Which Coupe - 406 Coupe V 407 Coupe

lassykk · 23-09-2008 4:02pm #1

Purely from an aesthetic point of view which coupe do you think is nicer the 406 coupe or the 407 coupe

I'm not looking for a debate on french cars or their relative merits I'm just trying to settle an argument between me and my friend

Included pics to help make your mind up

Thanks

ottostreet · 23-09-2008 4:08pm

wouldnt touch off either of them

BUT, if i was given one and i had to choose (from an aesthetic POV)

406

stretchaq · 23-09-2008 4:15pm

ah the pinninfarina 406 if any other make had made this toyota etc. it would have been the bigest selling coupe ever!!!! could never understand pugs engine selection but lovely looking car!!!!!!!

fletch · 23-09-2008 4:42pm

Def 406!

AugustusMaximus · 23-09-2008 5:11pm

The 406 is a beautiful looking car.

Even more so considering what the standard 406 looked like.

superjosh9 · 23-09-2008 5:16pm

Yeh when the 406 coupe came out, I swooned.

When I saw pictures of the 407 coupe, I cried. But. I have to admit that in real life, they look MUCH better than in photos and because they are rare and just so damn big, I always end up doing a double-take when I see one. Vastly over-priced though.

The 406 coupe has not aged well imo. C70 of the same era aged better I thought, in exterior looks only that is. The same era CLKs have also disappeared...

Barr · 23-09-2008 5:56pm

406 looks dated now imo , defo 407

victor1 · 23-09-2008 6:40pm

406 but would never buy a peugeot

Eoin · 23-09-2008 6:48pm

Definitely the 406 for me, and I think it has aged very well. I wouldn't subscribe to that "wouldn't touch a peugeot" bullsh1t either.

JoeA3 · 23-09-2008 7:19pm

Most of the Peugeot range has been hit with the ugly stick in the last few years. The 406 coupe was (and still is) a beautiful looking car. I thought the 406 saloon, 306 hatch and 206 (to a lesser extent) were very handsome cars in their time.

The 407 is fat, bulbous, awkward angles all over the place - just ugly. I was driving behind a 308 CC the other day... terrible looking from the rear end with the roof up.

Anan1 · 23-09-2008 7:21pm

406, every time.

Wertz · 23-09-2008 7:40pm

Even if I could afford a 407, I'd still choose to drive my 406. Parked up beside one the other day, almost the same colour of silver/grey as mine...while it's a nice looking, well equipped car, the lines and flow of the 406 and the whole character of the car put the new one in the shade... all those angles and feigned aggresion, but no poise, if you look hard enough it's like a 307 on steroids...oh and that front grille...it's like a basking shark
One's a 4 seater Ferrari bodyshell, the other is a Peugeot

: no contest.

crosstownk · 23-09-2008 8:02pm

I think the 406 is beginning to look a bit dated. The 407 looks a bit fresher, but I'm still not 100% sold on the design of the front end.

kdevitt · 23-09-2008 8:48pm

The 406 is a thing of beauty (let down by interior and engine imo!) while the 407 is uglier in every way.

unkel · 23-09-2008 9:48pm

crosstownk wrote: »

I think the 406 is beginning to look a bit dated. The 407 looks a bit fresher

I agree. When the 406 was introduced I thought it was extremely good looking. At the time of the 407 I felt it was very good looking. I voted 407 but the comparison is not quite fair because the 406 is neither here nor there. It is not looking fresh, it's a bit dated. But it hasn't had the chance to become a classic yet either

I expect history to be kinder to the looks of the 406

Stephen · 23-09-2008 9:51pm

406 coupe = beautiful
407 coupe = fugly

lassykk · 24-09-2008 7:30am

thanks everyone who voted and posted a comment also. Much appreciated

my friend told me he thought the 407 coupe was at least 100 times nicer than the 406 coupe. I told him he was wrong. I'm glad so many people agree with me that the 406 coupe is nicer.

By the way, that's my 406 coupe in the pictures in the first post. I absolutely love it and its my second 406 coupe. I will however never own a 407 coupe as I think the back end is horrific and there are too many buttons on the centre console of the dash (a pet peeve of mine) and I don't have a clue what my next car will be.

Thanks again for your replies

Stephen · 24-09-2008 9:29am

I don't mind the back end of the 407, its the stupid shark face/big nose (see 207) styling that afflicts most recent Peugeots that pisses me off!

Wertz · 24-09-2008 3:00pm

^ Ditto

the arse end of the 407 is about it's best facade...oddly enough I wound up beside one at the pumps in Drogheda about an hour ago and then passed a different one on the M1 on the way home...it's funny, you think a car is rare and then you see loads of them...maybe it's just that you notice them more or something...

As for my next car? A newer HDi 406 if I can find one...that new 307 coupe conceot thing that was on Top Gear a while back is a fine looking car too...

fletch · 24-09-2008 3:23pm

I'm shocked the 407 got any votes tbh

AugustusMaximus · 24-09-2008 5:31pm

lassykk wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

I'd be of the opinion that the back of the 407 is its best face. The front is not great.

Sadly the interior of the 406 lets it down.

Wertz · 24-09-2008 9:35pm

AugustusMaximus wrote: »

Sadly the interior of the 406 lets it down.

Only if you get saddled with non-electric cloth seats, the SE model is fine with heated leather...the headunit needs replacing though and the dash is a bit spartan but I like the speedo layout.
Someone said the engine wasn't great...2 litre is definitely lacking in power, V6 and the diesel are supposed to be a lot better. All show and no go but it does decent milage and is supposedly a very safe car to crash in, should that be your thing...

L-M · 24-09-2008 9:39pm

Ah ye're all very against the 407. I love it for some reason. Although the 406 is a smashing car as well.
The firs 407 i saw was in silver and i've just fell in love since. I will own one at some point when they become very very cheap:D

crosstownk · 24-09-2008 11:03pm

unkel wrote: »

I expect history to be kinder to the looks of the 406

You're probably right. But I don't expect either of them to go down as an all time classic. The 307CC probably has the has the best chance of all modern Pugs. But the winner, for me, will be the 405 (205 GTi excepted).

lassykk · 25-09-2008 11:16am

I'd be of the opinion that the back of the 407 is its best face. The front is not great.

Sadly the interior of the 406 lets it down.

I think the 407 coupe has too big an arse for my liking... sticks out way too much whereas the 406 coupe I think (again I am biased) has a lovely back end especially with the butresses going down either side

The interior of the 406 coupe is personally one of my favourite aspects of the car. The first coupe I owned had a red leather interior and has lovely chrome ringed speedometer's, etc. I will admit the cloth interior which comes on the S spec models is a bit drab but I really can't stand all the buttons on the dash of the 407 coupe/saloon. I prefer a minimalist approach to the dash and all the buttons annoy me.

You're probably right. But I don't expect either of them to go down as an all time classic. The 307CC probably has the has the best chance of all modern Pugs. But the winner, for me, will be the 405 (205 GTi excepted).

I suspect you are right that they won't go down as an all-time classic but I disagree that the 307CC has any chance of being a classic. I think its one of the ugliest creations peugeot have ever created

Someone said the engine wasn't great...2 litre is definitely lacking in power, V6 and the diesel are supposed to be a lot better. All show and no go but it does decent milage and is supposedly a very safe car to crash in, should that be your thing...

The first coupe I owned was the 2.0 Petrol model which I found plenty of poke in for a tourer... definetly not sports car material though but I don't think the coupe ever pretended to be a sports car

My current model is the 2.2hdi model which I find very economical and it possesses loads of torque. Again it doesn't set the world on fire for acceleration but it fits my requirements perfectly

podgee · 25-09-2008 12:58pm

I had a few 406 coupes - so I'm biased I suppose - I think Peugeot messed up with the 407 though.

I came across my first one recently on carzone and it's still for sale here http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ferrari/360/Replica/671107/ - it didn't look like that when I owned it !

Eoin · 25-09-2008 1:02pm

podgee wrote: »

I came across my first one recently on carzone and it's still for sale here http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Ferrari/360/Replica/671107/ - it didn't look like that when I owned it !

That one has featured in many a post here!

Blazer · 25-09-2008 1:44pm

Love the 407 and the coupe is fantastic looking as well in the flesh.
Was getting a new card and was going for the Peugeot 407 1.8 in the blue colour.
Rip off dealer told me at least 3 months for the colour and the price would have increased by 500 and my car decreased by 500 so it would have cost me an extra grand for it.
Told him to take a hike and went for the Nissan Primera SVE black model.

RobAMerc · 25-09-2008 4:30pm

ottostreet wrote: »

wouldnt touch off either of them

BUT, if i was given one and i had to choose (from an aesthetic POV)

406

if you ever drove either (and had any idea what you were talking about ) you'd realize how good a car Peugeot actually make and why idiots will be their ruination with closed minded idiocies failing to give them a chance.

came back because I forgot how stupid posts there are here.

this forum truly is awful.

OP - sorry - 406 - its still stunning but I like the 407 too.

Guy:Incognito · 25-09-2008 4:45pm

I like the 407. Not that I don't like the 406 either, just prefer the 407.

For my sins I actually quite like the 406 saloon.

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