Re: 807 family van???
From: coupe404 (tippett@pacificcoast.net)
Date: Tue 26 Feb 2002 - 10:57:31 EST
I had a look at it yesterday on the Peugeot-Pressepro site - there
are about 25 press photos there. Bear in mind that I don't like
vans...
I was not impressed. The headlights are extremely boy-racer-ish à la
Lexus IS 300, the hood and bumper moulding give an obvious VERY
uneven panel gap between the headlight and these panels, which is
absolutely inexcusable these days!! 405 yes, new car, no!!!! It
would fail the Lexus "ball bearing" test. The Peugeot "grille" is
hideous - that silly pastiche of a thing is growing far too large
compared to earlier models!
The side and rear are as boring as vans always are (notably excepting
the corrugated French vans of yore - HY and J7) and the rear is more
of the same. I haven't seen the Fiat versions yet, or the Citroën
for that matter, but the more or less same bodies further detract
from the design and explain its blandness on the side. Herpa will
probably make a 1/87 model of it though (just like the 806 etc),
killing 4 birds with one stone, much to the glee of their bean
counters.
The final joy is that it will apparently have an optional V6, so one
can drive around in zero style and simultaneously warm up the earth
at a record pace.
I'm sorry that I don't have any firm opinions on the matter ;-)
Mike Tippett
404 Coupé Injection
405
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