Category: Executive 
Price Range: No data available
Packed with equipment, efficient diesel engines, smooth manners, quiet, generally smooth-riding, well-built for a Peugeot
Lacks image, very conservative, that huge depreciation
It makes sense on paper, depreciation excepted, so it's a shame fashion deems it an also-ran. When it comes to shelling out hard cash, you can always think of better investments
Peugeot isn't really associated with executive or luxury cars, despite a long history of producing large, comfortable cruisers. Blame it on British badge snobbery: in France, there are 607s galore on the autoroutes, but in the UK in particular, we prefer our top-end saloons with a German badge, or, at a pinch, a Lexus symbol on the bootlid. The 607, launched in 2001, has hardly sold in huge numbers (4500, with less than 2000 finding homes in 2002) and will never be a major player in this sector. However, its abilities are much underrated, and for less than the price of an entry-level German exec, you can get a well-equipped, refined and sophisticated car which, in diesel form, is very company car tax-friendly. There's a downside, though: massive depreciation (loss in value), particularly for the petrol models.
The range consists of 2.0-litre, 2.2-litre and 3.0 V6 petrol models (138bhp, 162bhp and 210bhp respectively) and the 2.0-litre and 2.2-litre HDI direct-injection diesels (110 and 138bhp). The 2.2 HDI - probably the most appealing model in the range - now comes with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. Other updates for 2004 include the fitment of side airbags for the rear seats, the option of Bluetooth hands-free phone technology, motorized opening and closing of the boot and auto-dimming rear-view mirrors which fold electrically.
