PEUGEOT 407 test drive since 2004 sedan

Aphrodisiac causing addiction

You quickly get used to the good. Two weeks in the company of the new D-class sedan can fly as one day, turning around the stage of a hangover and a lack of blood in the blood of something drunken to light euphoria.
 

Now again the acclimatization so the wheel magazine opened the heading of a long test, the first hero of which was Peugeot 407, which became my personal car for half a month.
 

Subtleties of adaptation

Get used to the new car how to play billiards on an unfamiliar table by someone else's kiy. While you are probing the sides and softness of the lusk sections, evaluate the combination of villi on the cloth, you will find the bald spots on the sticker under a layer of chalk and count the number of bends of the cue, the party will pass by the party.
 

And then the game will go. One by one, successful doubles and apricots are pouring, and their balls hit the victims of the correct strain and verified upper Effer. But before this, there are usually mistakes and thoughts of those who saved on a high -quality table, cut out such crooked kii, lost their hair over the cloth and generally speaks by the arm ...
 

I took the keys in the cabin, get behind the wheel, conquer the motor. Acquaintance begins with the clutch pedal. It seems unusually soft, even (attention of a stamp!) Vata. And the revolutions under the influence of the gas pedal grow, as if with a slight delay: several times stalled, but by the method of trial and errors of the feet they learned to work in agreement and start quickly.
 

Still, I won’t fight lower my head on the ceiling, it’s spacious here: I’m just used to sitting close to the road. Just like switch the gears, intercepting the lever of the KP on the right. But because of the armrest between the front seats, you have to change the gears, bending the brush with a kind of beak directed down, at 90 degrees to the forearm. What to do: the forces of thought to switch to an increased does not mean enough, you will have to retrain!

 

Who tests whom?

The speed crawled up directly proportional to the mood change. He took it tightly for a large comfortable lamb, which responded with a soft effort to the actions of the hands bent at the elbows. Now we’ll complicate: to the right, right, again, the few passing motorists are probably tired of listing drinks and drugs acting on me, and I continued to revel in how the chassis understood my intentions. Even with small rolls, but the 407th made a snake as I demanded from it: here is hollow, and now sharply, falling on the front wheel and with the unloading of the diagonal rear.
 

I wanted to accelerate and go further, but I pulled myself in time: I will have time to drive more test weeks just starting in about five or six minutes all this nonsense about driving the right pedal flew into the exhaust pipe. A wide turn of 90 degrees is nearing, the third gear, gas at the gender, and on the speedometer there are 100 km/h adverse for this maneuver. From the third row to the first, closer to the ace. Loading.
 

For some reason, the turn and gas did not throw the wheels a portion of torque. The arrow of the tachometer dragged down. It turned out that ESP has its own opinion on the management of the four hundred and seventh! How to disconnect it? No way, the instruction says. And also, that the stabilization system is disconnected only to 50 km/h, and after excuse me, Peugeot engineers know better than you to get out of skidding and at what speed to maneuver.
 
At first, he was upset, but later imbued with respect for the system, to interfere with its gallant manner in the process: gas supply neatly decreased, no zummers were heard that often accompany the inclusion of ESP; Only the correct and safe adjustment of the actions of a slightly presumptuous journalist ...
 

The art of seduce

In general, it is customary to talk about the appearance of the car at the beginning of the story with journalists, at least. There were enough impressions from the first day, but, you must agree, about what a wonderful car you have is more pleasant to hear from others. And so, after a week of moving around the city and the region, it dawned on me that I went to the test for Aphrodisiac
  

Let's talk about aphrodisiacs. Recently, in one male magazine, I read how to arrange a girl with all kinds of exciting aromas, dishes, films so: forget about the truffles, throw a disc with the vanilla sky, set aside the volume of Omar Khayyam and finally remove this red Italian from the desktop. Vulgarity with the reckless horse on the hood! (is it harsh)

 
  Prices:
In the basic configuration, Peugeot 407 costs about 624 100 rubles. For this money, a 1.8-liter motor and a mechanical 5-speed box. The standard equipment includes the front and lateral airbags of the driver and passenger, ABS with a system for distribution of brake efforts and help with emergency braking, ESP, on-board computer, climate control, central castle, indicator, front electric glasses, electric grinders, adjustment of the driver's seat in height and adjustable steering column, audio system with radio and CD, fog lights. For a car with a two -liter engine and mechanics, you will have to lay out from 707,600, and with an automaton of 752 100 rubles.
 
Peugeot 407 is able to conquer women no worse. Sophisticated French design and smooth body lines, incredible silence and comfort when moving plus a high-quality audio system, from which lounge comes quietly, create the right mood if you understand what I mean and a wide air intake on the muzzle of the 407th, by the way, makes the car in front similar to similar Ferrari. Although, this is not so important
 

It will not be hot

For a long time you can not rant about what important role the barbecue plays in the life of a man. Just going to nature. The car’s interior is filled with friends, food trunk, barbecue and firewood, and the tank is gasoline. Just in case: according to the on -board computer, about 7 liters of gasoline leaves the city. There are about 10 in the mixed cycle. Sometimes (when using a climate control 11-12). But if you keep it on the full, you begin to get used to the dressings to tell fellow travelers that the air conditioner has access to the glove compartment, it was not worth it: all the documents plus the driver’s stake instantly gave way to bottles with a decoction of malt and hops.
 

The proposal to go in the Vsevolozhsk direction had to be rejected: recently I was there, I had to land the eights to plant passengers so as not to paint the bottom with scratches and dents. Therefore, we go to the quarry in Pavlovo. All the way is paved, parking on the sidelines, then 10 m and a pond! Perhaps this route is more suitable for us with Peugeot 407!
 

In the strip in each direction. It was nervous but it was worth the clearance between oncoming cars, as the Peugeot 407 showed that he could overtake: lowering, gas, left-right, and again the fifth gear. With a 2-liter engine and properly selected gear rates in a 5-speed box, overtaking is not difficult, but maximum 210 km/h, if you rush slightly, enough for the eyes and ears.

 

True, at high speeds, especially where the road is covered with potholes, he noticed that the car was slightly thrown from side to side. And the worse the surface, the stronger this sensation becomes. This is felt by blows to the steering wheel; Passengers also notice my concentration. It’s better to stay with two hands, men, let's remove the beer and put in place my stake can’t drink it warm where to go? But I can let go of the steering wheel ... That's better!
 

Epilogue

It started to rain a typical symbol of a sad and unwanted parting. The rain sensor ordered wipers to start work, and Peugeot 407 once again demonstrated his outstanding approach to cleaning glasses. The brushes crawled out from under their hiding place under the hood and moved towards each other. Having finished work, the wipers disappeared again, so as not to interfere with the review and aerodynamics
 

So, in two weeks, the adaptation to the too soft and imposing car that had shown to me has grown into a sense of attachment and, later, the loss of something of its own, dear. From the moment of our first meeting, about 1,500 km flew, and it seems that only sat down. I would like to once again offer ESP some complex maneuver; find your favorite track on the disk without tearing your hands from the steering wheel; Get a bottle of cold tea from a glove compartment and smile at a girl from a minibus peeling on a car
 

Another time, I hope that it will be presented!


We thank the company's motor -premium official Diller Peugeot for the car provided


Text: Alexander Korobchenko
Photo: Roman Ostanin
 
 

Source: Wheel magazine [No. 107/2006]