2009 Peugeot 107 Facelift review and pictures

Peugeot 107 Facelift review:

Its love of the city dates from the Spring of 2005, though it is more than happy to take the motorway out of town...

With more than 322,000 units produced (to the end of September 2008) and owners among the best ambassadors of its numerous qualities, the 107 provides an efficient and clever response to the needs of urban mobility and does so with a smile on its face.

The 107 is attractive…

Its fun-and-youthful appearance,multiple body colours and cute-shaped headlamps light up the road as well as the lives of its customers. For these customers, style counts for much in their choice of car and still remains a strong decisive factor.

The 107 offers key benefits…

Its handling and low running costs, important and distinctive criteria of choice in its segment, together with its stylish appearance and affordable purchase price, result in a user satisfaction level way above the market average.

The 107 expresses youthfulness…

If like most vehicles in this category, it is purchased as a second or third car in the family, the 107 stands out from the competition particularly by the prevalence of owners who are females in its customer base (69%, a quarter of them under the age of 35), a higher proportion of single people living with their parents and a lower proportion of retired people.

As 2009 approaches, the new 107 increases its appeal :

It continues to deliver key benefits

It enhances these features

It enriches its specification

A CITY RUN-AROUND IN CHIC ATTIRE…

The 107 has lost none of its sparkling appeal, both in its three- and five-door versions, and continues to express being ‘cool’ and ‘energetic’. Nevertheless it has evolved stylistically with a new front-end style that reflects a sharper and fuller personality.

The new profile of the lower front panel has more substance and robustness. It repositions the number plate in the lower section, like other Peugeot range models, and features a redesign of the contours of an air intake now featuring a cross-link grille. This new lower front panel incorporates side vents complete with grille and a decorative two-part insert, which can house the fog lights that are available as an accessory.

An original and highly contemporary refinement radiates from this design with a wide chrome insert that accentuates the new bumper capping. The characteristic profile of the 107 benefits from the new lower front panel and the new 14” Cordouan wheel trims styled with a seven-spoke design, reinforcing the car’s distinctive vitality.

At the rear, the style of the 107 continues to display an attractive aspect with its dark glass tailgate/rear windscreen separating the angled contours of the rear lights. To bolster its urban credentials, the 107 protects itself with a wraparound rear bumper and black capping. Bracing, sober or refined … a range of body colours reflect the owners personality

Two all-new colours supplement the existing range …

Mandaline Orange

Electra Blue

…to provide eight choices in total.

Caldera Black

Citrus Yellow

Scarlet Red

Carlinite Grey

Gallium Grey

Lipizan White

THE INTERIOR AND ITS TRIMS

The passenger compartment is designed to accentuate the exterior colour with contrasting or matching trims that add emphasis or an imaginative touch. Simple and functional, the interior of the 107 is also brimming with originality – the seats feature integral head restraints, a distinctive orange back-lit translucent panel for the heating/ventilation or air conditioning system (incorporating graphics with a modern feel), a single instrument panel from which a rev counter is placed above.

Interior trims have developed in line with changes to style and body colours.

A new “Stilada” trim, accompanied by a silver grey bead on the seat surrounds, is featured on the

Trendy level. This is available in two versions which, combined with the body colours, create very different personalities :

black background with silver-grey flecks

black background with orange-red flecks

The basic Urban level retains its predominantly grey Nokimate mesh trim but also features highlights linked to the sparkling new body colours.

Upgrade to the Alcantara®/leather trim. (available as an option or limited edition according to market). This enhances the presentation of the seats and is now accompanied by new features : the Alcantara® is now specified in black, the visible stitching that accompanies this trim is given a new silver-grey colour, the housing of the side air bag is now black, blending seamlessly with the trim of the same colour, interior decorations become silver grey (surrounds of instrument panel and rev counter, side air vents and door handles).

Accompanying these stylistic changes, versions with the Alcantara®/leather trim benefit from a black leather steering wheel and a leather gear lever knob. This design is another aspect likely to have wide appeal with customers, complementing the new front design aspect and its wider use of chrome decoration.

THE 107 MAKES A POINT OF RETAINING ITS DISTINCTIVE URBAN CHARACTERISTICS…

With a length of 3.43m, its compactness is a real driving benefit and, with electric power steering, manual or electronically-controlled manual transmissions and a turning circle diameter reduced to 9.46m, its handling is a strength… which the 107 uses for the comfort and pleasure of its driver, making parking a delight.

A traffic jam? It can turn on a sixpence… or make waiting fun… with its optional air conditioning or mono CD audio system with auxiliary MP3 connector…