Peugeot 207 CC – UK’s most favourite Coupe Cabriolet

Peugeot 207

The Peugeot 207 CC is the successor to the UK’s favourite coupe-cabriolet, the 206 CC. That model sold more than 600,000 units across Europe in six years, and Peugeot hopes its replacement will be as – if not more – successful.

The current crop of Peugeots all have a feline quality to them, with their ready-to-pounce stance and big gaping grilles. The Peugeot 207 CC isn’t as pretty as the 206 CC, but it’s far from an ugly car.

Like the exterior, the cabin is well designed and easily identified as a Peugeot. There’s a sporty feel about the dash that few other hatchback – hot hatches aside – can match, with chrome bits on most models.

Despite its sporty appearance, the Peugeot 207 CC is not a sports car. There’s a bit of body flex when the roof is down, so the car feels more suited to a brisk cruise, rather than a country lane thrash.

Peugeot offer three 1.6-litre engines with the 207 CC, one diesel and two petrols.

The Peugeot 207 CC seems well built. Although its predecessor suffered from patchy build quality, newer Peugeots generally feel more solid.

Few worries here. The Peugeot 207 CC scored a maximum five star rating in the EuroNCAP crash test programme.

It’s the successor to the smash hit 206 CC, and improved in virtually every way.