2012 Peugeot 508

[Plex]

New sedan set to replace both the 407 and 607 models

Here are some of the first winter testing spy shots to be had of the upcoming Peugeot 508, the successor to both the 407 and 607 models, due in 2011.

Not much can be said of what the 508 will look like from these photos, but an earlier pic snapped of an undisguised 508 prototype sitting in a garage revealed a sleeker sedan with softer and more aerodynamic design lines than the clunkier shapes of the current 407 and 607 models. Our spy photographer also reports a lower position for the headlights.

According to reports, a 508 concept is set to make a debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, with a production version ready for the Geneva show in 2011.

It's a bit of a head-scratcher as to why Peugeot would replace two models (the 407 and 607) with just one, which may lead one to speculate than the French automaker may be developing a larger, more luxurious flagship sedan for sometime later. In any case, the 508 will likely feature Peugeot's standard array of large diesel and petrol/gasoline engines, and perhaps be fitted with the diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain the automaker has developed.

Technology to make the 508 competitive will include goodies such as a hydro-pneumatic suspension, a head-up display and adaptive headlamps.

Worldcarfans

[NarendZORCE]

Things like air, hydro-lastic and hydro-pneumatic suspension always work great for the first few years but I'd imagine that would be something optional anyway. I'd like to see how theirs is supposed to work.
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Peugeot 508 revealed

Its front end is dominated by headlights that run deep into the wings, a large, wide grille, a Peugeot badge integrated into the bonnet creases, and a name badge that sits just beneath the bonnet shutline. There’s also a pronounced shoulder line that runs the length of the flanks.

The 508 is 4.7m long, around 10mm longer than the 407 but 20mm shorter than the 607, production of which ended last month. The estate version is 4.81m long. The car sits on a platform that also underpins the Citroën C5 and outgoing 407.

The increase in size is likely to signify that the 607’s sales did not merit an entirely new generation and reflect the key role large saloons are playing in the emerging Chinese market.

Few technical details have been released, although Peugeot has revealed that all of the car’s diesel engines will offer stop-start using Peugeot-Citroën’s e-HDi system.

A 508 with Hybrid4 tech will also be launched shortly after sales start. It combines a combustion engine driving the front wheels with an electric motor integrated into the rear axle. Peugeot says the Hybrid4 508 will offer four-wheel drive, a combined 200bhp and CO2 emissions of 99g/km.

The 508 will make its public debut at the Paris motor show on 30 September, and sales will begin at the start of 2011. The Chinese-spec models will be built at Peugeot’s own facility there, but European-spec models will be produced in Rennes, France.

Meanwhile, the 407 Coupé is unlikely to be replaced. But a folding hard-top, four-seat convertible 508 — a potential rival for the Volvo C70 — may make production.

Autocar

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2011 Peugeot 508 hybrid will be Europe’s greenest among large cars

Guess which is the greenest among the large cars in the entire Europe. Peugeot claims its their very own all new 508 sedan. And to back its claim with suitable figures, Peugeot claims the diesel-electric hybrid car would have 99 Gms per kilometer of CO2 emissions. With good emission comes good fuel efficiency and the 508 is equally impressive in this aspect as well, requiring only 3.8 liters for every 100 km which translates to 62 US mpg.

In fact, the emission levels would come down to zero in case the car is driven in full electric mode. The only other cars that can boast of such low emissions are the Toyota Prius and Auris gasoline electric hybrids as also the diesel versions of the Volkswagen Polo and Smart ForTwo. These cars have emissions of 100 g/Km of CO2 but fall in the small size segment.

There would be variants in gasoline and diesel engine for the 508 debuting at the Paris Show this October. Sales are expected to start in 2011. Whether the 508 Hybrid4, that’s the diesel hybrid version, would go on sale or not is yet to be announced by Peugeot. The 508 model is coming in as a replacement to the low selling 407 mid size and 607 sedan models.

Sales of the 407 had dropped by 45 percent last year in Europe as per report from UK-based market researcher JATO Dynamics. Number of units sold was 36,718. The 697 model had a sale of 1,880 units which resulted in a drop by 48.5 percent. Competition for the 508 would be given by cars of the likes of Audi A4, BMW 3 series and Mercedes-Benz C class.



PSA/Peugeot-Citroen brand director Jean-Marc Gales during an interview with Automotive News Europe last March at the Geneva auto show had accepted that German manufacturers were currently dominating the automotive market. He however declared that the aim of Peugeot was to regain its standing in the market once again. Styling the exterior looks of the Peugeot by what is called, giving it the “French chic” style treatment that is marked by a combination of elegance and lines that remain in style for times to come, something that the French manufacturer believes will make the 508 an attract buy for the premium buyers.

Speedlux

[Rory Phoulorie]

Front looks like a combination of Audi and Volkswagen.

[Plex]

I like how the white looks..

[MG Man]

looks too normal for a french car
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