Peugeot 201

Which Peugeot 201 version to buy

If the question is which Peugeot 201 to buy, the data give two answers and no third generation to wait for. Production is 1929-01-01 to 1937-12-31, one generation, body Cabrio, two versions. 1.1 MT is the smaller engine. 1.5 MT is the larger engine. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation, no automatic, no extra drive layout, and no later facelift with a different name.

If the question is which Peugeot 201 to buy, the data give two answers and no third generation to wait for. Production is 1929-01-01 to 1937-12-31, one generation, body Cabrio, two versions. 1.1 MT is the smaller engine. 1.5 MT is the larger engine. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation, no automatic, no extra drive layout, and no later facelift with a different name. You pick displacement and power, or you do not buy this model.

1.1 MT has 23 hp (17 kW) at 3500 rpm from 1122 cc. 1.5 MT has 35 hp (26 kW) from 1465 cc; peak-power rpm for 1.5 MT is not measured. Torque in Nm is not measured on either version. Fuel type on both is Gasoline. Cylinder count is 4, layout is Inline, valves per cylinder 2, boost No. Engine position is Front, longitudinal. Fuel system is Carburetor. Gearbox is Manual with 3 gears. Drive is RWD.

That is the whole mechanical split. The extra 343 cc on 1.5 MT (1465 minus 1122) is a 30.6% larger engine. The extra 12 hp (35 minus 23) is 52% more listed power. The extra 9 kW (26 minus 17) is 53% more listed kilowatts. Power per litre: 1.1 MT makes about 20.5 hp per litre (23 / 1.122). 1.5 MT makes about 23.9 hp per litre (35 / 1.465). The larger engine is not only bigger; it is also denser in listed output per litre by about 3.4 hp per litre.

There is no price field in the data, so “what the extra money buys” cannot be a sticker comparison. What the extra displacement buys, in numbers that exist, is 12 hp, 9 kW, and 343 cc. What it does not buy, because those fields are empty on both cars: a measured 0–100 time, a measured combined mpg figure, a kerb weight, a tank size, or a wheel size. 1.1 MT is the only version with a measured top speed: 80. Top speed for 1.5 MT is not measured. Do not assume the more powerful car is faster on the catalogue’s own figures; the catalogue did not measure it.

Peugeot 201 generations compared

There is one generation: 1 generation, 1929-01-01–1937-12-31, Cabrio, 2 versions. There is no second generation to compare on years, body, or drivetrain. Nothing in the data shows a later Peugeot 201 with a different body, a different drive, or a different gearbox family. Choosing a generation is not a choice. Choosing a version inside that generation is.

Both versions share the same start and stop dates: 1929-01-01 to 1937-12-31. You cannot buy an early 1.1 MT versus a late 1.5 MT on these dates; the windows overlap completely. Front suspension on both is Dependent, leaf spring. Rear suspension is not measured on either. Front brakes on both are Drum. Rear brakes are not measured on either. Compression ratio is not measured. Bore and stroke are not measured. Eco class is not measured.

If you wanted a generation that changed the chassis, the data do not record that change. The leaf-spring front axle and drum front brakes are the same labels on 1.1 MT and 1.5 MT. The buyer who hopes the larger engine came with a different brake or spring specification will not find that difference here.

Peugeot 201 specs: 1.1 MT vs 1.5 MT

Read the table as a shopping list. Same fuel, same cylinder count, same Inline layout, same No boost, same Manual 3, same RWD. Different columns: power, kilowatts, displacement, and whether peak rpm is listed. 1.1 MT is the only row with a power rpm (3500). 1.5 MT is the only row with 35 hp.

1.1 MT displacement 1122 cc at 23 hp is 48.8 cc per horsepower (1122 / 23). 1.5 MT at 1465 cc and 35 hp is 41.9 cc per horsepower (1465 / 35). The larger engine uses fewer cubic centimetres for each listed horsepower. That is the same story as power per litre, inverted.

Kilowatts per litre: 1.1 MT about 15.2 kW/L (17 / 1.122). 1.5 MT about 17.7 kW/L (26 / 1.465). Again the 1.5 MT is the denser listed output.

Engine, gearbox, and drive: what does not change

People search for Peugeot 201 engine, transmission, and RWD as if those might differ by trim. In this catalogue they do not. Both versions are Gasoline, Carburetor, Front, longitudinal, 4 cylinders, Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No. Both are Manual, 3 gears, RWD.

You cannot buy a Peugeot 201 here with more than 3 gears, with a different drive, or with boost. The 1.5 MT does not add a fourth gear in these data. The 1.1 MT does not add a different fuel system. If a buyer’s requirement is “must be RWD Cabrio with a 3-speed Manual,” both versions meet it. If the requirement is “must have measured peak power rpm,” only 1.1 MT meets it (3500). If the requirement is “must have at least 30 hp,” only 1.5 MT meets it (35 hp). If the requirement is “must have at least 25 kW,” only 1.5 MT meets it (26 kW); 1.1 MT is 17 kW.

Performance, top speed, and mpg

0–100 is not measured for 1.1 MT. 0–100 is not measured for 1.5 MT. You cannot rank sprint times from this file.

Top speed: 1.1 MT 80. 1.5 MT not measured. A buyer who needs a numbered top speed in the catalogue can only take 1.1 MT. A buyer who assumes 1.5 MT is quicker in a straight line is filling a blank; the blank is “not measured.”

City consumption is not measured on 1.1 MT. Highway consumption is not measured on 1.1 MT. Combined consumption is not measured on 1.1 MT. The same three fields are not measured on 1.5 MT. CO2 is not measured on either. Tank capacity is not measured on either. There is no mpg comparison that can be written from these numbers. Saying 1.1 MT uses less fuel because it is smaller would be an invention. Saying 1.5 MT uses more fuel because it has 343 cc more would also be an invention. The consumption cells are empty.

Weight per horsepower cannot be computed: kerb weight is not measured on 1.1 MT and not measured on 1.5 MT. Gross weight is not measured on either. Ground clearance is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. A “light vs heavy” argument between versions has no mass to divide by 23 hp or 35 hp.

Dimensions, weight, and tank

Kerb weight: 1.1 MT not measured; 1.5 MT not measured. Gross weight: both not measured. Ground clearance: both not measured. Fuel tank: both not measured. Wheels: both not measured.

The body type is Cabrio for the generation and for both versions. There is no saloon, no estate, and no second body to pick. If the buyer wants a Cabrio Peugeot 201 from this generation, both 1.1 MT and 1.5 MT are that body. If the buyer wants a measured kerb weight before choosing, neither version supplies it.

Front suspension Dependent, leaf spring is listed for 1.1 MT and for 1.5 MT. Rear suspension not measured on both. Front brakes Drum on both. Rear brakes not measured on both. Chassis shopping between versions is a dead end in this dataset: the labels that exist are identical.

Reliability and problems: what the numbers do and do not say

There is no reliability score, no problem list, and no recall field in the data. Do not invent common faults. What can be said without leaving the file: both engines are naturally aspirated (No boost), both are Carburetor, both are Gasoline, both are 4 Inline with 2 valves per cylinder. Complexity that would come from boost is not in either spec. Complexity that would come from a different gearbox count is not in either spec.

The 1.1 MT lists power at 3500 rpm. The 1.5 MT does not list a power rpm. That is a documentation gap, not a durability ranking.

Which version to choose

Choose 1.1 MT if you want the smaller 1122 cc engine, the only measured top speed (80), and the only measured power rpm (3500). You accept 23 hp and 17 kW. You accept that 0–100, mpg, tank, and kerb weight are not measured.

Choose 1.5 MT if you want 35 hp and 26 kW from 1465 cc — 12 hp and 9 kW more than 1.1 MT, 343 cc more, and about 3.4 hp per litre more (23.9 versus 20.5). You accept that top speed, power rpm, 0–100, mpg, tank, and weight are not measured.

There is no third version. There is no later generation. There is no AWD, no automatic, and no boosted engine in this model’s data. The arithmetic of the extra displacement is the whole purchase split: 52% more listed horsepower for 30.6% more cubic centimetres, same Manual 3, same RWD, same Cabrio, same years 1929–1937.