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The plug-in hybrid version of the Peugeot 3008 compact SUV is available in front- or four-wheel-drive versions.

Peugeot adds hybrid
power to 3008
The Basics
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eugeot has launched a plug-in hybrid
version of its 3008 compact SUV,
with the option of front- or four-wheel
drive. The 4wd version uses two electric
motors and a gasoline engine to produce 300 hp, making it the most powerful model in Peugeot's lineup.

Fast Facts
❚ Powertrain: Achieving 300 hp in
4wd versions is done by combining a
1.6-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine
with two electric motors: one with 81
kWh coupled to the engine and one
with 83 kWh driving the rear wheels.
Fwd versions have an output of 225
hp, with a 180-hp gasoline engine coupled to an 81-kWh e-motor in the front.
❚ Battery: A 300-volt 13.2 kWh lithium
ion battery sits below the rear seat.
Charging time is 1 hour and 45 minutes
with a 7.4 kW 32-amp single-phase
wallbox, or about seven hours in a standard 3.7 kW 8-amp home outlet.

Peugeot will offer 4wd only on the hybrid 3008. The gasoline and diesel versions are front-wheel drive only. The rear
wheels are driven by an 83-kilowatt-hour
electric motor.

❚ Launch date: First quarter (France)

The 3008 hybrid is built on PSA Group's
EMP2 platform for compact and midsize
vehicles. It is nearly identical mechanically to the Peugeot 508, DS 7 Crossback,
Citroen C5 Aircross and Opel/Vauxhall
Grandland X plug-in hybrids, all of which
are also new to the market in 2020.

❚ CO2 emissions: 29g/km (4wd)

Peugeot says the only difference that
customers will notice in the hybrid version from the gasoline and diesel versions is that the spare tire under the cargo floor on internal combustion versions
is replaced by a charging cable. The battery is under the rear seats, so interior
volumes are the same. The hybrid powertrain in the 4wd version adds 340 kg
to the 3008's curb weight of 1,320 kg.
Both fwd and 4wd versions of the 3008
plug-in hybrid have eight-speed automatic transmissions with a multiple-disc
wet clutch instead of a torque converter
in gasoline or diesel models.
The 4wd 3008 is offered only in GT trim,
the highest level, at a price of 51,800
euros in France. Features include Alcantara interior accents, wood dashboard
inserts, and an adaptive cruise control
with lane positioning. Fwd versions will
be available in GT and two lower levels.

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❚ Starting price: 43,800 euros

(France)

❚ Where built: Sochaux, France

The 3008's emissions have been certified at 29 grams per kilometer of CO2
under the WLTP standard for the 4wd
version. The fwd version, which will be
on sale by the summer, had not been
certified as of late January, but PSA says
emissions will be slightly higher.
Peugeot is maximizing efficiency by
making "electric" the default starting
mode. In electric mode the rear wheels
are powered in the 4wd version rather
than the front wheels. The 3008 is
certified under the WLTP for a range of
59 km in full-electric mode. The 4wd version can accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in
5.9 seconds, Peugeot says.
Drivers can reserve a certain amount of
battery power, for example to travel into
a zero-emissions urban zone. A mode on
the gear selector increases regenerative
force to charge the battery.
IHS Markit forecasts that plug-in hybrids
will make up about 17 percent of total
3008 production in 2020 of 202,000.
-- Peter Sigal

MARCH 2020

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