Comment by scapecast
4 days ago
Love this soundbite. I did not know this and will totally use it to sound smart at dinner parties.
On a somewhat related note, the reason why Peugeot cars have a "0" in their model numbers (e.g. 208, 308, 408, etc.) goes back to the days before electric ignition, and when you still needed a crank to start the engine. The model number was in the middle of the grill, and the crank would go into the "0".
Apparently the tradition continues. On our Peugeot 407, the button to open the boot (trunk) is in the "0" on the "407" badge.
There you go! I wonder what the very first engineer or "product designer" at Peugeot who came up with the idea would think today.