New Peugeot

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Sun 15 Jan 2006 20:58
New Peugeot - RobC
I see that official pic's of the 207 have now surfaced.
Question is, do Peugeot still design good looking cars.

I have fond memories of the 205/405 when they first came out, but like a lot of manufacturers their replacements got bigger with no design originality.

The 207 resembles a shrunken 407 with a hatch tagged on to the end. Maybe Peugeot should move away from in-house designs and look around outside.
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Sun 15 Jan 2006 21:07
New Peugeot - Avant
"Maybe Peugeot should move away from in-house designs and look around outside."

Couldn't agree more. The 205 and 306 were designed outside - was it Giugaro? and were both pretty and practical. The 206 and 307 never looked as good to my eyes, especially the thick C-pillar that causes a huge blind spot as well as being ugly.

But the 206 has sold well so there must be plenty of people who disagree....
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Sun 15 Jan 2006 21:13
New Peugeot - blue_haddock
The 205 was styled by pininfarina.
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Sun 15 Jan 2006 21:24
New Peugeot - Roberson
The 207 resembles a shrunken 407 with a hatch tagged on
to the end.


Unfortunately, too many manufacturers seem to be adopting this design philosophy. Instead of putting a little effort to come out with something which distinguishes it from the rest of the range, either internally or externally designed, we're left with a 'range' of cars which are just shrunken or stretched versions of each other. If you?re lucky, you might get a bit of a different front end treatment.

But why put yourself out? Look at BMW. For many a year, all of their cars looked the same, just different sizes and they remain a sales success.
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Sun 15 Jan 2006 21:32
New Peugeot - RobC
In my original post I forgot to mention one of the best looking Peugeot's of modern times, the 406 coupe.
Compare this with its replacement and you'll see what I mean.

Roberson, your example of BMW is a case in point. For years they did indeed produce cars of all sizes that looked the same.
Then along came Chris Bangle, and the rest as they say is history.
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