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2010 Peugeot Bipper Tepee
Peugeot has officially launched their latest MPV, the Peugeot Bipper Tepee. The five-seater can fit up to 884 liters of cargo while maintaining a length of under four meters.The vehicle comes with either a choice of petrol and diesel 1.4-liter engines, with the petrol mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. On the other hand, the diesel comes with a choice between the same manual transmission, or an electronically controlled version with an automatic setting.
Power is pretty low on these models – none of the three engines are capable of hitting 100 mph, and the fastest sprint is a 16.6 second 0-62mph achieved with the petrol. The tradeoff is in favor of cleaner emissions, and better fuel economy.In fact, the emissions rating on the HDi 70 horsepower model is so low, that the UK excise tax is reduced to just £35.Although a bit ugly, pricing on this model makes it an affordable option to anybody who transports both people and stuff. Power steering, dual sliding doors, and antilock brakes are all standard. The vehicle also comes with four airbags; not bad for a sub-£10,000 model.The daft name fits the Bipper Tepee. It’s a pretty daft looking vehicle. There will be some who love it, but most won’t. It is what it looks – a van with windows and seats. But if you’re looking for cheap and versatile ways to move your brood around the Bipper Tepee could fit the bill.Power is pretty low on these models – none of the three engines are capable of hitting 100 mph, and the fastest sprint is a 16.6 second 0-62mph achieved with the petrol. The tradeoff is in favor of cleaner emissions, and better fuel economy.In fact, the emissions rating on the HDi 70 horsepower model is so low, that the UK excise tax is reduced to just £35.Although a bit ugly, pricing on this model makes it an affordable option to anybody who transports both people and stuff. Power steering, dual sliding doors, and antilock brakes are all standard. The vehicle also comes with four airbags; not bad for a sub-£10,000 model.The daft name fits the Bipper Tepee. It’s a pretty daft looking vehicle. There will be some who love it, but most won’t. It is what it looks – a van with windows and seats. But if you’re looking for cheap and versatile ways to move your brood around the Bipper Tepee could fit the bill.
The Bipper Tepee is basically a Bipper van that’s been modded to change it in to a ‘car’. It’s the first time Peugeot has pulled this trick with the Bipper van, although they’ve been the same route with the Partner van which became the Partner Combi and is now the Partner Tepee (Tepee is Peugeot’s code for ‘It’s got seats).So the van with seats does offer what you’d expect from a van – loads of room. It has fold-down rear seats that split 1/3rd 2/3rd for a bit of extra versatility and sliding doors to make it easy to strap in the kids in a car park. It comes with a pair of fairly puny engines – a 1.4 petrol and a 1.4 diesel – but the diesel offers £35 VED with its 119g/km CO2 and 62.8mpg. You get a choice of five-speed manual or, if you opt for the diesel version, you can have an electronically controlled manual which allows you to self-shift or leave it to the ‘box.
Two trim levels are on offer – S and Outdoor. Prices start at under £10k for the S 1.4 8V rising to £12,595 for the Outdoor HDi 70 2-Tronic, Spec is pretty measly and includes steel wheels, ABS and CD.The Bipper Tepee is fitted as standard with a Radio / CD player with MP3 compatibility. An optional hands-free phone kit allows a Bluetooth® mobile phone to be used inside the vehicle in complete safety.To ensure the Bipper Tepee is very easy to drive it has an optimised suspension and a turning circle diameter of only 9.95 metres between kerbs. Hydraulic power steering helps the driver to nip in and out of urban traffic and makes it easier to access tight parking spots. ABS is fitted as standard combined with ventilated front disc brakes and rear drum brakes.All models are fitted as standard with driver, passenger and side airbags combined with front inertia reel seatbelts at the front (with pre-tensioners and force limiters to control the physical forces to which the occupants are exposed) and three inertia reel seat belt for the rear occupants. Since it is both necessary and compulsory to wear a seat belt, a warning lamp on the instrument panel reminds occupants to wear their seat belt and an audible warning is activated if the driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
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