Another highlight of next week’s Geneva Motor Show will be the Peugeot stand.
The French car maker is bringing with it a showcase of hybrids including a limited edition of its soon-to-launch 3008 HYbrid model. The new crossover car, which features a 2.0 HDi FAP, 163 bhp diesel engine driving the front wheels and an electric motor with a capacity of 37 bhp at the rear, features 4-wheel drive and a maximum power output of 200 bhp.
With a “zero emission” driving mode and standardised average fuel consumption of 74.3 mpg, the new 3008 Hybrid4 emits just 99 g/km of CO2, a 35 per cent reduction compared to a combustion engine of comparable power.
A limited edition 3008 HYbrid4 at Geneva will produce just 300 numbered cars, in Pearlescent White with two-tone full leather trim, can be reserved online as soon as the Motor Show opens.
In 2012, the 508 will be the second Peugeot model to benefit from the HYbrid4 power train.
A new 308 model will also receive its premiere in Geneva. The new 308 subtly incorporates the marque’s new stylistic codes and all three body shapes, Hatchback, SW and Coupé Cabriolet adopt a more sophisticated elegance which is both assertive and dynamic. Improving its environmental efficiency, the new model has also reduced its weight by 25 kg, features tyres with ultra-low rolling resistance, redesigned aerodynamics (Cx from 0.28: a record in the segment), and optimised engines – four petrol models from 98 to 200 bhp and four HDi engines from 92 to 163 bhp.
Its 1.6 litre HDi FAP 112 bhp Euro 5 engine, equipped with innovative micro-hybrid e-HDi Stop&Start technology, paves the way for CO2 emissions of 98 g/km – another new record in the segment.
Finally and most excitingly, is the debut of a new HR1 Concept Car, for which, Peugeot is so far holding back the details on it. All the French car maker will say so far is that the model combines a ‘city run-around, coupé and SUV’. With a ‘scissor’ door system, the new HR1 features HYbrid4 technology, here combining an original 3-cylinder 1.2 THP petrol engine at the front with a rear electric motor to offer a potential power output of 147 bhp, reduced CO2 emissions (80 g/km, or 0 in electric mode), and 4-wheel drive.
