Class: City Car
Rivals: Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10, Smart Car, Chevrolet Matiz,
Sister Cars: Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1
Variants: 3 Door Hatch, 5 Door Hatch
Engine: Petrol, 1.0
Diesel, 1.4HDi
Gearbox: 5 Speed Manual
The Peugeot 107 was developed along with Toyota as part of the B-Zero project in 2005 which saw 3 cars released under 3 different brands, The Peugeot 107, the Citroen C1 and the Toyota Aygo. All three were built in the new facilities of "Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile Czech" in Kolin in the Czech Republic.
The Peugeot 107 replaced the popular 106 after 12 years in production. For a small car, it handles itself very well on the motorway, as long as your not going uphill!! Around the town its nimble and smart, very easy to control and to park. I wasn't a huge fan of the steering position in it as I found it too high and too flat, I found as well that if you were trying to go around a 90 degree sharp bend that it took a lot of work on the steering wheel to get you around the corner.
The 68bhp 1.0 liter engine wasn't exactly crying out no more on the motor way, although it didn't like to touch of acceleration when it was asked to overtake something. Around the town it made the car feel light and zippy, even with four people in the car.
This is a cheap and easy to run car, very light on petrol, not much boot space to talk about, seeing as when we got to the car with our Ryanair acceptable bags, they wouldn't fit in the boot! The cabin space is very basic but not too bad, plenty of cubby holes but no lockable glove box.
Breakdown statistics by the AA put the Peugeot 107 (including the Citroen C1 and the Toyota Aygo) on top of the reliability stakes for the sub-small car class.
We wouldn't rush out to buy this car, but wouldn't grumble too much if we were to be stuck with one.
Gary
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