Two new renders of the future Peugeot 308

The French magazine Autoplus also revealed in their latest edition two new renders of what the future Peugeot 308 could look like, based on several spy shots that appeared online in recent weeks. The car has some details reminiscent of the Volkswagen Golf, which is a good thing because the German car is the one to follow due to its success.

Everything seems to scream Golf. The side profile resembles the German car and so does the rear while the front is different and unique, and deviates a bit from the conventional giving it a more interesting aspect. Rumors point to a weight of approximately 1100kg for the 1.2liter engine and power will come from a few BMW engines ranging from 95hp up to 200hp.

Source: autoplus

Hybrid Air, a new type of an hybrid gasoline system [Video]

While most carmakers use hybrid systems with batteries, the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group intends to follow another path, using an all-new technology combining petrol internal combustion engine and compressed air storage, "Hybrid Air".

This new technology is an important step to achieve a consumption of 2l/100km, and is expected to be fitted on B-segment models starting in 2016. On a normal car, like the Citroën C3 or Peugeot 208, fuel consumption should be of 2.9l/100km and will emit only 69g CO2/km.

The system has three modes of operation, Air, Gasoline, Combined, and is expected to be fitted on B-segment models starting in 2016. See the images and video below to have a better understanding of how the system works.

PSA VéLV concept will be the Twizy rival [Video]

This is a compact, lightweight electric vehicle, with only 2.81m long, it has 3 seats, weighs under 700kg and is considered to be a tricycle because when the car has 2 rear wheels on a track with less than 460mm it is considered as a single-wheel axle.

Power comes from a 20kW (DC)/30kW motor with an 8.5kWh electric battery for a range of 100km. The car is made of an integral one-piece body made of fiberglass and polyester resin, ABS PMMA self-coloured thermoformed body panels, with a front end and door frames made of aluminum profiles.

While the Twizy is not the huge success many expected it to be, the PSA Group also wants to enter this segment that is classified as being the solution for travels in the cities, and i quote "An electric vehicle project to change the way we travel in and around cities".

2013 Peugeot 2008 official pictures

The French website and magazine L'argus announced yesterday that it would reveal the official photos of the French company new model, the 2008, next monday. But it seems that someone discovered them and have now reached the virtual world.

Information is still scarce, but we know it will have 4,14m in length, and will be launched with four engines choices. Two petrol engines; a 1.2liter 3-cylinder turbo with 110hp and the 1.6liter THP with 156hp, besides two diesel engines; 1.6liter e-HDi with 92hp or 115hp.

Source: I guess i have to say L'argus even if they didn't actually reveal the images yet.

Short News: More images of the Peugeot 3008 facelift in China

 

Almost every week new images of the facelifted Peugeot 3008 appear, but this time it seems they are official and the car was now presented to the public for the Chinese market.

 

The car has some profile changes with alterations in the A and C pillar, including the shape of the glasses, making look a little more like a SUV, and less like a van. In front, we now have the traditional grille from the Peugeot group that is used by almost all models.

Oddly one of the things that usually is changed, the headlights and taillights, stayed equal in the new 3008. We don't know if this facelift will ever get to Europe but the car is already in need of a few adjustments on his image to make it look more recent.

Sources: Auto.QQ

 

Peugeot 308 II - Renders, plus some info.

 

Seems the new C-segment car from the french manufacturer will keep the same name as the model it is replacing. The first digit represents the segment of the car with the last pointing to the market segment.

The car will be lower, but wider and longer making it look more sporty. It won't have a 3 door version and the interior will have a better quality and design. The weight will be approximately 1100kg for the 1.2liter engine. Power will come from several diesel and petrol engines, some might come from BMW, with power ranging between 95ps up to 200ps.

GM and PSA don't like each other anymore

General Motors and PSA are no longer in talks for a possible tie-up between Peugeot and Opel for an operational partnership. Several people with direct knowledge of those discussions have said the negotiations stopped because of the French carmaker's worsening finances and government-backed bailout.

For now it seems that there won't be an agreement before 2014 and that isn't even sure because of the bailout conditions that rule out French job cuts, meaning all the cuts would have to be done in the German side (Opel).

Both companies are in big trouble with Peugeot losing 160 million euros (200 million dolars) a month and having to cut around 10.000 jobs, and Opel isn't better with predictions of losing over 1.2 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) this year in Europe and wants to close an Opel factory in Bochum, Germany.

Source: Reuters

Peugeot 208 Type R5 - Return to the WRC? [Video]

Peugeot Sport has revealed the replacement of the highly successful 207 S2000 used by drivers like Kris Meeke, Bruno Magalhães and Thierry Neuville. The car is lighter, more agile and powerfull, yet it uses a smaller displacement engine with a turbocharged 1600cc developing 280bhp and 400Nm.

The R5 category imposes certain limits. The weight cannot be under 1200kg, the cost of the vehicle can't be over 180.000€ (145.000£ or 231.000$) and the production model in which the R5 car is based needs at least 25,000 units built.

With four-wheel drive, a five-speed sequential box, long travel suspensions, no center differential and 18-inch wheels, it can take part in domestic and regional championships like the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC).

Will this be a step closer to joining the WRC in a near future? We hope so. Everyone remembers the 205 Turbo 16, 306 Maxi, 206 WRC and 307 WRC.

Source: Feline208