| Peugeot 307 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Peugeot (PSA Peugeot Citroën) |
| Production | 2001–2008 (France) 2004–2011 (Argentina) 2001–2014 (China) |
| Assembly | Mulhouse,France (Mulhouse Plant) Sochaux,France (Sochaux Plant) Wuhan,China (DPCA) Villa Bosch,Argentina El Palomar,Argentina Kaduna,Nigeria (PAN)[1] |
| Designer | Murat Günak |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car |
| Body style | 3/5-doorhatchback 2-doorcoupé cabriolet 5-doorestate 4-doorsaloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | PSA PF2 platform |
| Related | Citroën C4 Citroën C4 Picasso Peugeot 3008 Peugeot 308 I |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 5-speedmanual 6-speed manual 4-speedZF 4HP20 automatic 6-speedAramox AF40/Aisin TF80SCautomatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,608 mm (102.7 in) (hatchback, coupé cabriolet) 2,612 mm (102.8 in) (sedan) |
| Length | 4,210 mm (165.7 in) (hatchback) 4,350 mm (171.3 in) (coupé cabriolet) 4,420 mm (174.0 in) (wagon) 4,470 mm (176.0 in) (sedan) |
| Width | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
| Height | 1,510 mm (59.4 in) 1,420 mm (55.9 in) (coupé cabriolet) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Peugeot 306 |
| Successor | Peugeot 308 (hatchback, wagon, coupé cabriolet) Peugeot 408 (saloon) |
ThePeugeot 307 is asmall family car produced by theFrench automakerPSA Peugeot Citroën under theirPeugeot marque, from 2001 to 2008 in Europe, and was the successor to thePeugeot 306, which was discontinued in 2002 after being in production for nine years. Using thePSA PF2 platform, it was awarded theEuropean Car of the Year title for 2002,[2] and continued to be offered inChina and certainSouth American markets through 2014, despite the September 2007 French launch of the308 (its intended successor), which is built on the same platform.
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The 307 was announced as the 307 Prométhée prototype at the 2000Mondial de l'Automobile.[3] The production hatchback versions were introduced to theEuropean markets on 26 April 2001, as a successor to thePeugeot 306. The 307 was also sold inAustralia,New Zealand,Asia, and (in 1.6 and 2.0 petrol versions)Mexico.
InBrazil, the 307 was sold with 1.6 and 2.0 flex (gas/ethanol) engines.
The 307 makes use of a reworked 306 platform, that can also be found on theCitroën Xsara as well as the 1991Citroën ZX. However, the car is larger than the 306 in every direction. The 307 continued the company's styling first seen on thePeugeot 206 andPeugeot 607.
With upswept front lights and a steeply rising bonnet leading to a highly sloped windscreen (and the upright rear doors first seen on the 206), the 307 departed from thePininfarina designed themes employed on the previous two generations of Peugeots, as introduced with thePeugeot 205, and ending with the (evolutionary)Peugeot 406.
Its height is 1,510 mm (59.4 in), which is in the middle of the spectrum betweensmall family cars (between 1400 and 1450 mm) andcompact MPVs (between 1600 and 1650 mm). Some consider the 307 as a low compact MPV rather than a tall small family car, because of its height and profile.
One advertisement for the 307, which was released upon its launch in 2001, featured the song, "(Something Inside) So Strong" by British singer-songwriterLabi Siffre.
In a report fromTop Gear Magazine in June 2001, the new Peugeot 307 1.6 16vTU5JP4 went head to head with its competitors, theFord Focus 1.6L I4 Zetec SE andHonda Civic 1.6VTEC.[4] The Peugeot received high praise in all areas of the road test, beating both the Ford and Honda on price, space, handling, running costs and refinement.
The 307 won the road test, followed by the Focus and the Civic respectively.
In June 2005, the 307 was revised to meet the competition of improved rivals which had been launched since the introduction of the 307 four years earlier. The front of the car was restyled featuring mildly revised lights, a new bonnet, updated instrument cluster, and the removal of the trademark Peugeot grille between the headlights. With the latter change, along with a new front bumper, the front of the car was now dominated by a larger air intake, as first established on thePeugeot 407, and which was now effectively the company's new grille.
The 307 was launched as a three- and five-doorhatchback, though in February 2002, the range of the 307 was expanded with the introduction of twoestates, the307 Break and307 SW. Externally the two estates are almost identical, however, the SW version has silver roof bars and a three/four length panoramic glass roof as standard equipment.
Internally though, the 307 Break is a conventional estate, while the SW features an optional third row of removable seats, so it is more flexible due to its MPV-like configuration. The SW exists, because Peugeot did not develop acompact MPV spinoff, as Citroën did with theXsara Picasso, instead preferring to offer a more flexible version, but maintaining the style and road manners of an estate.
Unlike theprevious model, there was no saloon version, but one was designed for emerging markets, such as China and the market in Latin America, as saloons were much preferred to hatchbacks. The307 CC, acabriolet with aretractable hardtop, was launched in August 2003, to compete against the new Europeancoupé cabriolets.
A new, four-door saloon version of the 307 was launched in China in June 2004. The 307 is produced for the market inChina by theDongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile, ajoint venture with thePSA Group. This model was also built inArgentina between May 2006 and November 2010. It was also exported to Brazil, although sales were never satisfactory in either country.[5][6] In 2006, the Argentinian version contained 60% local parts.[7] Chinese production ended in 2014.
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For the 1.6 L setup also available (from 09/2007 onwards) is a version called 1.6 BioFlex, that can as well run onethanolE85.
In January 2006, Peugeot announced a prototypediesel-electric hybrid engine for the 307 that could achieve 83 miles per imperial gallon (3.4 L/100 km; 69 mpg‑US), but was not intended for sale until at least 2010.[8] By that time, the 307 had been replaced by the 308 and the hybrid remained stillborn. TheCitroën C4 Hybride HDi was announced at the same time.
According to some sources, the 307 suffers from below-average build quality and reliability, having featured at the bottom of theGerman Automobile Club breakdown statistics for 3- to 5-year-old small family cars in 2009.[9] However, June 2005 saw a facelift within the model and reliability increased, making it a more popular model. 2006/2007 models were referenced as a lot more reliable and trustworthy.
ThePeugeot 307 WRC, aWorld Rally Car based on the 307 CC, replaced the championship-winning206 WRC in theWorld Rally Championship for the season of2004.
The vehicle was plagued by transmission problems throughout its career, and the works team's drivers' driving styles did not suit the car's handling characteristics.[10] In2004, the car took seven podiums and a maiden win inRally Finland, but it was not able to challenge for the championship asMarcus Grönholm finished fifth in the drivers' championship and Peugeot fourth in the manufacturers' championship.
The season of2005 was more successful, and Peugeot was a serious challenger for the manufacturers' championship, leading the championship after round 10, but the challenge faded afterMarkko Märtin's retirement from rallying.[10] Peugeot ultimately finished second in the manufacturers' championship, while Grönholm finished third in the drivers' championship, tied on points with second-placedPetter Solberg. Grönholm took victories atRally Finland andRally Japan along with six other podium finishes, while Märtin took four further podiums.
The car saw its factory-supported competition life cut short at the end of2005 byPSA's decision to withdraw the factory teams of bothCitroën and Peugeot from top-level rallying. A private undertaking by seasoned Peugeot preparatory firmBozian Racing, dubbedOMV Peugeot Norway World Rally Team, largely assumed responsibility for the running of WRC specification 307s for the following season of2006.Manfred Stohl andHenning Solberg were named as the driving personnel. Stohl impressively placed fourth in the overall drivers' standings, and the 307 WRC took seven podiums by privateer teams that season.
Overall, the car has three WRC victories and 26 podiums to its name, Marcus Grönholm having driven it to the top of the podium in the series at theRally Finland in2004 and2005 as well as at theRally Japan in2005.
The 307 WRC will be remembered for theaccident that befell WRC competitorsMarkko Märtin andMichael Park on September 18, 2005, which resulted inco-driver Park's death. On stage 15 ofWales Rally GB, Märtin lost control of his 307 WRC and collided with a tree, killing Park instantly. This was the first fatality in a WRC event sinceRodger Freeth in1993.[11]
The Peugeot 307 has also been raced in theWorld Touring Car Championship, theBritish Touring Car Championship,Stock Car Brasil,TC2000 and theDanish Touring Car Championship.
| No. | Event | Season | Driver | Co-driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  2004 Rally Finland | 2004 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen |
| 2 | 2005 Rally Finland | 2005 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen |
| 3 |  2005 Rally Japan | 2005 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen |
| Year | Worldwide Production | Worldwide sales | Notes |
| 2004 | TBA | 583,700[12] | |
| 2005 | TBA | 520,400[12] | |
| 2006 | TBA | 447,000[12] | |
| 2007 | TBA | 369,100[12] | |
| 2008 | TBA | 142,300[12] | |
| 2009 | 84,300[13] | 93,600[12] | |
| 2010 | 87,700[13] | 86,900[13] | |
| 2011 | 67,174[14] | 71,531[14] | Total production reaches 3,677,711 units.[14] |
| 2012 | 103,300[15] | 103,000[15] | Total production reaches 3,781,000 units.[15] |
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