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Peugeot 1007 Gallery
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At launch, the 1007 comes with three engine options: two petrols and one diesel. The range starts with a 1.4-litre petrol unit that develops 75bhp and 88lb ft of torque. It's available with an option of a manual or 2-Tronic clutchless manual gearbox, the latter with an automatic mode. Zero to 62mph takes a claimed 15.6 seconds with the manual, a yawning 17.8 seconds with the 2-Tronic, which we tried, but suspiciously we were only given the option to try this engine around town, and not on the open road where its inadequacies may have been highlighted further.
Those inadequacies were plain enough even in the 1.4-litre HDi, manual only, which has only 70bhp but, in its favour, 120lb ft of torque, developed at an accessible 2000rpm, which should make it feel livelier than the 1.4 petrol. But even so, this engine struggled to adequately cope with the 1007's bulk, particularly on inclines or while maintaining motorway speeds. It's claimed that it can reach 62mph from rest in 16.7 seconds.
Topping the range off is the (2-Tronic only) 1.6-litre petrol unit and, despite the sluggish shifts and its automatic mode's sometimes erratic operation, it's the pick of the lot. It manages 0-62mph in 12.6 seconds but, perhaps more tellingly than any other statistic, it gets from 50-75mph in nine seconds on kickdown, a full six seconds quicker than the 1.4 on kickdown, but at least 12 seconds quicker than the HDi or manual 1.4 petrol can manage in 5th gear. Peugeot says that the 1007 can accept more powerful engines: we reckon it needs the excellent 1.6-litre HDi, which adequately powers the larger 407 saloon.
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