Peugeot 207 Economique

[Piwoslaw]

Found this today:
Peugeot 207 Economique.



Yet another model with a greener version, right?

To ensure all the engine’s power is used to propel the car forward, Peugeot’s engineers have spent a lot of their time improving the aerodynamics of the 207. As a result of their work, the 207 Economique has an exceptional drag coefficient of only 0.274, compared to the standard 207 HDi 90 hatchback of 0.30.

This has been achieved by:

Lowering the ride height by 5 mm
The fitment of a special flexible lower bumper trim and deeper side extensions
Optimisation of the vehicle’s air intakes
The addition of an under-tray covering either side of the exhaust system and the fuel tank
The fitment of special aerodynamic wheel trims
The introduction of a two-part rear spoiler with side extensions which wrap around the rear windscreen
To reduce the rolling resistance, Michelin 15” 185/65R15 VLRR (Very low rolling resistance) tires are fitted.

What's new in this car is rear spoiler, which isn't the usual stick-out-in-the-airstream wing, but Kammback flavoured roof and side extension.



This isn't something you see on production cars. Too bad it doesn't come standard on other versions of this model. Also, the rear wheelwells look mighty tall to me, there should be miniskirts covering the top of the tire.

[Nevyn]

I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Too cute!

[vtec-e]

Thats a sweet looking kammback. Interesting bit in the middle with the brake light. I suppose it was much easier to not make a whole new brake light on the kamm extension. Making it easily fitted to all other 207's.
It's funny they didn't touch the wheel arches. Either they didn't like the way they looked with skirts on (and hence lose sales) or the skirts made little or no difference to drag.
This reminds me, i need to post my pics of the 308 i drove.

ollie

[cfg83]

Piwoslaw -

I love the black side extensions on the rear window. You can see that they are doing "inch-by-inch" changes. The side extension must have been the maximum they could do without sacrificing rear visibility.

CarloSW2

[winkosmosis]

That's an amazing cd for a wagon style hatchback!

[cfg83]

Piwoslaw -

This has been achieved by:

Lowering the ride height by 5 mm
The fitment of a special flexible lower bumper trim and deeper side extensions
Optimisation of the vehicle’s air intakes
The addition of an under-tray covering either side of the exhaust system and the fuel tank
The fitment of special aerodynamic wheel trims
The introduction of a two-part rear spoiler with side extensions which wrap around the rear windscreen
To reduce the rolling resistance, Michelin 15” 185/65R15 VLRR (Very low rolling resistance) tires are fitted.

It looks like all the new "eco" models (i.e. Hyundai) have lowering on the list. I think I wll look into this for my car.

I know I can get Eibach lowering springs for something under $250. That will give me 1.3" front/1.0" rear lowering ( 33.02 mm front / 25.4 mm rear). Next time I get an oil change, I'll get a quote on installing new springs. I think I will also need an alignment.

Besides the cost, I was worried that my one-size-up-from-stock tires would rub. But I think I would be fine.

CarloSW2

[Piwoslaw]

When changing my tires this spring I asked the how much it would cost to lower about 10mm. It's about the equivanent of US$350. Now, I'll have to subtract the cost of a normal suspension job and when the time comes ... it'll still be alot Plus the car is already hard (not all French cars are as soft as the legends state, especially sw's), I've had a few complaints from passengers ("Oh no, my tires aren't overinflated - it's the suspension ").

[aerohead]

Sometimes the glass back there is blacked out around it's periphery and is already a blind-spot for rear vision.To go ahead and fill this in with a foil which does not aggravate vision any further is clever and elegant engineering.No losses,only gains!