Peugeot 1007 - необычный городской автомобиль French company, which has very compact dimensions, but a high single-volume body of the minivan, sliding side doors, and also good comfort for its small class.
The company "Peugeot" was organized in the middle of the XIX centurycentury French family Peugeot. In 1858, the company's trademark was patented in the form of a lion. The first car with a steam engine, created by the company in 1889, turned out to be unsuccessful. He had a lot of weight and a weak capricious power unit. The acquisition of the German engineer Daimler's license for gasoline engines allowed to start production of the first commercial Peugeot cars, which were manufactured in 1892 in the amount of 20 pieces. The first own engines of the French company produced in 1896.
Until the mid 40-ies of the last century, the companyspecialized in the production of inexpensive cars, the new compact Peugeot vehicles came out almost every year. In the 50-60's the company, due to the specialization in the production of compact cars, increased the production of its products due to the large demand for such models. An important stage in the development is in 1974, the company joins another French automaker Citroën. Such a merger allowed to unite the potential of companies, as well as to open new assembly plants of the joint company in various countries, increasing the number of cars produced. Currently, the "Peugeot" is the second largest European car manufacturer, including a leader for the production of small- and medium commercial vehicles.
Currently, the company's lineup for the Russian market is:
1. Sedans and hatchbacks (year of manufacture start / generation number):
2. Family car:
3. Sports coupe:
4. Crossovers:
5. Commercial vehicles:
Commercial models can have the following options:
Subcompact minivan Peugeot 1007 was produced by the company from 2005 to 2009.
To the development of a compact city carPeugeot 1007 French company started in 2000, and the first prototype of the future novelty was presented at the Paris auto show in 2002. The small car was originally created for operation in tight urban conditions. Therefore, one of the interesting design solutions was the use of sliding side doors with an electromechanical drive. Such a device provided a convenient landing and exit from the car in close urban development, and also facilitated parking, as the doors did not extend beyond the width of the side mirrors.
The subcompact three-door hatchback possessedfront drive and front-engine arrangement. For equipping a gasoline engine with a capacity of 54 liters was used. from. and a diesel engine of 50 forces. Also, based on the base model, a special version was developed with a power unit with a capacity of 140 liters. from.
Необычный внешний вид формирует для Peugeo 1007 type of body, made in the form of a one-volume hatchback. This design resembles the company's minivan under the index 807, which has removed the central section. The front part of the subcompact received a corporate design with angular head optics, a large radiator grille, a narrow additional air intake. In addition to this, there was a special protective bar, which was also used on the doors and the rear bumper. This simple device was designed to protect the body from damage in case of contact parking.
A certain dynamics of the image of the car createda large tilt of the windshield, continued with the hood, upper rails, 18-inch wheels. In the back of the subcompact, it was interesting to look at the upper spoiler with an additional stop light, a wide light overlay between the large rear window and the luggage compartment cover panel, enlarged combined lights.
Such a non-standard image of a compact subcompact, which was noted in the descriptions of Peugeot 1007 owners, made the car interesting and recognizable.
Despite its small size, ergonomicsinterior turned out very successful. First of all, it was related to a convenient arrangement of the instrument panel, a multifunction steering wheel, a wide panoramic rearview mirror, an electropackage. The front seats provided a high fit and good visibility, and also had several tuning options.
Three passengers felt enoughcomfortable due to the special design of the seats. Rear seats could move around the cabin forward and back in steps of up to 25 cm, and also had the ability to fold. This, depending on the purpose of the trip, allowed to either increase the amount of luggage space, or add room for the rear passengers. In addition, inside the Peugeot 1007 was provided many different niches, compartments and pockets for various things.
Another feature of the car was consideredthe opportunity for the owner to create an individual interior of his Peugeot 1007 by changing the soft finishing panels of various colors that were fastened in the interior with lightning and Velcro. Depending on the versions of the acquisition of a small car, the number of options could reach nineteen.
The technical base of the Peugeot 1007 relied on the modelsmall car "Citroen C2", with which he has a common platform, running gear and transmission. In order to give the subcompact car exclusivity and individuality, the company's designers decided to use an unusual body and sliding side doors. If the use of a three-dimensional body became an advantage of a small car, the electromechanical door drive had a complex device and, as a consequence, high cost. An impressive doorway of almost 95 cm allowed to make a comfortable landing and disembarkation from the subcompact, but the mechanism was often out of order. The main causes were faulty controllers, contamination of the guides and the failure of the servo. Also, to fully open (close) the door, it took at least 10 seconds, which in weather, rain or snow conditions, caused rainfall on the passenger seats.
Despite its compact size, the subcompact had high safety. On tests in 2005, the car received five stars according to the EuroNCAP classification.
The main technical characteristics of the Peugeot 1007 in basic equipment and with an engine capacity of 1.4 liters:
Owners Peugeot 1007 in reviews describe the following main advantages of a subcompact car:
The main disadvantage is the high cost of the car, which began with 19.5 thousand dollars. Therefore, buyers for this amount preferred compact cars of higher grades.
High price of subcompact city Peugeot1007 along with limited operational capabilities and, as a result, low customer demand served as the basis for stopping sales in the domestic market, and in 2009 to completely stop the production of a subcompact.
