Thomas:
No, its not just you. Personally, I think the styling of the current
crop of Peugeots is bloody awful. That gaping grille has to go. I
do like the styling of the 1007 (not a Peugeot effort), the 607 is
passable (but it is so bland, it looks like an Acura) and the 407 SW
is okay. I like the 207, apart from the front end. The 307 is
stodgy. I agree with Mike Tippett - the Citroen C-Crosser (a SUV for
cross dressers?) is quite nice, while the 4007 is ugly - the nose
wrecks it.
I think Peugeot's greatest styling effort in recent years was the 406
coupe. I saw plenty of them in New Zealand. The red ones look like
Ferraris.
The new Citroens look great, especially the C4 and C6. Incidentially,
the C6 is getting great reviews, even from Clarkson. Apparently, it
is the best large French car in decades. I wish I could get one here.
Hugo
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Mladenka <tmladenka@...>
wrote:
>
> Is it just me, or are the new Peugeots ugly? In fact...when was the
last time they made a good looking car like the 505, or even 405, or
605? Is it just me, or am I old school?
>
> Thomas
>
> N9TE <Fujitsu@...> wrote:
> Problem with that is most Mistu stores are lesser brands
rarely seen as
> stand-alone dealerships. Ex: John Smith's Dodge/Chrysler, Kia and
> Mitsubishi. This is the same way Peugeot screwed the pooch the
first time
> around. You'll never compete against the good iron; BMW, M-B, Audi
like
> that. They'd be lucky to compete with Saab/Volvo.
>
> The way I see doing it is to demand stand-alone stores or high-end
stores
> (like Ferrari, Lotus, etc.). Pick 18 or so major metro markets.
>
> The last thing you need are salesmen upselling Kia owners to
Citroen or
> Peugeot owners to Chrysler 300s.
>
> PSA products need to be positioned as mainline cars. Sell Citroen
up high
> and Peugeot a step below. But not bracketed by Domestic and Korean
brands.
>
> Tricky business. They probably don't have the stomach for a lot of
trial
> and error. A hundred ways to fail and only a few to succeed. Taking
on
> current Mitsu dealers is a bad move. Their distribution/parts
network, yes.
> But Mitsubishi got sideways in part because of it's positioning.
You don't
> see Nissans, Hondas, Mazdas or Toyotas sold that way.
>
> K o l l
> 87 S 5sp
> (Crappy looking vehicle, but that's another subject!)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "p404c" <tippett@...>
> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 5:51 PM
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: peugeot 4007 - on peugeot.com now
>
> Right, and the 4007 is unbelievably ugly, at least the nose
> is......the Citroën C-Crosser is far, FAR better-looking.
>
> I have been thinking that Peugeot/Citroën-Mitsubishi dealerships
would
> be a decent idea in North America, a cheap way for PSA to get back
in
> the market.
>
> Mike Tippett
> 404 Coupé Injection
> 405 DL
> smart fortwo cdi pulse cabriolet
>
>
>
>
>
>
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