Peugeot 207SW

Peugeot have just announced the 207SW - Station Wagon - variant of the 207 that was launched last year in Geneva. At 4156mm long it is 119 mm longer that the standard 207 hatchback with which it share all parts forward of the B-pillar, the added length all being in the rear overhang.

The design theme apes that of the larger 407SW in the way the DLO extends into a mini rear quarter light in a reverse angle C-pillar that the rear screen also folds around. The car innovates in this class with a separate opening tailgate glass and also has a unique three-section parcel shelf allowing access to the trunk from the rear seats, tailgate glass or when the whole tailgate is opened.

In Europe, the core market for the 207SW, estate cars are rare in the small car sector accounting for less than 4 percent of sales, but the 206SW that the 207SW replaces was the best selling estate in France and the new car is expected to sell at the rate of 100,000 per year. The Renault Clio Grand Tour Concept shown in Geneva earlier this year suggests that soon Peugeot will have added competition.

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