Settle into the double-density seats of the Peugeot 605
To say we’ve found a cure for executive stress would be acclaim. However, when you settle into the double-density seats of the Peugeot 605, and listen to the double-sealed doors shut with a deep, soundproofed thud, you’ll feel the cares of the office slip away.
Reach for any other controls, and you’ll find you don’t have to reach.
The cockpit has been designed so that they all fall readily to hand, from the seven-speed fan to the sunroof switch and one-touch button for the driver’s electric window.
The radio controls are duplicated on one of the four steering column stalks, so you can change stations with both hands still stationed safely on the steering wheel.
The time when many luxury cars disappoint is the moment they leave the showroom.
This is why you have an open invitation from your local Peugeot dealer to drive the 605 yourself, in any variety of road conditions you choose, because Links Of London Charms you’ll find there’s virtually no variation in the 605’s ride. Peugeot’s engineers have built an automatic ride control into all the 3 litre models to keep your journey beautifully smooth.
A computer constantly monitors the driving conditions and the car’s performance, and sends messages to tiny electric motors inside each shock absorber to adjust the setting between hard and soft. Each adjustment takes just 0.015 of a second.
In a 605, you’ll also find that going quickly from 0~60 and 60 — 0 becomes a decidedly unmoving experience.
Just for good measure we’ve added 3 silencers to the exhaust, and double soundproofing for wire conduits passing from the engine bay to the passenger compartment. We’ve even mounted the engine on its own hydraulically damped suspension system.
But when more relaxing than all this is the fact that as you fly by, you’ll be secure in the knowledge that every 605, from the £ 17 022 2-litre injection Sli to the £ 27 097 3-litre V6 SVE24, comes fully equipped with all-round servo-assisted brakes and ABS as standard.
Because the 605 is such a desirable car, an ultrasonic alarm system is also fitted as standard.
And each model in the range comes with a three-way catalytic converter to reduce exhaust emissions to a minimum. After all, even 605 drivers should not be totally oblivious to the concerns of the outside world.
If you’d like to test drive any of the 605 models, ask your secretary to telephone 0800 678 800, and we’ll put her in touch with your local Peugeot dealer.
Or should you be too busy for a test drive, in which case you clearly need the soothing qualities of the 605 more urgently than most, we’ll be happy to send you a free demonstration video for you to play when you have a free moment.
Your dealer will undoubtedly tell you that the 605 delivers the kind of interior environment that until now has only been found in the world’s Links Of London Bracelets most expensive luxury marquees. And you will undoubtedly think, “Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he?”
So listen to what Autocar & Motor had to say when comparing the 605’s levels of refinement with those of the Jaguar XJ6. “In some respects it (the 605) even exceeds them.”
Now, on one can accuse us of over claim.
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