It was also manufactured in various other countries including Argentina (by Sevel from 1981 to 1995), China, Thailand, Indonesia and Nigeria.

[10] It was originally available as a sedan/saloon; a station wagon/estate, including an eight-passenger Familiale version, were introduced at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show.

[10] The original interior was designed by Paul Bracq, generally more well known for his work for Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

The 505 was praised by contemporary journalists for its ride and handling, especially on rough and unmade roads; perhaps one reason for its popularity in less developed countries.

The 505 also had good ground clearance; if it wasn't enough though, Dangel offered a taller four-wheel drive version of the 505 Break/Familiale equipped with either the intercooled turbodiesel 81 kW (110 hp) engine or the 2.2 L petrol 96 kW (130 hp) engine.

[16] In 1985 a dealer-installed Kit PTS de 200ch, developed by famous Peugeot tuners Danielson, became available.

A V6 model, using the 2.8-liter PRV unit, was added during 1986 - priced identically to the 505 Turbo, it targeted a different clientele, trying to fill the gap left by the 604.

It was available as a CKD version assembled in Bangkok, due to the restrictions on importing completely built-up cars.

Station wagons (and most sedans built in Argentina) had instead a live-axle rear suspension, with Panhard rod and coil springs.

In France, Dangel produced a modified version of the Peugeot 505 Break with high suspension and 4WD, which made it look like an early crossover SUV.

505s were mainly equipped with inline-four-cylinder engines, although there was a short run of petrol V6's built after 604 production had come to an end.

Base SRD cars with the 2,304 cc diesel engine didn't even have power steering, but the GTD Turbo, the GTI, the V6, and the TI all had power steering, central locking doors, air conditioning, a five-speed manual transmission, sunroof (except the GTD Turbo), and front fog lights.

In the V6, the power steering was speed-sensitive, the central locking doors came with an infrared remote, and the heating and ventilation systems included electronic climate control.

The United States and Canada had their own 505 body, which arrived for 1980 and was first introduced on the French Caribbean island of Martinique.

[23] New for 1987 was the limited edition Liberté model (so named in honor of the centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty).

[26] Unlike the naturally aspirated model, the turbodiesel received a five-speed manual as standard fitment.

[27] The turbodiesel was very successful as it had no direct competitors in the United States market and represented nearly half of all Peugeot sales during the first model year.