Peugeot 607
Peugeot 607 (2000-2004)
The Peugeot 607 is a passenger car model by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot, which was produced from May 2000 to September 2010. The vehicle of the upper middle class and flagship of the company replaced the Peugeot 605 's main competitors in the European market were among others the models of the Mercedes -Benz E-Class and the BMW 5 - series BMW.
Introduction and development
The Peugeot 607 was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October 1999. The number " 6" series points to the new 1934 at the launch of the Peugeot 601 in-line six -cylinder engine with 2.2 liter displacement and 60 hp, which had driven the 601. Since then, the name has been retained for the big sedans of Peugeot. Built was the 607 at the main plant in Sochaux. In November 2004, Peugeot made a subtle facelift. The revised models have circular fog lamps in the front bumper.
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Specifications
The 607 is front-wheel drive, its turning circle is 12 meters, the fuel tank holds 80 liters. The offering consisted of petrol engines of 2.2 or 3.0 liters and diesel engines with 2.2 or 2.7 liter displacement. Fitted with diesel engines were 607 at the time of its introduction the world's only new vehicles with a particulate filter fitted by the factory. As of November 2004, the diesel engine with 2.7 liters and six cylinders was offered. In 2008, the 2.2 -liter engine was accounted for. As of February 2009, the 607 was available only with the 2.7 - liter V6 HDi engine.
Others
The 607 was next to the Citroën C6 of the official car of the French President Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy.
On 22 April 2002, the racing driver Philippe Couesnon presented in a slightly modified Peugeot 607 HDi a world record: in 4888 hours he had more than 500,000 kilometers.
The 607 Pescarolo is an imagined at the Paris Motor Show 2002 Concept Car with a slightly modified design. The 294 kW (400 hp) six-cylinder engine was the Pescarolo Sport team (founded by Henri Pescarolo ) drove in the French Touring Car Championship. The lowered by 25 mm vehicle has an enlarged air intake in the front apron, widened fenders and two separate exhaust pipes. The 2.35 -ton 607 Pescarolo is frosted with 245/45R19 on 19 " alloy wheels and accelerates in 5.0 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h Its top speed is 290 km / h
Successor
In September 2010, production of the 607 ended up as a preview of a successor was temporarily the study Peugeot 908 RC. Finally took the notice published in the spring of 2011 508 First, the role of the top model of the Peugeot range. Therefore, this mid-range model was significantly larger than its predecessor, the Peugeot 407 The actual successor is expected to debut in 2014 as 608. However, this model should only be built as a combination ( shooting brake ).