The Peugeot Metropolis is a three-wheeled scooter that Peugeot Motocycles has produced since 2013, with two wheels at the front.
Peugeot Metropolis at a glance
| Type | three-wheeled scooter |
|---|---|
| Maker | Peugeot Motocycles |
| Produced since | 2013 |
| Front wheels | two, tilting and independent |
| Front suspension | deformable parallelogram with double triangulation, one horizontal damper |
| Roll Lock | locks the front wheels below 10 km/h |
| Engine | 400 cc single-cylinder, four-stroke, four valves, injection |
| Power | 37.2 hp |
| Engine built at | Mandeure, Doubs |
| 20,000th unit | March 2020 |
based on one source; no free photographs of the model were found, the existing thumbnail stays
History of the Peugeot Metropolis
Rival to the Piaggio MP3
The Metropolis was launched to compete with the Piaggio MP3 in the three-wheeled scooter class. Its front end has two tilting, independent wheels connected by a deformable parallelogram with double triangulation, two dynamic dampers and a single shock absorber mounted horizontally. As on the Piaggio, the two front wheels can be locked with a Roll Lock system at the press of a button next to the throttle, a mode that works only below 10 km/h.
The engine
The 400 cc Peugeot engine in the Metropolis was developed and built at the Mandeure plant in the Doubs. It is a four-stroke single-cylinder with four valves and injection, producing 37.2 hp.
Before production
Peugeot began thinking about a three-wheeled scooter as soon as the Piaggio MP3 appeared. At the 2008 Paris Motor Show it presented the HYmotion3 concept, a prototype with a roof and a hybrid petrol-electric powertrain, using a 125 cc supercharged engine from the Satelis compressor and two electric motors at the front adding 9 hp. In 2009 at EICMA it showed the HYbrid3 Evolution, which lost the roof but kept the hybrid drive with the combustion part enlarged to 300 cc, and could run on electric power alone.
Production
The definitive Metropolis was presented at EICMA in 2011, with dealership availability in the second half of 2012. In 2017 it was revised and adopted the Euro 4 standard. In March 2020 the 20,000th Metropolis left the Mandeure factory, and a third generation was presented on 8 September 2020, carrying the design language of Peugeot cars, the i-Connect features of the Peugeot Pulsion and the Euro 5 standard.
Design and features
- Two front wheels: tilting and independent, on a deformable parallelogram.
- Roll Lock: locks the front end below 10 km/h.
- 400 cc engine: 37.2 hp, built at Mandeure.
- Hybrid concepts: the HYmotion3 and HYbrid3 Evolution that came before it.
- Three generations: 2013, the 2017 update and the 2020 restyling.
Peugeot Metropolis versions
- Metropolis 400 (2013): the production three-wheeler.
- 2017 update: revised and brought to Euro 4.
- Third generation (2020): new design, i-Connect and Euro 5.
- HYmotion3 and HYbrid3 Evolution: the hybrid concepts of 2008 and 2009.
The Metropolis belongs with Peugeot’s small two-wheelers such as the Tweet and the Ludix. More in the Peugeot collection.
Video: TEST EXCLUSIF | Peugeot Metropolis 400i, 3 roues made in France!
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Sources
- Peugeot Metropolis, French Wikipedia: launch, front end, engine, concepts, production
