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The 508 “Peugeot sport engineered”, the French exception

2021-02-01T13:38:32.545Z


Erected as the lion's flagship, the new sedan does not have to be ashamed of the comparison with its German and Swedish rivals both in terms of equipment and performance.


It had never happened.

The French sedan now passes the 300 hp bar.

A miracle that we owe to Peugeot and the contest of the electricity fairy.

Based on a plug-in hybrid 508, the first model of the “Peugeot Sport Engineered” label is boasting with 360 hp.

He can.

So far, the standing of the Sochaux brand peaked at 270 hp with the 308 GTI.

Finally, here is the 508 able to fill its power handicap with foreign brands.

Erected as the lion's flag bearer, the new sedan must however be content with a 1.6-liter, 200 hp 4-cylinder.

Neither the 225 hp version, for cooling reasons, nor the 270 hp version, more approved, could not fit under the hood.

The 1.6-liter is supported by two electric machines, 110 hp at the front and 113 hp at the rear.

The latter brilliantly provides electric propulsion up to 140 km / h.

At this speed, the range of around thirty kilometers in real life (42 km approved)

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Source: lefigaro

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