- 5 star safety rating awarded by ENCAP
- Awarded “Golden Steering Wheel” for best compact car in Germany
- Powered by four engine options
- Class leading aerodynamics
- 1.6 litre XS HDi emits only 130 g/km of CO 2 per km
The start of a new “3” series family Peugeot’s first vehicle of the “8”
generation, the Peugeot 308 five door hatchback will be launched in Australia in
mid February.
Designed by Peugeot’s in-house designers, the Peugeot 308 builds on the
successful concept of the Peugeot 307, with its semihigh architecture, large
interior space, class leading safety equipment and high standards of road
holding.
The stylish design not only looks good but contributes to reducing fuel
consumption and emissions, due to its class leading aerodynamics – Cx of 0.29 –
enabling the 1.6 litre XS HDi model to emit only 130 g/km of CO2.
The Peugeot 308 will be available in a comprehensive range of models:
Petrol engines
- 308 XS 1.6 litre 88kW, 5-speed manual gearbox / 4-speed ‘Tiptronic’ gearbox
- 308 XSE 1.6 litre 88kW, 4-speed ‘Tiptronic’ gearbox
- 308 XSE Turbo 1.6 litre turbo-charged 110kW / 103kW, 5-speed manual gearbox
/ 4-speed ‘Tiptronic’ gearbox
- 308 XTE 1.6 litre turbo-charged 103kW, 4-speed ‘Tiptronic’ gearboxHDi
Diesel engines (all turbo-charged and fitted with
particulate filter as standard)
- 308 XS HDi 1.6 litre 80kW, 5-speed manual gearbox
- 308 XSE HDi 2.0 litre 100kW, 6-speed manual gearbox / 6-speed ‘Tiptronic’
gearbox
- 308 XTE HDi 2.0 litre 100kW, 6-speed ‘Tiptronic’ gearbox
Safety is another strength of the new Peugeot 308, as evidenced by the
awarding of a 5-star crash protection rating by ENCAP. All 308’s have six
airbags fitted as standard; and a seventh driver column or ‘knee’ airbag is
available as an option on the XSE and XTE models. ESP is also standard on XSE
and XTE models, available as an option on XS versions.
The car has already been successfully launched in Europe, gaining rapid
market acceptance and has been praised for its build quality and level of
finish.
Even though the car was launched overseas in the last quarter of 2007, over
100,000 cars were produced by year’s end.
Illustrating the success of the new model, the 308 was awarded the 2007
Goldene Lenkrad (Golden Steering Wheel) in Berlin. This prestigious honour has
been awarded annually since 1976 by Germany’s national weekly newspaper Bild am
Sonntag. All new models launched on the German market over the past twelve
months, were first divided into four main categories (small cars, compact,
medium / executive and SUVs). Then they were short-listed by the readers of
Bild
am Sonntag.
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