The 307 WRC

[WelshLegend]

After thinking about this today i just had to put it on the forum.
We all know that the 206WRC had become long in the tooth and could be developed no more. That is when Peugeot introduced the 307WRC in coupe/cabriolet form. We also know the the 307 was a dog of a car to handle in my opinion due to the length of the car.
The point i am trying to get at is why didnt Peugeot introduce the 307 in normal hatchback form??


WelshLegend

[Donney]

I reckon it had to do with some sort of marketing decision, but I could be wrong.

[Flyinglex]

2 door is stifer than 4 doors usually...

[jonkka]

I am bound to support the marketing-insisted -theory too.

[Josti]

Probably right Donney, I still have an early drawing of the 307 WRC hatchback version with the silver/red Total colours in some magazine. It was an official one as I can remember, but they went for the coupé.

[MJW]

I remeber reading somewhere that the 307 hatchback was "too tall" a car and the COG would be too high. Michelle Nandam - Cheif Engineer at Peugeot is now chief engineer at Suzuki, and teh SX4 is even more of a LandRover "tall car" - personally I suspect it was the marketing men.

[AndyRAC]

Yes, I heard it was the marketing men, just proves what we all know. Marketing men know f**k all about Rallying. Leave it to the professionals and engineers.

[jonas_mcrae]

2 door is stifer than 4 doors usually...

but there is a 2door version for the 307 hatch isnt it?

[rwssport]

And wasn't the 206 something to do with the marketing bods as well... Must have been one hell of a tight fit to get all the bits and bobs inside that engine bay...

[AndyRAC]

Didn't Hyundai want to use the Coupe, but the marketing men preferred the Accent? Can't think why, they didn't bring a hot version out, a complete waste if you ask me. What's the point of promoting a car if you can only buy a 1.6l chug-a-long car.