Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008) Review

Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008) At A Glance

2/5

+Citroen C2 based city car with good safety credentials and a high spec. Easy front seat access to its tall cabin.

-Originally overpriced until the market insisted on discounts. Ride quite firm. Handling top heavy. Do you really need electric sliding doors?

On average it achieves 93% of the official MPG figure

The 1007 was a brave and risky gamble for Peugeot. It was an original, intended to set a trend rather than follow one. The first small car in Europe designed around a pair of electric sliding doors.

It caused sensations at Motor Shows a couple of years ago when it was displayed as the ‘Sesame' concept car.

Motor Show visitors almost universally gave it the thumbs up, so Peugeot worked the concepts through to production at their Velizy design house. Then, when the 1007 came to market, the public just as universally rejected it.

All of which goes to prove the truism if research simply asks people a straightforward question they very rarely answer it honestly. That kind of research can never be trusted. People need to be tricked into revealing what they really feel.

The result was a lot of unsold 1007s that eventually sold for around half their new list prices.

Peugeot 1007 2005 Road Test

 

Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008) handling and engines

There's a choice of 1.4 or 1.6 petrol engines, or a 1.4 diesel. The petrol engines can be had with a 2-Tronic semi automatic transmission, which is really Citroen's Sensodrive from the C2 on which the 1007 is based. There's no choice with the 1.6 as that only comes with 2-Tronic. So we tried that first.

It actually works quite well. You can leave it in ‘auto' mode and electronics will make the gear changes for you with a little bit of help from your right foot. Or you can switch to semi-auto and clutchlessly change gears yourself using the paddleshifters behind the steering wheel. That can be good fun. And there's no need to select neutral when stopped because the system disengages drive for you, unless you are foolish enough to blip the throttle when it engages first and pulls against the brakes.

It doesn't panic at the first sight of a corner, either, because though the car is tall the weight is concentrated low down. The stiff suspension faithfully gets you round without any drama or loss of ‘steering feel'. The price you pay is a hard ride, yet somehow the shocks don't feed through to the seats so you are aware of the bumps without really feeling them.

The conventional five speed manual box on the 1.4 diesel is unremarkable and familiar to anyone who has ever driven a Citroen C2 or C3. It takes a bit of rowing along and I don't advise ambitious overtakes, but even with diesel at nearly £1 a litre, running costs will be lower than the 1.6 petrol paddleshift.

 

Engine MPG 0-62 CO2
1.4 44 mpg 14.4 s 153 g/km
1.4 16V 44 mpg 13.6 s 153 g/km
1.4 2-Tronic 46 mpg 16.6 s 147 g/km
1.4 HDi 60 mpg 15.4 s 124 g/km
1.6 16V 41 mpg 13.6 s 163 g/km
1.6 2-Tronic 43 mpg 11.8 s 156 g/km
1.6 HDi 110 59 mpg 11.4 s 125 g/km

Real MPG average for the Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008)

RealMPG

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Average performance

93%

Real MPG

31–70 mpg

MPGs submitted

51

Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008) interior

Dimensions
Length 3731 mm
Width 1662 mm
Height 1610 mm
Wheelbase 2315 mm

Full specifications

No doubt about it, the doors work, and the car is exceptionally easy to get in and out of on city streets. From outside, the remote key allows you to open the door either side. From inside you pull a switch and they quietly pop out then glide back, a bit like the doors on an Underground train. You can even drive with them open, which might be illegal, but was the way newpapers used to get delivered to news stands. But that's not the point of the 1007. It's to offer something new that people will see in action and smile at, then want one.

Fashion can tell people to do all sorts of ridiculous things. Buy shoes so high they can't walk in them, wear baggy trousers permanently pulled down below their buttock line, drive a car so low they slip their discs just climbing aboard. Then, the next year, flat shoes are back, trousers are hung from the waist again and tall cars are ‘in' again. That's what Peugeot is hoping, anyway. The 1007 will either take off, or go the other way.

So what else is good about it?

Unlike the Smart City Coupe, a previous fashion car, the 1007 seats four, and does so with enough space over their heads to wear chefs hats. The back seats are reasonably easy to get in and out of and there's plenty of space for a five-foot niner to sit behind a five-foot niner. The back seats also slide backwards and forward and individually tumble to create a decent sized luggage well for two or three people going on holiday. It's easy to understand how the seats work, and the levers and structure seem very robust.

Up front, a long windscreen slopes into a short bonnet that probably contributes to the car's exceptionally high NCAP score of 36.1 out of a possible 37. There are airbags all over the place too, so it's a safe little car to be in. Some of the trim is held in place by Velcro tabs and you get a different coloured spare set so you can change it as the mood takes you. On reflection, it might be because the red dash top pads mirror themselves vividly in the windscreen, but the dark blue or dark grey ones don't.Being primarily a city car, you can accessorise your 1007 with all kinds of stuff. Basic trim is either ‘Dolce' or ‘Sport'. Dolce gets a leather steering wheel, fog lights, air conditioning, 6 speaker radio and CD player, heat reflective windscreen, one touch electric windows, luggage net and an extra mirror to watch children in the back seats. Sport gets the additions of aluminium finish pedals and interior, a chrome surround on the honeycomb grille and exhaust pipe, black masked headlights, 16" alloy wheels, sports seats and body coloured side rubbing strips. (Even thought the 1007's doors slide, everyone else's still swing, so it can still get bashed.) And you can choose from 11 good colours.

Then you can add ‘Cameleo' kits, which are 11 different combinations of door trims, dash top pads and air vent trims. You can supplement the Radio/CD with an 8 speaker JBL Hi-fi pack and a 5 CD glove box autochanger. Or you can go for the RT3 telematics system, which is a combination radio with mapping CD Rom monochrome satnav display, dual band GSM SIM card telephone with direct access to Peugeot Customer Care or emergency services.

Peugeot 1007 (2005 – 2008) models and specs

Dimensions
Length 3731 mm
Width 1662 mm
Height 1610 mm
Wheelbase 2315 mm
Miscellaneous
Kerb Weight 1215–1348 kg
Boot Space 326–977 L
Warranty 3 years
Servicing 20000 miles
Costs
List Price £10,877–£13,845
Insurance Groups -
Road Tax Bands D–G
Official MPG 40.9–60.1 mpg
Euro NCAP Safety Ratings
Adult 5
Child -
Pedestrian 2
Overall -

On sale until August 2008

Hatchback
Version List Price MPG 0-62
SE 1.4 3dr £12,145 43.5 mpg 14.4 s
SE 1.4 HDI 70 3dr £12,900 60.1 mpg 15.4 s
SE 1.6 16v 3dr £12,670 40.9 mpg 13.6 s
SE 1.6 HDI 110 3dr £13,845 58.9 mpg 11.4 s

On sale until May 2007

Hatchback
Version List Price MPG 0-62
Dolce 1.4 3dr £10,877 43.5 mpg 14.4 s
Dolce 1.4 HDi 3dr £11,562 60.1 mpg 15.4 s
Dolce 1.6 2-Tronic 3dr £11,877 42.8 mpg 11.8 s
Sport 1.4 16v 3dr £11,877 44.1 mpg 13.6 s
Sport 1.4 HDi 3dr £12,312 60.1 mpg 15.4 s
Sport 1.6 2-Tronic 3dr £12,627 42.8 mpg 11.8 s

On sale until December 2006

Hatchback
Version List Price MPG 0-62
Dolce 1.4 2-Tronic 3dr £11,345 45.6 mpg 16.6 s
Sport 1.4 2-Tronic 3dr £12,095 45.6 mpg 16.6 s

Model History

January 0001

Small city Peugeot on same platform as Citroen C2 with unique feature of sliding side doors and two individual sliding and tumble-folding rear seats .

3,731mm long by 1,686m wide (not including mirrors) and 1,610mm high.

75bhp 1.4 petrol engine with 90 lb ft torque; 110bhp 1.6 petrol engine with 110lb ft torque; or 70bhp 1.4 HDI diesel with 120 lb ft torque. 5 speed manual or '2 tronic' which allows driver to select full auto or manual selection.

Seven airbags fitted as standard including a steering column airbag. 5 Star Euro NCAP rating and highest ever Euro NCAP score for a super-mini.

All models feature electric sliding doors, air conditioning with an athermic windscreen, trip computer, radio / CD player and front fog lights. Electronic stability control system (ESP) includes anti-lock braking (ABS), traction control (ASR) and stability control (CDS) all fitted as standard on all models. 'Cameleo' trim allows interiont trim panels to be changed. Second 'Cameleo' kit of customer’s choice supplied with every vehicle

Optional equipment includes items such as cruise control, rear parking aid, full length glass electric sunroof, 5-disc CD auto-changer and RT3 telematics/satellite navigation system.

Dolce 1.4 petrol, 75 bhp fitted with 5-speed manual gearbox £10,850 OTR
Dolce 1.4 petrol, 75 bhp fitted with 2-Tronic manual gearbox £11,350 OTR
Dolce 1.6 petrol, 110 bhp fitted with 2-Tronic gearbox £11,850 OTR
Sport 1.4 petrol, 75 bhp fitted with 2-Tronic gearbox £12,100 OTR
Sport 1.6 petrol, 110 bhp fitted with 2-Tronic gearbox £12,600 OTR
Dolce 1.4 diesel, 70 bhp, HDi, fitted with 5-speed manual gearbox £11,550 OTR
Sport 1.4 diesel, 70 bhp, HDi, fitted with 5-speed manual gearbox £12,300 OTR

December 2005

ET3 90bhp 1.4 16v petrol engine added to range December 2005. O-60mph 13.3 seconds. Priced from £11,850. 1.6 HDi option from mid 2006.

Electrically operated swivelling passenger seat available called the Turnout and is made by Swedish firm Auto Adapt. Can also be fitted on the driver's side. Peugeot main dealers can have the conversion done (eg Bakers of Gillingham, Tel: 01747 822434). If a qualifying mental or physical disability exists the seat conversion is exempt from VAT. They cost about £1500 (VAT at 0%). Then the whole vehicle may be VAT exempt as a "vehicle converted on account of a disability", saving the amount spent on the seat in VAT.

What to watch out for

01-01-0001:

Even if you need the sliding doors, be very careful how much you pay.

End of plastic dipstick of 1.6 HDi engine can break and drop into sump requiring removal of sump to retrieve it.

'Whirring whine' from 1.4 HDi may be failing timing belt tensioner, which is a roller bearing device like the idler pulley, but with a reddish rubber/nylon damper. Gates cambelt kits include this part. Wise also to replace waterpump which is driven by the timing belt.

By December 2010, failure of the electric sliding doors was becoming increasingly common, especially in cold weather.

31-12-2012:

'Gong' sound means that car battery is failing to hold sufficient charge and needs to be replaced.

31-05-2013:

On 1.4 HDi diesel injector seals eventually fail.

13-09-2016:

Complaint that once opened offside door of Peugeot 1007 will not stay open either with key fob or dash switch. It opens then starts to close again. Have to press switch again to halt it.