Peugeot 307 HDi Touring

Concerned about rising fuel prices? Want a medium-sized vehicle with plenty of load carrying capacity? Prefer a manual transmission? If the answer to these questions is ‘yes’, you’d be well advised to have a close look at the Peugeot 307 HDi 2-litre wagon.

The 307 XSE model comes with a 6-speed manual transmission and a turbo 16-valve diesel that develops 100kW at 4000 rpm and a very strong 320Nm at 2000 rpm. The latter figure simply means there’s plenty of power available at low revs, so this is an easy car to lug around in, up-changing early and saving fuel. However, if you want to go harder, the engine spins easily to higher revs – 4000 rpm is an accessible figure at which to change up. Peugeot claims a 0-100 km/h figure of 11.4 seconds but such is the availability of torque, the car often feels quicker than that. It’s certainly a car that will never be embarrassed for a lack of power. However, the turbo diesel feels like it runs a larger turbo than most Peugeot diesels – there is a little turbo lag present.



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