Category: Sporting 4x4s 
Price Range: £22,890 to £25,590
Value for money; fun to drive; good diesel engine; roomy cabin for five people.
Not a real seven-seater; not a proper Peugeot, nor a 'proper' 4x4.
A practical and easy-to-own alternative to a conventional estate car.
The 4007 is Peugeot's first SUV - well, sort of. It's actually built for Peugeot (and for Citroen, which is selling it as the C-Crosser) by Mitsubishi. It's basically an Outlander, but with different front-end design, taillights and interior trim, and slightly retuned suspension, brakes and steering.
The 4007's Japanese roots are no bad thing, though, as the Outlander is a fine family vehicle. It has a spacious five-seat cabin with an extra pair of fold-out occasional seats (optional in the Outlander, which is also offered in five-seat-only format) and a useful, if not hardcore, selectable four-wheel-drive system. It's a decent drive, with car-like handling, and should be easy to live with.
Just one engine is offered in the 4007, Peugeot's 156bhp 2.2-litre HDI diesel, a choice not available until the end of 2007 in the Outlander, which currently comes with a Volkswagen-sourced 2.0-litre, 138bhp diesel engine.
Peugeot is pitching two specification levels, SE (climate control, CD/MP3 player, stability control, cruise control, roof bars, 16-inch alloys) and GT (18-inch alloys, leather upholstery, CD autochanger, rear parking sensors, xenon headlamps, tinted rear glass and heated/electrically-adjustable driver's seat). Options include Bluetooth phone kit, metallic paint, colour satellite navigation, and a rear-view camera. Prices start from a very reasonable £22,790.
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wrote on 10 03 2008