
THE SUVs kill two birds with one stone after their arrival on the car market. They have buried both traditional sedans and station wagons ! THE Peugeot 2008 is thus the successor to the 207 SW which it replaced in 2013. select aesthetics 208it during the crossover to say so reinforced AND with adventurous attributesbut inheriting its core engines. in gasoline or diesel, now it’s a model well known and tested in our country. Its second generation was equipped with a 100% electric version, the e-2008. The stylistic and technological leap was very significant compared to the first version. In 2022, he even climbed Mt first place in SUV sales in France !
New Peugeot styling codes
Its current generation, released in 2019, will soon undergo a facelift. Not that she particularly needed it, the Peugeot design of those years has aged very well. Just take a look continued success of 3008 even though it was launched in 2016. At the stylistic level, the changes will be mainly focused – a facelift requires – on the front and back. Obviously we are expecting an arrival new Peugeot logo, which has the form of a coat of arms with the image of a lion. At the back, the lights will be modernized in line with the brand’s latest innovations. They will accept a a row of three LEDs arranged diagonally. As on the last 408 and 508 in particular. The front remains more mysterious. Will Peugeot accept the same codes as on the restyled 3008? Or he will restore headlights with three claws of the restyled 508? A mystery for now.
Two new engines
At the technical level, there are already several certainties. We know that the electric version will benefit from a new unit with 156 horses. Peugeot continues to phase out the 136-horsepower small-block on its electric models. A gain in power that will also lead to a gain in autonomy. At the thermal level, in diesel 1.5 HDi with 130 horses will always be in the catalog. Just like gas blocks 1.2 Puretech 100 and 130 horsepower. The novelty will come with the arrival of a new block. Micro-hybrid gasoline engine 1.2 Puretech 48V with a capacity of 136 horsepower. The 3008 and 5008 have already been announced this summer. Peugeot should introduce a new version of its flagship crossover this summer, for school marketing.
Source: Auto Plus

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