Seven-seat estates are nothing new for Peugeot. The French firm created one of the first true people carriers by putting an extra row of seats in the 504 back in the Seventies. But now, 30 years on, it's trying to cram as many people into an estate version of the much smaller 307. So does the new SW work, or has the lion gone completely mad?
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By Craig Cheetham
March 2002
Seven-seat estates are nothing new for Peugeot. The French firm created one of the first true people carriers by putting an extra row of seats in the 504 back in the Seventies. But now, 30 years on, it's trying to cram as many people into an estate version of the much smaller 307. So does the new SW work, or has the lion gone completely mad?
Whether the 307 SW adds anything new to the market is open to debate. What it does offer, however, are the dynamic capabilities of an already impressive hatchback along with an extra degree of family friendliness