It will not escape you: electricity has recently been invited on board all cars, and from all manufacturers. With a promise ban heat engines in Europe by 2035, technological changes occur at a forced pace. To what several manufacturers have announced to become 100% electric by 2030. At the last motor show in Paris, they also gave pride of place to models equipped with this technology. But if you’re not ready to take the plunge, here it is some novelties that remain available are exclusively thermal…

Renault Australia

To resist extreme Popularity of Peugeot 3008Renault did its best when replacing the Kadjar family SUV. Australia thus inheriting the latest tricks – logo and design – and Renault technologies. The dashboard is connected and, in particular, hybrid versions with a battery. But the term still resists! Thus available a 3-cylinder 1.3 TCe 130 horsepowerand a 4-cylinder 1.3 TCe 160 horsepower. Thermal is not dead yet.

Peugeot 408

He was one of the stars of the Paris Motor Show new SUV Peugeot 408 coupe. Following the success of the Renault Arkana, the market’s first general-purpose SUV coupe, the 408 is a completely new model. Installed on a 308 platform, this compact SUV is aggressive in looks and technology. Available in 180 or 225 horsepower plug-in hybrid, it doesn’t give up gas for all that. WITH 1.2 Puretech engine with a capacity of 130 horsepowerequipped with an EAT8 automatic transmission.

DS7

The third model in this rating is also tricolor: this DS7 (don’t call it Crossback anymore). It’s not a new model, strictly speaking, though, because the DS 7 Crossback has been around since 2017. But his mid-career restyling developed its design and technologies (as well as the name, of course). This “new” version retains its hybrid versions, and above all a diesel thermal variant. This is a block 1.5 BlueHDi 130 horsepowerwhich can also be found on her younger sisters DS3 and DS4also recently.

Ford Mustang

In a completely different register, a change SUV, let me give you some news Ford Mustang generation. The one who is expected in 2023 already announced as the last of the hot Ford Mustangs. It is therefore scheduled for completion, but we welcome this delay until its electric replacement arrives in 2028 or 2029. Thus, the new Pony Car combines two gasoline units. And 4 2.3 EcoBoost turbo cylinders for 300 horsepower. And especially a V8 5.0 without supercharger with more than 500 horsepower ! If nothing has been confirmed yet, it should be spread in drops on the Old Continent, and therefore also in France. Patience and hope…