La 18 CH Peugeot 1925 Original PrintThe first Peugeot automobile, a three wheeled steam powered car was produced in 1889; only four examples were made. In 1890, steam was abandoned in favour of a four wheeled car with a petrol fuelled internal combustion engine built under Daimler's licence. The car was more sophisticated than many of its contemporaries, with a three point suspension and a sliding gear transmission. 1896 saw the first Peugeot engines built; no longer were they reliant