The Peugeot 407 is a 4-door Sedan (automobile) / saloon / 5-door Station wagon / estate / 2-door coupé from Peugeot, built from 2004 to 2011, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: Petrol engine. Dominique Leonard drew it.
Where it came from
The Peugeot 407 is a large family car (D-segment) produced by the French automaker Peugeot from 2004 to 2011. It was available in saloon, coupé and estate variants, with both diesel and petrol engines. The petrol engines range from 1.8 to 3.0 litres displacement, whereas the diesel engines range from 1.6 to 3.0 litres.
In France, sales commenced in June 2004, with sales in the rest of Europe commencing the following month. According to the website of the European Car of the Year, the 407 was one of the nominees for the award in 2005. The 407 was introduced in June 2004 as a replacement to the Peugeot 406 and was replaced in April 2011 by the Peugeot 508. The last Peugeot 407 was produced on 5 July 2011, with the coupé model remaining in production until December 2011.
Under the skin
Power comes from Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 1475-1799 kg. It shifts through a 5-speed manual / 6-speed manual / 4-speed ZF 4HP20 automatic / 6-speed Aisin TF80SC automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2725 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Peugeot 406; its successor was the Peugeot 508; assembly was at Rennes (PSA Rennes Plant. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Chrysler 300, the Hyundai Tucson, the Suzuki Swift — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Peugeot catalogue sit the Peugeot Onyx and the Peugeot Pars.