Peugeot 508 RXH - Diesel-electric hybrid

Peugeot attacks Volvo XC70, Audi A6 Allroad and Subaru Outback with 508 RXH.
At Peugeot rarely happens something interesting or nice.This time the french brand really seems to have one of those moments in which something nice and interesting really happened whether you believe it or not.Peugeot seems to pass trough one of those "renaissance" moments.Peugeot under new leadership in design reinvents itself.Today Peugeot introduced us with 508 RXH.Although the name seems inspired by one of Lexus's hybrids this car in a brand new elegant crossover.Unlike its potential rivals Peugeot brings something new,guess what? Yep is a hybrid.

On the european market there are no crossover hybrids on sale.RXH comes equipped with a 2.0L HDI engine that produces 163 HP for the front wheels but there is also an electric motor producing 37 HP for the back wheels.In total the car makes 200 HP and 450 NM of torque.Greenpeace will be extremely happy to find out that this car produces only 109 grams of CO2 per Km.It offers the possibility to run completely on electric mode and the fuel economy is somewhere at 56 MPG which is a lot in a good way.Esthetically speaking it stands out because of the high ground clearance,body armor underneath.

The LED's in the front fender stand out and they're always on day and night.I'm curious to see how the market will respond to this car that will be officially introduced in September at the Frankfurt auto show.

First images of the new Peugeot 208

The French magazine Auto Plus presented the first two digital images of the future Peugeot 208.We can observe in this images that the front end of the future small class model of the Sochaux manufacturer reveals us the direction in design the french brand will take in the future.The future 208 is still heavily tested by the french engineers. 208 is the first vehicle designed by Peugeot after Ploue became the new lider of the department of design for the PSA group.

Under the hood buyers will find a three cylinder engine that will equip the most cheap version of this model.For an extra eco boost the engine have a Start&Stop system in the urban mode.The top version named GTI is expected to hit the market with a fist of steel being equipped with a 1.6L THP engine production a whooping 200 HP.Peugeot hopes that this will bring back the success of the famous 205 GTI.