Peugeot 207 – first pictures

Newswheel staff :: 05 January 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Peugeot, Peugeot 207, Europe & UK,

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Official images of new Frenchie

Compared with past glories, Peugeot’s current range of hatchbacks are pretty ordinary (oh 205, we still miss you). So, you’ll forgive us for being less than jazzed by the release of the first official images of the 207. The appearance of Peugeot’s current corporate front end on the new hatch, complete with that ludicrously large grille, doesn’t exactly help…

Due to be unveiled at the Geneva show in March, the 207 is 14cm longer than its progenitor and will come with a range of largely familiar petrol and diesel lumps. Launch engines include 75bhp 1.4-litre, 90bhp 1.4-litre 16V and 110bhp 1.6-litre 16V gas guzzlers, while the initial derv drinkers are 1.4 and 1.6-litre units wheezing to the tune of 70bhp and 90bhp respectively. Later, Pug will offer a 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine (to be shared with the next-gen BMW Mini) packing between 170 and 180bhp and more powerful petrol engines, too.

As yet, there’s no word on pricing, exact on-sale dates and all that bunkum.

Warning: Grusome, gormless and gaping grilles galore