The Peugeot 607 3.0 V6 is a front wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon body.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.9 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 6000 rpm and 285 Nm (210 lbft/29.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1560 kg, the Peugeot 607 3.0 V6 manages to cover the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.1 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 28.9 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 240 km/h (149 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4870 mm | 191.7 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1560 kg | 3439 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2946 cc (179.776 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 82.6 mm
3.43 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53.2 kW/litre 72.3 ps/litre 71.3 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.74 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.7 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 491 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 136.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.96 kg/kW 16.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74657 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Peugeot 607 3.0 V6 added 2001-03-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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