It’s not only the 3008 that has experienced a radical change in Peugeot’s always extending territory. The Peugeot 5008 has additionally been reawakened, with the MPV being supplanted by a seven-situate SUV.
Like its littler kin, it’ll profit by the hybrid blast and give a similar kind of down to earth, adaptable family transport as the past auto, yet with a solid dosage of tough style and some rough terrain capacity.
This new 5008 shares its snazzy SUV outline with the Peugeot 3008. The tense front end includes an intense grille and a lot of rough terrain propelled points of interest, for example, the raised ride tallness and differentiating plastic cladding on the lower part of the body. The back end chimps its more youthful kin, as well, with three-bar LED tail-lights, a dark strip that conveys the back window line additionally down and a chrome scrape plate on the boot lip. Slick precious stone cut composite wheels are offered on both autos.
In spite of the comparative styling, the Peugeot 5008 is essentially bigger than the 3008, with the organisation portraying it as “the principal SUV to offer measured quality keeping pace with that of the best individuals transporters”. It’s more drawn out and more extensive than the active MPV demonstrate, so gets seven seats as standard. Raise legroom has expanded by 60mm, as well.
Regardless of the greater size, despite everything it shares the 3008’s motor line-up. That implies on the petrol side there’s a decision of a 1.2-liter Engine motor or an all the more capable 1.6. The 1.2 is a three-chamber PureTech unit, presenting 128bhp and associated with a six-speed gearbox. The all the more effective petrol gives 163bhp, yet is just accessible with a programme.For most clients, a torquier diesel will be a more casual choice. Once more, the decisions reflect the 3008’s, so the section level motor is a 1.6-liter Peugeot engine with 118bhp, offered with a manual or programmed gearbox.Over this is a 2.0-liter motor with 148bhp or 178bhp power yields. Four-wheel-drive variations are arriving later, yet two-wheel-drive models accompany Peugeot’s Advanced Grip Control for additional footing. Economy and emanations are straight up there with the class pioneers – the cleanest diesel discharges only 106g/km of CO2, while even the petrol oversees 117g/km.
The Peugeot 5008 is set to land in the UK right on time one year from now, with costs marginally over the past model. The striking styling all around, and also the huge inside space and new SUV body, are relied upon to make it a genuine hit with purchasers after a reasonable, attractive family auto. Furthermore, when you put the 5008 and 3008 together, they absolutely offer significantly more showroom claim than their MPV forerunners.
Boot space is a great 1,060 litres with the second line of seats up. That is over twofold the measure of the 3008’s 591-liter load territory, settling on the 5008 the conspicuous decision in the event that you have parcels to carry about. In the lodge, the 5008 gets the same redesigned i-Cockpit dash plan as its littler sibling. That implies a 12.3-inch advanced instrument group, sitting over a little guiding haggle with another eight-inch focal touchscreen, which will be offered on all models. Hardware is highly enhanced over the old auto by and large, with alternatives, for example, encompassing lighting, knead seats and remote cell phone charging all accessible.
