PEUGEOT 407 test drive since 2004 sedan

Against the lying

Designers tortured by inconsistency of consumers at times allow themselves to relax and do not what is in fashion, but what can become fashion. So fifty years ago they entered Citroen and made DS. So last year they decided to stretch out on Peugeot, and the causing 407th was replaced by almost classical model 406. The appearance in the style of Haute Couture raises the question, will Porter be good in everyday life this Pret? It remains to be placed, which we are going to do over the next few months.
Comparison of the 407th with DS from the fraternal company is perhaps harsh: the one (or if completely in French-TA) was knocked out of the general row not only by appearance, but also by the design ... although not as much as it might seem: hydropneumatic The suspension was tested on the former Citroen, and the engine of the DS was old and did not shine. Nowadays, it is difficult to produce a revolution in the design - everything has already tried everything. Then the nuances, understandable to the general public, begin, only if the master of PR undertake to work. In the 407th, for example, the rear suspension mounted on a kind of pipe is extremely beautiful. But we saw her only in pictures, where different details are in different color and therefore understand and delight the eye. It is clear that in fact to delight your aesthetic feeling with this sight will bring mainly mechanics, and it is hardly the need for this process he will bring joy at least to someone except the accountant of the service.
Fortunately, the suspension easily tolerates small and even average problems of the Moscow and Moscow Region. True, only in comfortable mode. In the sports one, one has to be more attentive: the passage of a lying policeman laid according to all the rules begins to be perceived as an emergency even at 20 km/h permitted. However, it is for this that he lies there. So in the eternal Menage a Trois, the driver-auto-car-in such a situation, it is worth considering the root of the problem rather than the driver. And in general, the last time we had a similar effect with the BMW 545i. Judging by prices, in this case, such a reproach can be considered a compliment to Peugeot.
It is already clear that our car has an electronic suspension. Actually, there are almost all options available in the Russian market on this car. Starting with the fact that this is the most expensive version of the power unit: a 210-horsepower V6 with a six-band automatic. So you won’t read complaints about the dynamics of acceleration, except that some M6 or F430 will sit on this Peugeot 407 after the test. Or Ferrari - do you understand who we are about?
It is also difficult to complain about impracticality regarding the transportation of little things and coarse. The glove box has quite decent dimensions. In addition, on the left on the panel there is another smaller container, plus a box under the armrest between the chairs. The trunk, despite modesty in digital terms, is amazingly straightforward in kind, which facilitates the use of all of its 407 liters. Extravagant appearance is not at all an obstacle to utility.

Text Valery Chusov, photo Alexander Antonov

Peugeot 407 SV Executive
 
Gasoline engine V6
Working volume (cubic cub) 2946
Power (L.S. at rpm) 214 at 6000
Gearbox front 6-speed automatic
Maximum speed (km/h) 235
Acceleration to 100 km/h (c) 8.4
Expenses (July 10-15, mileage 150 km)
Moika 200
Gasoline 1000 rubles (one gas station)
 

Source: "Autopilot"