Second generation Peugeot 2008 SUV

The new Peugeot 2008 model year 2019 is completely declassified and officially released 4 months after the premiere splitfilename brother Peugeot 208 new generation hatchback. In the Peugeot 2008 2019-2020 review – news, photos and videos, price and full technical specifications of the French Peugeot 2008 second-generation SUV.

The world premiere of the new Peugeot 2008 is scheduled for early autumn 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and the start of sales of the new generation Peugeot 2008 at the end of this year at a price of about 20,000 euros for the base version of the SUV with the original 100-horsepower 1.2 PureTech petrol turbo engine. By the way, the new Peugeot 2008 will be equipped with three PureTech 1.2 turbocharged petrol engines with an impact of 100, 130 and 155 horsepower and two 1.5 sports turbodiesels with a capacity of 100 and 130 horsepower, and an electric 136-horsepower power (electric Peugeot e-2008).

Production of the new SUV Peugeot 2008 will take two plants. For the European market, the novelty will be produced at the Spanish PSA plant in Vigo, and on the Chinese market at the Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroen JV in Wuhan. It is worth noting that the new Peugeot 2008 will appear on the current market, but car owners who want to buy a new French SUV will have to wait until at least spring 2020. The first generation of the Peugeot 2008 model has been selling recently from bad to worse, at the end of 2018 only 107 cars were completed. But in Europe, Peugeot 2008 annually sells 175-180 thousand cars.

The second generation of the Peugeot 2008 SUV is based on a compact modular platform CMP (Single Modular Platform) with rear semi-independent suspension and front-wheel drive, like a relatively compact Peugeot 208 hatchback. The new “two thousand eight” is visually perceived as a crossover, and looks like a smaller copy of a larger model Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot 2008 with a new body looks more aggressive and reckless than its predecessor. The new generation of the SUV has noticeably increased in size, gaining in length as much as 141 mm. The body of the new Peugeot demonstrates a charismatic front end with full LED headlights and Tusk LED daytime running lights (but only in rich trim levels), a powerful bumper and a large false radiator grille.

The side of the body of the new SUV sports a peculiar relief of hinged panels (front and rear fenders, side doors), large round wheel arches, domed roofs supported in the rear by compact blank faces, and a neat stern.

The back looks attractive and aesthetically pleasing. There is a large luggage compartment lid with a strong slope of the glass, high hinged LED rear lights with bright 3-dimensional sections, a compact and powerful bumper, completely dressed in a protective plastic suit.

• The external dimensions of the Peugeot 2008 2019-2020 body will be 4300 mm long, 1770 mm wide and 1530 mm high and 2650 mm wheelbase.

The new SUV will be offered in four trim levels, Active, Allure, GT Line and GT. In equipment-rich versions, the GT and GT ranges have full LED headlights and taillights, large 18-inch wheels, black trim around the body, sports seats in the front row.

It is necessary to say a few words about the appearance of the Peugeot e-2008 electric SUV. From the conventional versions of the product with a conventional internal combustion engine, the electric version actually differs minimally. Only the radiator grill with horizontal lines and original decorative elements is available.

The interior of the new Peugeot 2008 In general, typical of the modern models of the French company, and really shines with high ergonomics, high quality materials and attractive. The main feature of the interior is Peugeot's proprietary i-cabin concept with a high position above the compact steering wheel, a virtual dashboard, a multimedia display system (Pioneer, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) deployed towards the driver (choice of 5.7 or 10-inch touch screen) and a center console with aviation-style buttons.

Comfortable, press the joystick control automatic transmission, parking brake with servo drive mode selection (drive modes “Eco”, “normal” and “sport”) wireless smartphone charging pad, LED Contour lighting, head-up display, 2 USB sockets in the first and second lines. List of additional equipment panoramic roof, premium audio system with 10 focal loudspeakers, Alcantara and Nappa finishes, front seats with electric drive.

For the new generation of Peugeot 2008, the SUV comes with a complete set of electronic security systems and assistants. The list includes adaptive cruise control that works in all speed ranges with an automatic transmission (in versions with a manual transmission, this system only works up to speeds of 30 mph), an automatic braking system when pedestrians and cyclists are detected (works at speeds from 5 to 140 mph), rear view mirror blind spot monitoring system.

The luggage compartment capacity of the new Peugeot 2008 can take up to 405 liters of cargo volume, plus 29 liters underground (434 liters in total from the back of the second row of seats).

Specifications Peugeot 2008 2019-2020

Based on the 2nd generation of the Peugeot 2008 SUV, a modular “bogie” of a common modular platform with front independent suspension (MacPherson struts), rear semi-independent suspension with a bending beam, and front wheels. The lack of all-wheel drive will help compensate for the clutch control system, changing traction control algorithms and slightly improving performance.

As noted at the start of our review, the new Peugeot 2008 features three petrol engines, two turbodiesels and a freestanding electric setup.

• Petrol versions of the new Peugeot 2008 with a three-cylinder turbocharged 1.2 PureTech engine, producing 100, 130 or 155 horsepower depending on the settings.
• Diesel version of the Peugeot 2008 with a four-cylinder turbo diesel engine with a capacity of 1.5 sports 100 hp. with. and 130 l. with.

Diesel and gasoline engines are aggregated with 6 manual transmissions and 8 automatic transmissions.

• Electric SUV Peugeot e-2008 is equipped with an electric motor (136 hp 260 Nm), torque to the front wheels and a 50 kW traction battery installed on the cab floor.

According to the manufacturer, on a single charge, an electric car can travel up to 310 miles (measured by the WLTP cycle). It takes 16 hours to completely restore the stock of an electric fuel accumulator (household socket), but even from a special terminal with a capacity of 100 kWh, batteries can be charged up to 80% in just 30 minutes.