUD which shares its block with the petrol XU engines, I am struggling to see where the "considerable extra weight" comes from?

surely with the lack of ECU / wiring, the diesel version could indeed weigh less?

Elis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.148.21.240 (talk) 22:26, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

bodywork zinc plating
I don't know that the article is quite correct regarding zinc coating: "Contrary to popular myth no full production Peugeot model has ever been galvanised,....." It would seem from body repair specifications that re-zinc plating is required as opposed to air spraying a zinc rich primer. see link http://www.audatex.co.uk/faq_vehicle_specific.php?cmd=viewentry&id=154 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.202.233 (talk) 05:23, 2 November 2012 (UTC) I have just read information by a peugeot dealer that ALL PEUGEOT ARE GALVANISED. This contradicts you information. Home Contact Us About Us Site Search Free Updates Products MOT's Servicing Renault Specialist Peugeot Specialist Customer Views Services Offered Environmental NEW Van Centre Tyre Bay Electric Cars General > Specialists for Peugeot Specialists for Peugeot PEUGEOT have probably been the first French marque to be taken to heart by U.K car buyers, primarily for their supreme excellence for creating the finest diesel engines in production today and with fuel prices always on the up, economically diesel engines have been a real consideration when buying a new car. Adding that to the superb styling and being one of the first manufacturers to introduce a fully galvanised body, hence no rust, Peugeot have gained a large sector of the car market. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.83.121 (talk) 22:59, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Renault 14
It's obvious the 306 was a 90s development of the R14 styling imo (the R14 had a Peugeot engine btw). 78.90.63.158 (talk) 17:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Please provide a source-- Jac 16888 Talk 21:25, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

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