Peugeot 407 is the direct successor of the Peugeot 406 and is the last car in the Peugeot 400 series to be produced in Europe. Just like its predecessor, the 407 is a large family vehicle. It went in production from 2004 till 2011, selling a total of approximately 861,000 units.
Peugeot built the 407 in the same three body style variants which were available in the 406, that is, saloon, estate, and coupé and released them in both petrol and diesel versions. Engine capacities range from 1.8L to 2.9L for the petrol and from 1.6L to 3.0L for the diesel variants.
A Brief History
As mentioned earlier, the 407 became the last large family car in the 400 series, after which the 408 came out as a small family car. The earliest 400 series car to come out was the Peugeot 403, launched back in 1955. It remained in production until 1966 before the 404 succeeded it, which stayed in the market until 1975. The 404 became the vehicle of choice by cab drivers due to its durability and excellent value for money. The 404 sold over 2.8 million units around the world. The 404 also came out with a 2-door coupe variant, which later inspired the 504 coupe variant. After an upgrade, the 504 coupe joined the 406 lineup.
It wasn't until 1987 that Peugeot released the 405 model, which continued the 404's large family vehicle legacy. The 405 continue in production in Iran and Egypt, although it had been discontinued in the European markets back in 1997, a couple of years after the 406 had entered the market in 1995. The 405 skipped the 404 coupe variant, as it was already a part of the 504 lineup.
The 406 brought back three of the five variants offered by the 404, including the 4-door saloon, 5-door estate, and the 2-door coupe. Ultimately, all of these three variants were upgraded and included in the 407 model in 2004 and remained in production until 2011.
2004-2011
Overall, the 407 enjoyed a warm market reception, emerging as the runner up for the European Car of the Year award back in 2005. Peugeot rolled out the models in a staggered fashion, with the saloons coming out first followed by the estates four months later. The coupé model followed suit after a couple of years, making its debut at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show.
All Peugeot 407 models received a minor facelift in 2008. The change took away the petrol variants from the European lineup, including that of the UK.
As far as the safety of the 407 cars is concerned, as reported by the Euro NCAP, both the saloon and coupé variants received a five-star rating for adult occupants, four stars for children, and two stars for pedestrians.
A total of two petrol and two diesel engine versions were available in Australia for the 407. Below are the powertrain choices and specifications:
- 2.2L EW12 J4 (3FZ) I4 DOHC 16v petrol engine, 6-speed manual gearbox & 4-speed automatic transmission - 116 kW, 217 Nm
- 2.9L ES9 A(XFV) I4 DOHC 16v petrol engine, 6-speed automatic transmission - 155 kW, 290 Nm
- 2.0L DW10 BTED4 (RHF) I4 DOHC 16v diesel engine, 6-speed manual gearbox & 6-speed automatic transmission - 100 kW, 320 Nm
- 2.7L DT17 TED4 (UHZ) V6 DOHC 24v diesel engine, 6-speed automatic transmission - 150 kW, 440 Nm
Peugeot eventually ended production of the 407 in 2011. In 2010, the automaker launched the 508, which ultimately succeeded the 407. The 407-inspired Peugeot RCZ coupé variant also entered production in 2009.
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