any chance you can translate it Tony> my french is somewhere between crap and useless

or perhaps GT could jump in ­

Well, here's what is said : Final setting up has begun @ Poissy [one of> PSA's plants, I didn't know they were doing some R&D down here, I believed> it was @ Velizy or La Garenne-Colombes], and some cars will be produced on> the chains in June. The 207 (codename : A07) will have a hatchback> architecture based on the PF1 platform, with long wheelbase distance, also> used by the C3 [Come on, I know all this since... 06/2003]. Some bodykit> elements in composite & aluminium (for example, front wings & bonnet). The> front drivetrain will have a pseudo-McPherson structure and back will be> 207-specific.> The 207 will be the first car having the new 1.6 unit, co-engineered by > BMW.> Capacity is 1598cc, this will have the Valvetronic system [I guess it's > the> same than Porsche's Variocam, gently managed by the Motronic 7.x or 8.x],> max power 115HP, max torque 160N.m @ 4250RPM [quite close to a Mk1 405SRi,> that's where we see the progress]. The other motors available will be the> classic 1.4 75HP, 1.4 16v 90HP, when Diesels will be the 1.4 HDi 70HP, and> both 1.6 HDi 90 or 110HP.> Official introduction in January, 2006 but a concept-car will be in > Francort> from 09/13/2005.> The sedan, 3 and 5-doors will be produced in Trnava (Slovak republic) and> Possy (France), SW and CC versions will be produced in Madrid (Spain).> At release (March 2006) will the 206 be available as 3, 5 doors & SW. The > CC> could be released at the same time.> Some months later, the 206 should have a new engine, 1.6 petrol, turbo,> direct injection offering 143HP [DIN, not BHP, I still only use metric],> while waiting for the RC (170HP). The 2007 monospace will come one year> later.>

Cheers,> G.T> g.t6@worldonline.fr­> 205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st>

nice one m8

sounds interesting