Peugeot 207
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| Manufacturer | Peugeot |
| Parent company | PSA Peugeot Citroën |
| Production | 2006–present |
| Assembly | Poissy, France Madrid, Spain Trnava, Slovakia |
| Predecessor | Peugeot 206 |
| Class | Supermini |
| Body style(s) | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 2-door coupé convertible 5-door station wagon |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | 1.4 L (52 kW) 1.4 L (67 kW) 1.6 L GT (112 kW) 1.6 L HDi (82 kW) 1.6 L Turbo (130 kW) |
| Length | 4030 mm (158.7 in) |
| Width | 1748 mm (68.8 in) |
| Height | 1472 mm (58 in) |
| Related | Citroën C3 Peugeot 1007 |
The Peugeot 207 is a supermini produced by the French automaker Peugeot and unveiled in January 2006. According to JATO Dynamics, an automative market researcher the model was the bestselling car in Europe in 2007[1].
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[edit] Launch
The 207 was launched in France, Spain and Italy during April 2006 and later on in other European markets.
The UK launch was on 8 June 2006. Amicus and the TGWU, both unions representing workers at PSA's UK manufacturing plant in Ryton, Coventry, chose the same day to launch a campaign calling for the boycott of PSA's Peugeot and Citroën vehicles in the UK. The campaign was in protest against the company's plans to close the Ryton plant.[2]
[edit] Design and specification
The 207 is designed to be the successor to the 206. However, Peugeot has decided to keep the 206 in production until 2010, though since December 2006 production has taken place in Poissy, near Paris rather than at the Ryton plant in England. The 207 is based on a modified version of the platform used for the Citroën C3, and is built in Poissy and a new plant near Trnava, Slovakia.
It is available with six petrol engines as well as three HDi diesel engines. From petrol-powered engines there are two 1.4-litre 8v with 75 or 16v 90 hp (67 kW) and now a 1.4 vti 95 bhp (71 kW/96 PS) as well as four 1.6-litre: a 110 bhp (82 kW/112 PS) base version, a 120 bhp (89 kW/122 PS) Valvetronic engine, and two turbocharged versions, one with 150 bhp (112 kW/152 PS) , and the other with 175 bhp (130 kW/177 PS). The latter three engines result from the cooperation agreement between PSA and the BMW group. The diesel-powered engines available are a 1.4 litre 70 hp (52 kW) or a 1.6-litre HDi with maximum output of 90 or 110 hp (82 kW), the latter with the addition of an intercooler.
The 207 is available as a three- or five-door hatchback, and a 207 CC coupé convertible version was launched in March 2007, details of the 207CC were first released by Peugeot in December 2006. Station wagon and mini MPV versions are expected to join the line-up later this year. A GTI version is available with the 175 hp (130 kW) turbocharged 1.6 litre engine.
It has sold well in Britain, being the sixth best selling car overall (and third in the supermini sector) in 2007 with more than 67,000 examples being sold.[3]
[edit] Concept cars
[edit] Peugeot 207 Epure
The Peugeot 207 Epure was a concept car presented at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2006 designed to preview the 207 CC coupé cabriolet which followed. The 207 Epure was fitted with a sophisticated hydrogen fuel cell.
[edit] 207 RCup
At the 2006 Geneva Motor Show Peugeot also unveiled a sporty concept car based on the 207 and badged as the 207 RCup. This Super 2000 version is powered by a 2.0-litre petrol engine with maximum output of 280 hp (209 kW) and is intended as a successor for the 206 World Rally Car which was successfully used by Peugeot in the World Rally Championship, where it helped the team winning the manufacturers' championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
[edit] New 207 WRC
A version of a 207 is used in the P-WRC, by Swede Patrik Sandell, and his car may be the gateway to peugeot entering the WRC series with a new 207 WRC car like they used to with the Peugeot 206. There have been rumours floating around of a possible re-entry by peugeot into WRC, but nothing has yet to be confirmed as PSA Peugeot Citroën, who are Peugeot's parent company already have a team in the championship by means of the Citroen C4 and it would seem a waste of money to have two teams under the flag of the same parent company.
Peugeot 207 S2000, Possible base for a 207 WRC.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Volkswagen tops the charts in 2007 as European market grows by 0.8%. JATO Dynamics. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Mark Tran. "Unions call for Peugeot boycott", The Guardian, 2006-06-08.
- ^ Rising UK Popularity of Diesel Cars Reflected in Year-End Sales Figures for 2007. economicnews.ca. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
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