Peugeot 407 Review
Published: 17th January 2005
Peugeot 407
How It Looks - Interior
The seats are made from hard wearing cloth featuring metallic sliver
squares, with a grey and black woven pattern. The trim is a mixture
of metallic plastics and carbon fibre styling with chrome door handles.
The instrument panel features ivory dials with chrome surrounds.
We thought the interior, including the materials used to be typical
of this class of car, although we were not that keen on the plastic
centre console. Not too bad in design, just too much plastic for
our taste.
In Car Entertainment and Satellite Navigation
Our car was fitted with Peugeot's RT3 system which comprises of a monochrome screen satellite navigation system with radio and a single slot CD player, hands free GSM phone and a 6 disc auto-changer for the sum of £1215. One feature which is worth mentioning is that even without a SIM card in the phone system you can call the emergency services. The system navigation relays navigation information in the form of pictograms and speech and you can upgrade to a full colour moving map.
The 407 is equipped as standard with six speakers and the system is remote controlled via controls on the steering wheel. Sound quality is in keeping with its peers and enjoyable. There are options to upgrade the system to a ten speaker JBL system with a subwoofer in the boot.
Rivals
- Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, CItroen C5, Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Mazda6, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Volvo S40
What We Liked
- Styling
- Auto dimming rear view mirror
- Auto headlights
- Rain-sensitive windscreen wipers
What We Disliked
- Seat adjustment, recline is controlled by a lever rather than a rotary dial control
- Steering could do with more feedback
What We'd Like To See
- Parking sensors as standard (£250 option on this model)
- Xenon Headlights as standard (£400 option on this model)
