Comments by "Adrian McLean" (@adrianmclean9195) on "American Reacts to the Peugeot 306 MAXI EVO HillClimb" video.

The french have been into diesel cars since at least the 1970's. Certainly in Australia. Perhaps before M-Benz. ? 504 over here was so popular, because of its French development, along with the x2 other french makers - for Africa and the Middle East - so they work brilliantly in Australia and their soft suspension for rough Aussie roads made them ideal for farmers who had diesel on their properties. Diesel may have been cheaper than petrol back then, as well. They were also made here in Melbourne. For fuel cost reasons, France were selling over 50 % diesels in France - BUT - pollution levels scientifically measured in Paris, were very bad, and now they seem to be reverting to small triple and 4 cylinder petrol engines with turbos. Peugeot shares theirs with BMW and Mini. Seem to be long-term reliable, compared to others. Plug-in hybrid 4 cyl petrol turbo Peugeots in Australia, are some of the best in the market. The T9 version of the 308 - after the 306, after the 307 and second generation of the 308, won the European Car of the Year Award. Fantastic dynamics and interiors. At one point became Germany's best selling car. The current 308 looks awesome. Should review it.
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P.S. - the Peugeot 504 and others, had specific made tyres by Michelin. This in turn worked with the shock absorbers - made in-house by Peugeot - which in turn, worked with the seats - that were made out of foam, rather than springs - that were tuned to the cars suspension - and as a result gave the car a magic ride - to compete against Citroen with their special suspension system. Renault too, had very long travel suspension that were very soft with lounge type seats. The Renault 16 - the worlds first mass produced hatchback - would roll famously around corners, like the 2CV - getting the nick name: the Renault Roll.
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The P.S.A. Group, is Peugeot and Citroen. Peugeot having bought Citroen a long time ago. Trade as separate companies, but share platforms, engines etc. PSA, not long ago bought GM's German and English divisions of Opel and Vauxhall. And altogether are a part of the Stellantis Group. DS - luxury brand of Citroen, is also a part of Stellantis. A long, long time ago, Citroen bought Maserati and basically did a sports/cruiser version of the DS. It was a 2 door coupe with a Maserati V6 and still had the hydro/phuematic ? Sp, suspension. Sold in the US. Good to do a video on. Has been in many movies. Car chase in a US city.
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