Peugeot 407

Peugeot 407

What changed between the two date blocks is measurable: clearance 110 mm versus 130 or 136 mm; tank 67 L versus 66 L; the 2005-10-01 cars add the 6-cylinder 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT (211 hp, 290 Nm) and the turbo Diesel 2.7 AT (205 hp, 330 Nm). The 2004-08-01 block is where the 5-speed manuals and the 4-speed Automatics sit.

1 generation ran from 2004-04-01 to 2011-12-31. Body in the data is Coupe. The catalogue counts 29 versions; 12 are shown here. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation.

What changed between the two date blocks is measurable: clearance 110 mm versus 130 or 136 mm; tank 67 L versus 66 L; the 2005-10-01 cars add the 6-cylinder 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT (211 hp, 290 Nm) and the turbo Diesel 2.7 AT (205 hp, 330 Nm). The 2004-08-01 block is where the 5-speed manuals and the 4-speed Automatics sit.

Engines and specs

Same name, different engines: 1.8 MT is 116 hp or 125 hp; 2.0 MT is 136 hp Diesel, 136 hp Gasoline, or 140 hp Gasoline; 2.0 AT is 136 hp Diesel (320 Nm) or 136 hp Gasoline (190 Nm). Distinguish them by those figures.

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres): 2.7 AT 75.4 hp/L; 2.2 MT 71.7; 3.0 MT and 3.0 AT 71.6; 1.8 MT 125 hp 71.5; 2.0 MT 140 hp 70.1; 1.6 MT 69.9; 2.0 MT 136 hp Diesel, 2.0 AT Diesel, 2.0 AT Gasoline, and 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline all 68.1; 1.8 MT 116 hp 66.3. The turbo Diesel 2.7 AT is the densest engine in this set; the 116 hp 1.8 MT is the least dense.

Performance and economy (0-100, top speed, mpg)

0–100 km/h, fastest to slowest: 3.0 MT 8.4 s; 2.7 AT 8.5 s; 3.0 AT 8.7 s; 2.2 MT 9.2 s; 2.0 MT 136 hp Diesel 10.1 s; 1.8 MT 125 hp 10.7 s; 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline and 2.0 MT 140 hp both 10.8 s; 2.0 AT Diesel and 2.0 AT Gasoline both 11.2 s; 1.6 MT 13.4 s; 1.8 MT 116 hp 13.5 s.

Top speed: 3.0 MT 243 km/h; 3.0 AT 235; 2.7 AT 230; 2.2 MT 222; 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline and 2.0 MT 140 hp 208; 2.0 MT Diesel 203; both 2.0 AT 201; 1.8 MT 125 hp 199; 1.8 MT 116 hp 195; 1.6 MT 189.

Mixed consumption where measured: 1.6 MT 5.6 L/100 km; 2.0 MT Diesel 6.0; 2.0 AT Diesel 6.9; 2.7 AT 7.1; 2.2 MT 7.6; 1.8 MT 116 hp 8.2; 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline and 2.0 MT 140 hp 8.3; 3.0 MT and 3.0 AT 8.5. Not measured: city, highway, and mixed for 1.8 MT 125 hp and for 2.0 AT Gasoline. CO2 is not measured on all 12. Eco class is not measured on all 12.

Manual versus Automatic on the same engine: 3.0 MT 8.4 s / 243 km/h versus 3.0 AT 8.7 s / 235 km/h (0.3 s and 8 km/h). 2.0 MT Diesel 10.1 s / 203 km/h / mixed 6.0 versus 2.0 AT Diesel 11.2 s / 201 km/h / mixed 6.9 (1.1 s, 2 km/h, +0.9 L/100 km mixed); the Automatic here is 4 gears, the Manual 5. 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline 10.8 s / 208 km/h versus 2.0 AT Gasoline 11.2 s / 201 km/h (0.4 s, 7 km/h); Gasoline 2.0 AT mixed is not measured.

City/highway: 1.6 MT 7.2 / 4.7; 2.0 MT Diesel 7.9 / 5; 2.0 AT Diesel 9.4 / 5.5; 2.7 AT 9.9 / 5.4; 2.2 MT 10.9 / 5.8; 2.0 MT 136 and 140 hp Gasoline 11.5 / 6.5; 1.8 MT 116 hp 11.8 / 6.2; 3.0 MT and 3.0 AT 15.7 / 6.1. The 3.0 city figure is 8.5 L/100 km above 1.6 MT city.

Dimensions and weight

Kerb weight, lightest to heaviest among measured: 1.8 MT 125 hp 1455 kg; 2.0 AT Gasoline, 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline, and 2.0 MT 140 hp 1470 kg; 1.8 MT 116 hp 1530 kg; 1.6 MT 1567 kg; 2.0 AT Diesel 1571 kg; 2.2 MT 1600 kg; 2.0 MT Diesel 1635 kg; 3.0 MT 1687 kg; 2.7 AT 1712 kg. 3.0 AT kerb is not measured (gross 2020 kg, same as 3.0 MT).

kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp): 3.0 MT 8.0; 2.7 AT 8.4; 2.2 MT 10.0; 2.0 MT 140 hp 10.5; 2.0 AT Gasoline and 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline 10.8; 1.8 MT 125 hp 11.6; 2.0 AT Diesel 11.6; 2.0 MT Diesel 12.0; 1.8 MT 116 hp 13.2; 1.6 MT 14.4. 3.0 AT kg/hp is not measured because kerb is not measured.

Gross weight: 2.2 MT 1940 kg; 3.0 MT and 3.0 AT 2020; 2.7 AT 2060; 1.8 MT both 2090; 2.0 AT Gasoline and both Gasoline 2.0 MT 2105; 1.6 MT 2127; both Diesel 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT 2195.

Ground clearance: 110 mm on 2.2 MT, 3.0 MT, 2.7 AT, 3.0 AT; 130 mm on 1.6 MT, 1.8 MT 116 hp, 2.0 AT Gasoline; 136 mm on 2.0 MT Diesel, 2.0 AT Diesel, 1.8 MT 125 hp, 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline, 2.0 MT 140 hp. The 136 mm cars sit 26 mm higher than the 110 mm cars.

Tank: 67 L on the four 2005-10-01 versions; 66 L on the eight 2004-08-01 versions.

Wheel sizes: 2.0 AT Gasoline lists 205/60 R16 and 215/55 R17. Wheel sizes for the other 11 versions are not measured.

Chassis labels are the same on all 12: front Independent, spring; rear Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc. Engine position Front, transverse where measured; not measured on 1.8 MT 125 hp, 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline, 2.0 MT 140 hp.

Which version to choose

Buy 1.6 MT if mixed fuel is the ranking: 5.6 L/100 km, city 7.2, highway 4.7, 109 hp, 245 Nm at 1750 rpm, 13.4 s, 189 km/h, 1567 kg, 130 mm, Manual 5, FWD, Diesel, Turbo, Inline 4, 1560 cc. It is 7.8 s slower than 3.0 MT and 54 km/h slower on top speed; it uses 2.9 L/100 km less mixed than 3.0 MT. Payload room is large: gross 2127 kg minus kerb 1567 kg = 560 kg.

Buy 2.0 MT (136 hp Diesel) if you want Diesel torque without the 6-cylinder 2.7 AT: 320 Nm at 2000 rpm versus 2.7 AT 330 Nm at 1900 rpm (10 Nm less, 100 rpm later), 136 hp versus 205 hp, 10.1 s versus 8.5 s, mixed 6.0 versus 7.1, Manual 5 versus Automatic 6, 1635 kg versus 1712 kg, 136 mm versus 110 mm, dates 2004-08-01–2010-02-28 versus 2005-10-01–2011-12-31. The Automatic pair is 2.0 AT (136 hp Diesel): same 136 hp and 320 Nm, 4-speed Automatic, 11.2 s, mixed 6.9, kerb 1571 kg (64 kg lighter than the Diesel Manual).

Buy 2.7 AT if you want Automatic, Diesel, and 0–100 under 9 s in one car: 205 hp at 4000 rpm, 330 Nm at 1900 rpm, Turbo, V-shaped 6, 2720 cc, 8.5 s, 230 km/h, mixed 7.1, 1712 kg, 110 mm, 67 L, 2005-10-01–2011-12-31. Versus 3.0 AT it is 6 hp down, 40 Nm up, 0.2 s quicker, 5 km/h slower on top speed, and 1.4 L/100 km better on mixed (7.1 vs 8.5). Fuel system, compression, CO2, and eco class for 2.7 AT are not measured.

Buy 3.0 MT if 0–100 and top speed rank first: 211 hp at 6000 rpm, 290 Nm at 3750 rpm, Gasoline, V-shaped 6, No boost, Manual 6, 8.4 s, 243 km/h, mixed 8.5, city 15.7, 1687 kg, 8.0 kg/hp. 3.0 AT is the same 211 hp and 290 Nm with Automatic 6, 8.7 s, 235 km/h, same 8.5 mixed and 15.7 city; kerb not measured. Versus 2.2 MT, 3.0 MT adds 51 hp and 73 Nm, cuts 0.8 s, adds 21 km/h, and costs 0.9 L/100 km mixed (8.5 vs 7.6) plus 87 kg (1687 vs 1600).

Buy 2.2 MT if you want the later-date Gasoline Manual without the 6-cylinder: 160 hp at 5650 rpm, 217 Nm at 3900 rpm, Inline 4, 2230 cc, compression 10.8, 86 × 96, 9.2 s, 222 km/h, mixed 7.6, 1600 kg, 10.0 kg/hp, 110 mm, 67 L, Distributed injection (multi-point), fuel 95.

Among the 2004-08-01 Gasoline manuals, 1.8 MT 125 hp is the one that pulls away from 1.8 MT 116 hp on the clock: 125 vs 116 hp, 170 vs 160 Nm, 10.7 vs 13.5 s (2.8 s), 199 vs 195 km/h, 1455 vs 1530 kg (75 kg lighter), 136 vs 130 mm. Fuel use for the 125 hp car is not measured; the 116 hp car is 11.8 / 6.2 / 8.2. Engine position for 125 hp is not measured; 116 hp is Front, transverse. Compression and bore × stroke for 116 hp are not measured; 125 hp is 10.8 and 82.7 × 81.4.

2.0 MT 140 hp versus 2.0 MT 136 hp Gasoline: +4 hp, +10 Nm (200 vs 190), same 10.8 s, same 208 km/h, same 11.5 / 6.5 / 8.3, same 1470 kg and 2105 kg gross, same 136 mm. The extra 4 hp does not change the measured 0–100 or top speed in this catalogue. 2.0 AT Gasoline matches the Diesel 2.0 AT on 11.2 s and 201 km/h but with 190 Nm versus 320 Nm and Gasoline versus Diesel; its consumption is not measured; wheels 205/60 R16 and 215/55 R17.

Problems and reliability: this dataset does not measure fault rates, so reliability is not measured. What is measured is the spec spread above — pick by 0–100, mixed L/100 km, kg/hp, clearance, and the exact version name.