by Brian Byrne. The Peugeot 1007 which arrives in Ireland in August slots between the 206 and the 307, and is built on the same platform as the upcoming 107.
The car will have 1.4- and 1.6-litre petrol engine options as well as a 1.4-litre diesel.
The 1.6-litre also comes with the 2-Tronic automated manual transmission, which has been improved from its previous incarnations in the Citroen range of cars.
Numbers will be limited in Ireland over the next 18 months, with around 150 units expected to be sold in the remainder of 2005 and 300 units will be available to the Irish distributors in 2006.
In France, the entry level will cost €13,500, but in the higher taxation regime of Ireland the importers are expecting to have to price it 'just above €19,000'.
The unique selling points of the 1007 will be the electric sliding side doors, which provide very easy access to front and rear seats.
