Peugeot 607

Peugeot 607: generations: what the restyling actually changed

The Peugeot 607 is listed as two catalogue blocks of one generation: 1 generation (12 versions, 1999-10-01 to 2004-10-31) and 1 generation, restyling (11 versions, 2004-11-01 to 2010-12-31). Body type does not change: Sedan in both blocks. Drive does not change: FWD.

The Peugeot 607 is listed as two catalogue blocks of one generation: 1 generation (12 versions, 1999-10-01 to 2004-10-31) and 1 generation, restyling (11 versions, 2004-11-01 to 2010-12-31). Body type does not change: Sedan in both blocks. Drive does not change: FWD. Tank, clearance, Independent spring suspension front and rear, Ventilated disc front brakes and Disc rear brakes are the same labels throughout.

The restyling is a power and gearbox shuffle, not a new body. On Diesel 2.0 MT, output rises from 107 hp (79 kW) and 109 hp (80 kW) in 1 generation to 136 hp (100 kW) after restyling — +29 hp versus the 107 hp 2.0 MT and +27 hp versus the 109 hp 2.0 MT. Torque on that 1997 cm³ Inline 4 Turbo Diesel moves from 250 Nm at 1750 rpm to 320 Nm at 2000 rpm (+70 Nm). The restyled Diesel 2.0 MT also gains a 6-speed Manual; both 107 hp and 109 hp 2.0 MT cars stay on 5-speed Manual. Diesel 2.0 AT follows the same 107 / 109 → 136 hp step and stays 4-speed Automatic.

The restyling adds engines that 1 generation does not list: Diesel 2.2 MT 170 hp (125 kW) with 6-speed Manual, Diesel 2.2 AT 170 hp with 4-speed Automatic, and Diesel 2.7 AT 204 hp (150 kW) — the only 6-cylinder V-shaped Diesel, 2720 cm³, 6-speed Automatic, 440 Nm at 1900 rpm.

Gasoline 2.0 MT 136 hp and Gasoline 2.0 AT 136 hp exist only in 1 generation. After restyling, the Gasoline four-cylinder line starts at 2.2 MT 163 hp and 2.2 AT 163 hp. Gasoline 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT stay 2946 cm³, 6 cylinders, V-shaped, boost No; power steps from 207 hp (152 kW) to 211 hp (155 kW). 3.0 AT gearbox steps from 4-speed Automatic in 1 generation to 6-speed Automatic after restyling.

Specs table: every version, distinguished by power

Use horsepower when two rows share the same catalogue name.

1 generation, restyling (2004–2010), Sedan, FWD

1 generation (1999–2004), Sedan, FWD

Fuel labels from the data: Diesel versions use Diesel; Gasoline versions use 95. Injection is listed only on Gasoline rows: Distributed injection (multi-point). Engine position is listed as Front, transverse on restyled 2.2 MT 170 hp, 2.2 AT 170 hp, 1 generation 2.2 MT 133 hp Diesel, 2.2 AT 133 hp Diesel, 2.2 MT 158 hp, 3.0 MT 207 hp and 3.0 AT 207 hp; it is not measured on the other versions.

Engine: power per litre and what the extra displacement buys

Specific output (hp per litre of listed displacement) ranks the restyled Diesel 2.2 MT 170 hp first among Diesels with a measured hp and cm³: 170 / 2.179 ≈ 78.0 hp/l. Restyled 2.7 AT is 204 / 2.720 ≈ 75.0 hp/l. Restyled Diesel 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT 136 hp are 136 / 1.997 ≈ 68.1 hp/l. Restyled Diesel 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT 133 hp are 133 / 2.179 ≈ 61.0 hp/l — more displacement than the 1997 cm³ 2.0 MT 136 hp, but 3 hp less peak power.

1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT 107 hp is 107 / 1.997 ≈ 53.6 hp/l; 2.0 MT 109 hp is ≈ 54.6 hp/l. The restyling’s 136 hp 2.0 MT is the same 1997 cm³, 85 × 88 bore × stroke, compression 17.6, Inline 4 Turbo — the extra 27–29 hp is not extra capacity.

Gasoline specific output: restyled 2.2 MT 163 hp is 163 / 2.231 ≈ 73.1 hp/l; restyled 3.0 MT 211 hp is 211 / 2.946 ≈ 71.6 hp/l. 1 generation 2.2 MT 158 hp is 158 / 2.231 ≈ 70.8 hp/l; 3.0 MT 207 hp is 207 / 2.946 ≈ 70.3 hp/l; Gasoline 2.0 MT 136 hp is 136 / 1.997 ≈ 68.1 hp/l.

Torque is the Diesel argument. Restyled 2.7 AT 440 Nm is 155 Nm above Gasoline 3.0 MT 211 hp (285 Nm) and 120 Nm above restyled Diesel 2.0 MT 136 hp (320 Nm). 1 generation Gasoline 2.0 MT 136 hp makes 190 Nm at 4100 rpm; the restyled Diesel 2.0 MT 136 hp makes 320 Nm at 2000 rpm on the same 1997 cm³ figure — +130 Nm and 2100 rpm earlier, same peak horsepower.

Do not buy 1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT 107 hp versus 2.0 MT 109 hp for capacity: both are 1997 cm³, 250 Nm at 1750 rpm, 5-speed Manual, 1610 kg kerb (where measured). The gap is 2 hp.

Do not buy restyled Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp over restyled Diesel 2.0 MT 136 hp for power: the 2179 cm³ engine is 3 hp down, 6 Nm down (314 vs 320), and stays on 5-speed Manual while 2.0 MT 136 hp is 6-speed. The 133 hp 2.2 is the row with measured 0–100 and mpg after restyling; the 136 hp 2.0 is the row with more peak power and an extra gear.

Buy restyled Diesel 2.2 MT 170 hp over 2.2 MT 133 hp if the name 2.2 MT is what you searched: +37 hp on the same 2179 cm³, 6-speed versus 5-speed. Torque, 0–100, top speed, mpg and kerb weight on the 170 hp 2.2 MT are not measured.

Horsepower: kg per hp and which 607 is lightest for its power

Where kerb weight is measured:

• Restyled Gasoline 3.0 MT 211 hp: 1635 kg / 211 hp ≈ 7.75 kg/hp (lightest load per hp among measured restyle cars).
• 1 generation Gasoline 3.0 MT 207 hp: 1635 / 207 ≈ 7.90 kg/hp.
• Restyled Diesel 2.7 AT 204 hp: 1698 / 204 ≈ 8.32 kg/hp — heaviest kerb in the catalogue (1698 kg), still denser than any four-cylinder Diesel with a measured mass.
• Restyled Gasoline 2.2 MT 163 hp: 1530 / 163 ≈ 9.39 kg/hp. 1530 kg is the lowest kerb in both generations (shared with 1 generation 2.2 MT 158 hp).
• 1 generation 2.2 MT 158 hp: 1530 / 158 ≈ 9.68 kg/hp.
• Restyled Diesel 2.0 MT 136 hp and Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp: 1610 kg → 11.84 kg/hp and 12.11 kg/hp.
• 1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT 107 hp: 1610 / 107 ≈ 15.05 kg/hp — the worst measured mass-to-power in the model.

Kerb weight is not measured on restyled 2.0 AT, 2.2 AT 133 hp, 2.2 MT 170 hp, 2.2 AT 170 hp, 2.2 AT 163 hp, 3.0 AT 211 hp, and on 1 generation 2.0 AT 107/109 hp, Gasoline 2.0 AT 136 hp, 2.2 AT 158 hp.

Gross weight where measured: 2115 kg on the four-cylinder Diesels and on Gasoline 2.0; 2205 kg on restyled 2.7 AT (+90 kg versus 2115); 2140 kg on 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT; 2035 kg on Gasoline 2.2 (lightest gross). Gross is not measured on restyled 2.2 MT 170 hp and 2.2 AT 170 hp.

Performance and mpg: measured 0–100, top speed, fuel use

Only seven versions have a 0–100 km/h figure. Ranked fastest to slowest:

1. 1 generation 3.0 MT 207 hp: 8.1 s, 240 km/h. 2. Restyled 3.0 MT 211 hp: 8.5 s, 240 km/h — 4 hp more, 0.4 s slower, same 1635 kg kerb, same 240 km/h. 3. Restyled 2.7 AT 204 hp: 9.3 s, 230 km/h. 4. 1 generation 2.2 MT 158 hp Gasoline: 9.6 s, 220 km/h. 5. 1 generation 3.0 AT 207 hp: 9.9 s, 232 km/h — Automatic costs 1.8 s versus 3.0 MT 207 hp and 8 km/h of top speed. 6. 1 generation Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp: 10.6 s, 205 km/h. 7. 1 generation Diesel 2.2 AT 133 hp: 12.1 s, 202 km/h — Automatic costs 1.5 s versus the Manual of the same 133 hp Diesel. 8. Restyled Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp: 12.2 s, 202 km/h — 1.6 s slower and 3 km/h down versus the same-named 133 hp 2.2 MT in 1 generation, same 1610 kg.

0–100 is not measured on every 2.0 MT, every 2.0 AT, restyled 2.2 AT 133 hp, both 170 hp 2.2 rows, restyled 2.2 MT / 2.2 AT 163 hp, restyled 3.0 AT 211 hp, and 1 generation Gasoline 2.0 rows.

Mpg is measured on two restyle cars only. Restyled Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp: 9.8 / 5.8 / 7.2 l/100 km (city / highway / combined). Restyled 2.7 AT: 11.6 / 6.6 / 8.4. Combined, 2.7 AT uses 1.2 l/100 km more than the 133 hp 2.2 MT. City gap is 1.8 l/100 km. Highway gap is 0.8 l/100 km. On an 80 l tank that is about 80 / 7.2 ≈ 11.1 units of mixed range on the 133 hp 2.2 MT versus 80 / 8.4 ≈ 9.5 on 2.7 AT — a combined-cycle difference of 1.6 tank-units, not a measured range. All other versions: city, highway, combined, CO2 and eco class are not measured.

Dimensions, weight, wheel specs

Ground clearance is 110 mm on every version. Tank is 80 l on every version. Wheel sizes are listed only on 1 generation 2.2 MT 133 hp Diesel, 2.2 AT 133 hp Diesel, 2.2 MT 158 hp, 3.0 MT 207 hp and 3.0 AT 207 hp: 225/55 R16 and 225/50 R17. On every other version, wheel size is not measured. Length, width, height and interior volume are not in this dataset.

Which version to choose

Daily Diesel after 2004. Restyled 2.0 MT 136 hp is the arithmetic sweet spot among measured-mass Diesels: 136 hp, 320 Nm, 6-speed Manual, 1610 kg, 68.1 hp/l, 11.84 kg/hp. Restyled 2.0 AT 136 hp is the same engine with 4-speed Automatic; 0–100, mpg and kerb are not measured on that AT.

Same badge, more Diesel power. Restyled 2.2 MT 170 hp is +34 hp versus restyled 2.0 MT 136 hp and +37 hp versus 2.2 MT 133 hp, with 6 speeds. Buy it only if you accept that Nm, 0–100, top speed, mpg, kerb and gross are not measured.

V6 Diesel. Restyled 2.7 AT is the only 6-cylinder Diesel and the only 440 Nm row. It is the heaviest (1698 kg), has the highest measured Diesel combined use (8.4 l/100 km), and is 1.2 s slower to 100 than restyled 3.0 MT 211 hp (9.3 vs 8.5 s) despite 155 Nm more torque. It is the search match for “2.7 HDi” in this catalogue.

Fastest measured 607. 1 generation 3.0 MT 207 hp: 8.1 s, 240 km/h, 1635 kg, 5-speed Manual, Gasoline 95, 6 cylinders V-shaped, boost No. Restyled 3.0 MT 211 hp is 4 hp up and 0.4 s slower. Restyled 3.0 AT 211 hp adds 6-speed Automatic versus 4-speed on 1 generation 3.0 AT 207 hp; 0–100 on the restyled AT is not measured (1 generation 3.0 AT is 9.9 s / 232 km/h).

Lightest 607. Gasoline 2.2 MT: 1530 kg kerb, 2035 kg gross, in both 158 hp (1 generation, 9.6 s / 220 km/h) and 163 hp (restyling, 0–100 not measured). That is 80 kg lighter than Diesel 2.2 MT 133 hp at 1610 kg, and 168 kg lighter than 2.7 AT.

Do not pick 1 generation Diesel 2.0 for power. 2.0 MT 107 hp and 2.0 MT 109 hp sit at 15.05 and 14.77 kg/hp. The restyled 2.0 MT 136 hp is the same 1997 cm³ and 1610 kg with 27–29 hp more.

Manual versus Automatic on the same engine. Where both 0–100 figures exist, Automatic is slower: 1 generation Diesel 2.2 AT 133 hp 12.1 s versus 2.2 MT 133 hp 10.6 s; 1 generation 3.0 AT 207 hp 9.9 s versus 3.0 MT 207 hp 8.1 s.

Problems and reliability. This dataset does not measure failure rates, engine mounts, check-engine causes or interior wear. What it does measure is incomplete performance on most versions: treat any row with “not measured” 0–100 or mpg as unspecified, not as equal to a sibling that has a number.

Short map. Restyled 2.0 MT 136 hp for Diesel power density with a measured mass; restyled 2.7 AT for 440 Nm and the only V-shaped Diesel; 1 generation 3.0 MT 207 hp for the lowest measured 0–100; Gasoline 2.2 MT 158 hp or 163 hp for 1530 kg; 1 generation Gasoline 2.0 MT 136 hp if you need a 1997 cm³ Gasoline four that the restyling dropped. Every one of those names is FWD Sedan with an 80 l tank and 110 mm clearance.