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First drive: Astra buffs up for 2007 title fightApr 2007

First drive: Astra buffs up for 2007 title...

Holden gives the base version of its upgraded, expanded Astra range the grunt needed

AH Astra Series II (MY7.5)Apr 2007

AH Astra Series II (MY7.5)

HOLDEN comprehensively addressed the mainstream AH Astra CD and CDX hatch and wagon models’ biggest weak point – their lack of oomph from the 90kW/165Nm 1.8-litre ECOTEC four-cylinder engine – with a heavily revised 1.8-litre unit.Known as the 1.8 XER, it delivers 103kW of power at 6300rpm and 175Nm of torque (that’s for the manual auto: 170Nm) at 3800rpm. Both engines are married to a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic gearbox.Minor cosmetic changes accompanied the reengineering, including a new grille, front bumper, lower air intake and headlight surrounds, as well as an upgrade in the trim materials used.Meanwhile, a new non-turbo SRI hatchback model was introduced, using a 110kW/210Nm 2.2-litre direct-injection petrol four-cylinder engine. Gearbox choices are a four-speed auto or six-speed manual.This engine also powered the AH Astra TwinTop, Holden’s four-seater retractable hardtop convertible answer to the Peugeot 307 CC, Renault Megane CC and Ford Focus Convertible. It replaced the popular TS Astra Convertible.All other AH Series II cars – including the 1.9-litre CDTi turbo-diesel, and 2.0-litre turbo-charged petrol models – remained the same mechanically.Sadly, the impressive AH Astra wagon still misses out on the diesel and 2.0 and 2.2 petrol powerplants, having to make do with the upgraded 1.8.

Peugeot 2007 207 GT hatchFeb 2007

Peugeot 2007 207 GT hatch

Peugeot aficionados will love the new 207 GT, but will it gain conquest sales?

First drive: 207 GT spices up Pug offeringsFeb 2007

First drive: 207 GT spices up Pug offerings

Peugeot reckons its on a winner with the new 207 range – all 14 of them

First Oz drive: New Mini is no minorFeb 2007

First Oz drive: New Mini is no minor

BMW's second-generation Mini hits Oz, but the greatest changes lie beneath its skin

207Feb 2007

207

PEUGEOT pitched its bigger and better-equipped 207 into both the light and small car segments.Fourteen different variants were available at launch, from three-door, five-door, wagon and coupe-cabrio, plus two hot hatches – a GT and GTi.Powering the French hatch were newly developed 1.6-litre VVT four-cylinder petrol and turbo-diesel HDi engines jointly developed with BMW and shared with the Mini Cooper and Cooper S. Crash safety was also improved.In July 2007 the 207 CC coupe-convertible followed on from the phenomenally successful 206 CC – but with many improvements.Chief among these was a larger, stronger body, an all-new roof mechanism made in-house in France, a roomier, quieter and more refined interior and a completely revamped range of engines and gearboxes.It was built off the same basis as the rest of the 207 light-car range, available with a naturally aspirated 88kW/160Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder or a lightly turbo boosted 110kW/240Nm 1.6-litre four.Both engines were borne of the joint-venture between Peugeot and BMW. The entry-level CC was available with a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic, while the turbo model is manual only.But the tin-top convertible weighed a lot, so was is not the performance leader that its direct-injection twin-scroll turbo-charged specification suggested.In December 2009 the 207 range received a midlife makeover, retaining the XR, XT and GTi model grades, with three body derivatives – hatch, CC and Touring receiving styling changes and extra standard equipment.Key specification improvements included the fitment of six airbags as standard on the entry-level XR and a glass sunroof as standard on all XT models, which also gained standard dual-zone climate control and an electrochromatic rear-view mirror, plus standard rear privacy glass for XT and GTi.Cruise control became standard on all 1.6-litre models, including the petrol XR auto and XT five-door hatches, and the XT HDi hatch, as well as the petrol XT auto wagon, the XT HDi wagon, GTi three-door and 207CC convertible.While the latter continued to be available with 88kW naturally-aspirated and 110kW turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol engines (and the GTi with a 128kW version of the 1.6), there was also a new version of the Touring wagon badged as the Outdoor, available with 1.6-litre petrol and diesel engines.The base XR continued with non-turbo 65kW/133Nm 1.4 and 88kW/160Nm1.6-litre petrol engines – the former mated to a five-speed manual transmission and the latter to a four-speed auto only.The 1.6 was available with manual and automatic gearboxes in the CC and XT, which was also available with an 80kW/240Nm 1.6-litre HDi turbo-diesel engine, mated solely to a five-speed manual transmission.Visually, the facelifted 207 was distinguished by a one-piece lower front panel that introduced offset circular foglights (where fitted), located laterally in two aerodynamic recesses, which aimed to add the perception of width to the vehicle.Premium XT, GTi and CC versions added a more premium feel via extra chrome details, while the new 207 hatchback and CC models got new LED tail-lights comprising two horizontal panels of six LEDs bordered on the inside by a vertical panel of three LEDs. Both the hatch and CC featured body-coloured rear bumpers with rear parking sensors.Exterior hatch changes were rounded out by new wheels named after Australian cities, with an eight-spoke 15-inch ‘Brisbane’ wheel cover standard on XR and XT models, a 16-inch ‘Canberra’ alloy wheel with five large spokes optional on the XT and a 17-inch ‘Melbourne’ two-tone alloy wheel with eight diamanté spokes standard on the GTi.Inside the 207 was a new air-conditioning control panel and instrument panel, while XR, XT and CC models featured new metallic detailing. The freshened 207 was available in 10 exterior paint colours, two of them new for 2010 - Inari Blue and Moroccan Red – while the six-strong GTi colour palette gained Moroccan Red.

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