Sometimes, small tweaks are more than enough to create a vehicle fuel with ultra extreme economic – low emissions. Such is the case with the new Peugeot 207 Economique. First seen during the Motor Show 2009 Geneva, Economique is based on the facelifted 207 hatchback recently shown to public. This machine powered by a 1.6-liter HDI diesel with 90HP to take advantage of specially developed for the management engine software and the addition of a heat exchanger for recirculation of exhaust gases to cool the exhaust gas re-injected.
Peugeot also had the Economique equipped with a manual gearbox modified five-speed with a higher ratio final drive of the rear window of 207 while the standard supermini mounted tires Michelin 185/65R15 low VLRR (resistance very low rolling resistance).
In addition, Peugeot engineers lowered the ride height by 5m together with additional special aerodynamic package which consists of setting a new lower bumper extensions and side deeper air intakes are optimized under the covers and the tray special adjustments of the wheel over a bipartite rear spoiler. Consequently, the 207 Economique is a resistance coefficient of only 0.274, compared to the rear window of the standard 207 HDi 90 of 0.30.
The French car manufacturer demands that the 207 Economique returns a fuel consumption of just half of 74.2mpg UK (61.8mpg U.S. or 3.8lt/100km) with C02 emissions of 99g/km.The new Peugeot 207 Economique go on sale in the United Kingdom in October and will be available in two levels, and Economique Economique recosting + with prices starting at £ 12.995