Spotted: Peugeot 207 Testing on E-way !!

Eraser · 10th August 2009, 23:15

Spotted this Peugeot 207 being tested in Mumbai Pune E-way. Could manage just this one pic, car looked awesome. Not sure if this has already been posted ...

Spotted: Peugeot 207 Testing on E-way !!-dsc00171.jpg

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Parm · 11th August 2009, 02:10

207 is a great and big improvement upon 206!

but for me french only make good food and wine, not cars!

the VTEC guy · 11th August 2009, 02:21

now who is teaming up with Peugeot to bring this in India?

nishant_kingpin · 11th August 2009, 02:53

Peugeot's second coming to India. Am sure they will have a hard time convincing customers of their commitment to the Indian soil. They ruined their credibility by shutting shop last time. It will be interesting to check out their strategy this time around.

Nitin · 11th August 2009, 03:21

Interesting bit! Did Peugeot have talks about a formal entry into India sometime in '06 ? For some reason I thought there was something discussed here about the car maker getting to India.

aaggoswami · 11th August 2009, 08:19

The car is good and almost all the new models from Peugeot are getting 5 stars from EuroNCAP.
The real issue will be providing reliability and good service. The biggest task for Peugeot will be to convince the Indian buyer. 309 is still a good car as far as handling and ride goes, but the manufacturer packed up. The second innings is quite tough to even initiate in India.
The cars are heavy, but they do have some good diesels with them. Placing the in the crowded small car market will again take some thinking. I hope they are not like Honda or skoda and place the car near to Rs. 5-7 lakh OTR.

I dont think Peugeot has any existing unit in India. They will atleast take one year to enter the small car market. CBU route is something they must not explore with small cars.

jkdas · 11th August 2009, 08:41

Plonk in a 160bhp engine and sell it. Love those 206 advts.

Surprised about this news though.

ajmat · 11th August 2009, 09:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitin

Interesting bit! Did Peugeot have talks about a formal entry into India sometime in '06 ? For some reason I thought there was something discussed here about the car maker getting to India.

I think they are still discussing. Till then, it is worth testing the cars and getting product right so that they can move fast. They need to improve volumes. They have not done as well as they should have in China

tushky · 11th August 2009, 09:41

very nice scoop. so peugeot is finally coming back to india. try to catch 308 too. i have seen 308 few weeks back in pune.

amit · 11th August 2009, 10:14

I saw this exact same car at the Octroi naka on the Chembur - Vashi highway on Saturday. I was in the right most lane doing 100kmph when I spotted a Peugeot parked at the side. There was also a sky blue sedan standing with this car but I am not sure if it was a Peugeot.

kiren · 11th August 2009, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit

I saw this exact same car at the Octroi naka on the Chembur - Vashi highway on Saturday. I was in the right most lane doing 100kmph when I spotted a Peugeot parked at the side. There was also a sky blue sedan standing with this car but I am not sure if it was a Peugeot.

I also saw both these cars at the vashi octroi naka , infact after the octroi naka. The second car was not peugeot. It had a different logo a + sign made with 2 L's. I have not seen this logo earlier.

throttleking · 11th August 2009, 11:52

spotted same car in red colour with different logo, last week in pune, not sure if it was seet ibiza.

nandishpal · 11th August 2009, 13:25

guys our country can do anything,for us everything is possible,
if the car is good & even if 1 enthusiasts buys the car & gives a positive feedback about the car,peugot will be the best seller of the year,
it happens only in india, past will be past

indivic · 11th August 2009, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiren

I also saw both these cars at the vashi octroi naka , infact after the octroi naka. The second car was not peugeot. It had a different logo a + sign made with 2 L's. I have not seen this logo earlier.

Was the logo something like this ?

http://mycitroen.ionichost.com/_bord...20complete.gif

ImmortalZ · 11th August 2009, 13:49

A Citroen? Can we have the Megane R26R?

Maybe the Peugeot 207 GTi.

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Eraser BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 25 Thanked: 33 Times	Spotted: Peugeot 207 Testing on E-way !! Spotted this Peugeot 207 being tested in Mumbai Pune E-way. Could manage just this one pic, car looked awesome. Not sure if this has already been posted ... Note from mod: Watermark added Last edited by tsk1979 : 11th August 2009 at 00:34.
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Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,753 Thanked: 890 Times	207 is a great and big improvement upon 206! but for me french only make good food and wine, not cars!
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the VTEC guy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 564 Thanked: 140 Times View My Garage	now who is teaming up with Peugeot to bring this in India?
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11th August 2009, 02:53	#4
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Peugeot's second coming to India. Am sure they will have a hard time convincing customers of their commitment to the Indian soil. They ruined their credibility by shutting shop last time. It will be interesting to check out their strategy this time around.
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11th August 2009, 03:21	#5
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Interesting bit! Did Peugeot have talks about a formal entry into India sometime in '06 ? For some reason I thought there was something discussed here about the car maker getting to India.
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11th August 2009, 08:19	#6
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	The car is good and almost all the new models from Peugeot are getting 5 stars from EuroNCAP. The real issue will be providing reliability and good service. The biggest task for Peugeot will be to convince the Indian buyer. 309 is still a good car as far as handling and ride goes, but the manufacturer packed up. The second innings is quite tough to even initiate in India. The cars are heavy, but they do have some good diesels with them. Placing the in the crowded small car market will again take some thinking. I hope they are not like Honda or skoda and place the car near to Rs. 5-7 lakh OTR. I dont think Peugeot has any existing unit in India. They will atleast take one year to enter the small car market. CBU route is something they must not explore with small cars.
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11th August 2009, 08:41	#7
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Plonk in a 160bhp engine and sell it. Love those 206 advts. Surprised about this news though.
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11th August 2009, 09:41	#9
tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,232 Thanked: 2,701 Times View My Garage	very nice scoop. so peugeot is finally coming back to india. try to catch 308 too. i have seen 308 few weeks back in pune.
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11th August 2009, 10:14	#10
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	I saw this exact same car at the Octroi naka on the Chembur - Vashi highway on Saturday. I was in the right most lane doing 100kmph when I spotted a Peugeot parked at the side. There was also a sky blue sedan standing with this car but I am not sure if it was a Peugeot.
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11th August 2009, 11:52	#12
throttleking BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 804 Thanked: 447 Times	spotted same car in red colour with different logo, last week in pune, not sure if it was seet ibiza.
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11th August 2009, 13:25	#13
nandishpal BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 492 Thanked: 80 Times	guys our country can do anything,for us everything is possible, if the car is good & even if 1 enthusiasts buys the car & gives a positive feedback about the car,peugot will be the best seller of the year, it happens only in india, past will be past
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11th August 2009, 13:49	#15
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	A Citroen? Can we have the Megane R26R? Maybe the Peugeot 207 GTi.
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