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170 – 4 APRIL 2017 James Parfett Head of Communications UK

“You can always tell a good month of coverage when it’s brimming with accolades, a Guardian journalist is asking “where do I sign?” and an order is placed by Chris Evans, for an All-New 3008 SUV GT Line. These are the positive reactions that the All-New 3008 and 5008 SUVs continue to generate. There’s also enthusiastic praise for both ‘Where do I sign?’ – All-New 3008 SUV the 308GTi by and the stunning new Peugeot Instinct Concept.” “I can’t remember climbing into a more instantly likable ,” writes Martin Love in his All-New 3008 SUV review for the Guardian. “There are dozens of mid-size SUVs out there, from the Kuga to the Kadjar, and to be competitive in this shark’s pool of motoring segments, new have to bring their A-game if they are to survive let alone thrive. The All-New 3008 SUV is cut from different cloth than its predecessor. Clever design sprinkles fairy dust on every feature: from the stainless steel doorsills to the chrome-trimmed floating roof, smoked windows and jagged front lights.” Love finds the exterior impressive, “but it’s the interior that knocks it out the park. It’s interesting and original – everything has been reconsidered. The instrument cluster resides in an angular display pod beneath the sweeping windscreen. The steering wheel is squared off, top and bottom. There are about ‘MAJOR TECH’ LEADS three ways to access everything – all part of Peugeot’s new i-Cockpit®.” TO MASS ORDERS According to the report, “one thing Peugeot doesn’t shout enough about is its engines. As a range they are exceptional: the PureTech powerplant has just won International Engine of the Year for the second “The All-New 3008 SUV time running. The turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol tested felt light and zestful, sending us majors on technology with an skipping across the tarmac like a pebble across the water. The only question is: where do I sign?” i-Cockpit® interior layout said (Link: Guardian, 26 February) to offer a more intuitive and engaging driving experience,” reports the Yorkshire Post. The SUV “has a 12.3-inch head- All-New 3008 SUV is Car of the Year up digital instrument display and eight-inch touchscreen. The “Peugeot’s All-New 3008 SUV has been crowned All-New 3008 SUV also offers a Car of the Year, by a jury of 58 motoring journalists number of driving aids as well as from 22 European countries,” Car magazine reports. seamless connectivity. “The striking SUV with its compelling i-Cockpit® “Nearly 100,000 customers have human-machine interface emerged victorious from already placed orders in Europe. a shortlist also including the Alfa Romeo Giulia, The Carbuyer magazine ‘Car of C3, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Nissan Micra, the Year’ prize has also been given Toyota C-HR and Volvo S90/V90,” says the report. to the All-New 3008 SUV.” The All-New 3008 SUV totalled 319 points, and described Peugeot’s journey: “We made it, Jean-Philippe Imparato, CEO of edging out the Alfa Romeo with 296 points. “The the long way from hell to heaven. Since 2012, we Peugeot, said: “This trophy is announcement, made to a packed auditorium in decided to put more money into the product. We the culmination of five years of Geneva, fired the starting gun on this year’s Swiss are really proud, it’s a great moment for us.” incredible work by the brand’s motor show.” It’s the fifth time Peugeot has won the award, teams and our group.” (Source: Jean-Philippe Imparato, Chief Executive Officer of which goes all the way back to 1964. Yorkshire Post, 18 March) the Peugeot brand, collected the prestigious award (Link: Car, 6 March) > Issue 170 | 4 April 2017 | Page 2

A victorious SUV ALL-NEW 5008 SUV IMPROVED IN EVERY WAY “From here on in, it’s all SUVs, according to Peugeot – although the All-New 5008 SUV still has seven seats,” says the Telegraph. “You can see the company’s point as soon as you lay eyes on the All-New 5008 SUV. OK, so the new Renault Scenic is a pretty good-looking car for an MPV, but there’s no denying the added appeal of the All-New 5008 SUV’s more rugged shape.” “you can also dispense with the default diesel and The SUV looks the part, says the report, “and be perfectly happy with the 1.2-litre, three-cylinder “The reinvention of the 5008 although four-wheel drive isn’t available, Peugeot’s turbocharged 130hp PureTech . It has has seen it go from seven-seat Grip Control electronics will aid traction on slippery more than adequate performance, and its economy MPV to seven-seat SUV,” writes surfaces. Inside, the graphics used in the instrument and emissions figures are as impressive as any of Tristan Young. “With the change panel and the central eight-inch touchscreen are the diesel models.” in focus, the All-New 5008 SUV is impressive, so even the mighty can no On the road, “the ride is comfortable and pliant expected to attract a wider group longer rest on its laurels.” In addition to competitive and even on tight, twisty mountain roads, the of buyers.” tech, “Peugeot has steadily moved up the JD Power Peugeot doesn’t disgrace itself. The results of this While this SUV improves on the customer satisfaction rankings in the past year, and French revolution have already been pretty much previous generation’s practicality the All-New 5008 SUV’s interior is impressively well decided. Renault’s mono-box commune may hold levels thanks to clever design work, made and full of nice materials.” out a while against the SUV Grande Armée, but it “it is also appealing to families The boot is described as “massive” by the won’t be for long. In tapping into the SUV zeitgeist, looking for stylish transport,” says newspaper, “with a quoted 952 litres when loaded without sacrificing practicality, Peugeot has most the report. to the window line, and with a -like 2,042 likely backed the winning side. All-New 5008 SUV Styling may be a subjective litres with all seats folded flat.” Thanks to being has already won its civil war.” thing, but the All-New 5008 SUV on average 95kg lighter than the previous model, Rating: HHHHI (Link: Telegraph, 2 March) “certainly stands out on the road, offering particularly distinctive front and side profiles. And to our eyes, the additional six-and-a-half inches Chris Evans awards i-Cockpit® five stars over the All-New 3008 SUV lends a better balance to the looks. Plus, For the second time in as many months, Chris Evans has put his cash where his column is and ordered Peugeot’s designers have neatly a car as a direct result of having tested it, this time opting to purchase the All-New 3008 GT Line: hidden additional boot space with “Everyone is raving about this car and my, ain’t she pretty. clever styling accents at the rear of “It really is gorgeous once you climb inside,” says Evans. “The seats are both sporty and comfortable, as the car.” well as being something of a work of art – which pretty much describes everything else about this interior. The move away from the MPV The two superstars being the clarinet-style toggle controls and the super flashy i-Cockpit®. In fact, the theme “has led to an improvement i-Cockpit® is the clincher.” Evans proposes a “solid four stars minimum for almost everything – but a in the driving experience for the whopping five stars for the interior.” Rating: HHHHH (Link: Daily Mail, 25 February) All-New 5008 SUV. The overall feel is that of a solid and well-developed car with good grip and predictable manners. Ride comfort is first rate, with all More than capable but the most severe potholes and bumps absorbed without fuss. “As a new contender in this ever-growing There’s also minimal body roll, marketplace, the All-New 5008 SUV has a a neat trick given the car’s high lot going for it,” writes Bruce Booth at the ground clearance and ride height. Daily Record. The steering is well weighted Peugeot is offering the All-New 5008 SUV with and precise. The GT and GT line optional Advanced Grip Control, “which offers five versions come with a ‘sport’ mode grip modes – normal, sand, mud, snow and ESP that perks up the accelerator and off – with the car shod on 18-inch M+S all-season adds weight to the steering, plus tyres. It’s just perfect for meeting the challenge business in a highly competent and unruffled way. changes to some of the dials on of heavily rutted forest and farm tracks, wading On the smoother-surfaced motorway, it cruised the digital speedo to give them a through streams or navigating up and down along effortlessly, with little noise or complaint and sportier look. With All-New 5008 muddy fields. The system also comes with Hill only when taken onto heavily potholed tracks was SUV’s unquestionable practicality, Assist Descent Control – activated by the push of a there some bumping and groaning from its then a good driving experience and the button on the central console – which keeps the big overworked suspension,” he says. clever dashboard, it should easily machine at a low descent speed of just two miles “This is a car you could quickly fall in love with keep existing customers and win an hour, making it a more-than-capable softroader.” and, with it’s modern styling inside and out, it will plenty of conquest sales too.” On a mix of roads and tracks on the outskirts quickly consign those outdated MPVs to the history (Source: Daily Express, 18 March) of Lisbon, “the All-New 5008 SUV went about its books.” (Link: Daily Record, 1 March) > Issue 170 | 4 April 2017 | Page 3

A top-notch company car A TALENTED AND MODERN HOT HATCH “The MPV segment has been undergoing something of a crisis lately. Gone are the days when affordability and practicality were the only considerations when buying a seven-seater; luxury, refinement and stylish looks are now just as important to most buyers. Peugeot has embraced the trend; the original 5008 was a traditional boxy MPV, but this new second-generation model is quite firmly in the SUV camp,” writes Neil Winn, “The modern hot hatch is a awarding the All-New 5008 SUV a four-star rating. home in the vehicle’s futuristic interior, with its sharp more talented creature than The All-New 5008 SUV “looks far tougher than its graphics displaying information in a clear manner.” ever before. Take the 308 GTi predecessor, a fact that should make it appeal to a Interior space is another attractive feature, made by Peugeot Sport; an outwardly wider audience. Along with its new look, the All-New apparent when sitting in the rear as “it’s immediately unassuming car that can 5008 SUV is longer and wider than before, freeing obvious that you get more space than in the previous transport people and large up extra knee and shoulder room for both front and model, while head and leg room are up with the best objects in cosseting comfort, rear-seat passengers. cars in the class.” The roomy interior also makes the yet could also take apart a On the road, the All-New 5008 SUV’s suspension “is All-New 5008 SUV very practical, as boot space is great road more ably than most noticeably softer than that of its rivals, and its body “suitably huge” once the third row of seats has been ,” writes James Taylor control is generally good.” folded down. at Car magazine. High-tech equipment adds to the appeal thanks Overall, the All-New 5008 SUV “is a dynamically “Putting nearly 270hp through to the i-Cockpit® dashboard layout, “which won capable and impressively practical seven-seat SUV.” its front tyres, Peugeot’s fastest our 2017 Technology award due to the fact that it’s Winn states that the vehicle “has the potential to be hot hatch is also its most simple to use, fully customisable and a great safety a genuine threat to the class-leading Skoda Kodiaq.” practical, with a big boot and aid. The 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster looks at (Source: What Car?, April) five doors. Even though the GTi is 11mm lower than standard on 19-inch wheels, and 64 per cent more stiffly sprung at the rear, Peugeot leads emissions league table it still turns bumpy B-roads into shagpile.

“Average CO2 emissions for new cars in Europe fell during 2016 by 1.2 per cent, with Peugeot On the road, “the 308 GTi by returning the lowest average,” Fleet News reports Peugeot Sport is a great driver’s The analysis carried out by JATO Dynamics covered 23 European markets and showed that average car. Soft-ish front suspension to

CO2 emissions reached 117.8g/km. “Peugeot led the brand ranking for a second year – it decreased its bite the Michelins into the tarmac

CO2 emissions by 1.7g/km. This was primarily due to a lower CO2 emission average for its petrol engines. on turn-in, and a firm rear, it’s a

Peugeot’s top-seller, the , decreased its average CO2 emissions by 1.3g/km from 99.3g/km to well-judged chassis. In top 270 98g/km,” says the report. (Link: Fleet News, 7 March) spec, you also get a mechanical limited-slip diff, 380mm front discs and 270hp from a small but mighty 1.6-litre turbo four. The Peugeot’s extra turbocharged All-New 5008 SUV stands out from the crowd torque means it punches hard.” In terms of looks: “Despite a “The All-New 5008 SUV is a flexible vehicle with a tasty set of alloys the 308 GTi by premium feel that drives well and includes plenty Peugeot Sport looks demure,” next of equipment for your money,” writes Phill Tromans to the comical Honda Type R Civic. for Auto Trader. “Many hot hatch owners crave a “There’s a premium feel to the All-New 5008 SUV’s little of the Peugeot’s smart but cabin both in terms of its styling and the quality of understated aesthetic.” materials used. The driving position is raised, and the The verdict is a positive one: low dashboard and small steering wheel enhance “After years in the wilderness, that commanding feel. the Peugeot hot hatch is back. “A fully digital dashboard shows the speed and engine is a punchy machine that’s more than capable Everything that made the revs as you’d expect, but also most aspects of the of carrying two people around town.” 306 GTi-6 great – playful handling, infotainment system, expanding the information Overall, Tromans was very impressed by the supple ride, surprising practicality found on the eight-inch touchscreen on the centre All-New 5008 SUV: “it feels like a more premium – applies equally to the 308 GTi. console. Usefully, there are physical buttons to jump alternative to the likes of the Nissan X-Trail, but it’s It’s not only good enough to live up between navigation, media and so on, without having also a cheaper option than the Land Rover Discovery to Peugeot’s back catalogue, but to rely solely on the touchscreen.” Sport. The standard seven seats will be a big draw for to worry any other car with a GTi Tromans tested the 180hp 2.0-litre BlueHDi diesel larger families, as will the range of efficient petrol and badge you care to mention.” and the 130hp 1.2-litre petrol engines and praised diesel engines.” (Source: Car, March 2017) both options: “The 1.2-litre three-cylinder PureTech (Link: Auto Trader, 9 March) > Issue 170 | 4 April 2017 | Page 4

A noble concept INSTINCT CONCEPT WOWS IN GENEVA “One of the concept car stars of the 2017 Geneva motor show is the Peugeot Instinct, an autonomous with active aerodynamics, shape-shifting seats and concrete interior trim (yes, really),” writes James Taylor at Car magazine. The Instinct’s shard-like exterior is dramatic, but the concept’s focus is its futuristic four-seat interior, Interior designer, Arthur Condert, told the magazine, nominally designed for the year 2025. “We started “We used materials like you would find in the home. the design on the inside,” Matthias Hossann, ‘Materials that are nice to touch. The seat fabrics are Peugeot’s Head of Concept Cars, told Car. “Often the same as many sofas, and on the doors and on the “Peugeot’s Instinct concept has autonomous concepts have a very big interior, with floor, we used a very thin layer of concrete – it has been fully revealed at the 2017 seats that swivel through 180 degrees, for example. a nice texture, and becomes warm to the touch. The Geneva motor show, hinting This interior occupies the same amount of space as concrete really is a thin veneer, by the way, so doesn’t at the French brand’s future a 308, roughly, but with a lower roof.” add another tonne to the kerbweight. The thick design,” reports Auto Express. Sitting in the back, the front seats are designed knitted carpets on the floor are sourced from Israel, “The concept is designed to in such a way as to avoid stealing much legroom while the 3D ‘digital knitting’ surfaces on the seats are showcase not only a potential when in hammock mode. “When you’re on a plane similar to the type of material you’d see in modern future look for the French and someone puts their seat back in front of you, trainers. We are exploring using more of these noble manufacturer, but also the sort it can be horrible,” says Hossan. “We wanted to materials rather than plastics,” said Condert. of connectivity that’s likely to be avoid that.” (Link: Car, 27 February) phased in along with autonomous vehicles,” says the report. The front grille is an intricate Getting to grips with the All-New 3008 SUV 3D-printed item, while the headlight units themselves contain cameras that work as “Peugeot has a hit on its hands with the All-New 3008 SUV. It’s a huge improvement on the part of the car’s autonomous previous 3008, and one of its innovations is the Grip Control and Hill Assist Descent system, technologies. “We wanted to which is available with all its engine options,” writes Mike Stone for the Evening Standard. integrate the cameras as the “We went to the French Alps in very wintry conditions to compare how cars with the new system eyes of the car,” said Matthias match up to an identical model without it, and a four-wheel drive version not available in Britain. In Hossann, Peugeot’s Head of acceleration tests on ice, the Grip Control car easily kept up with the four-wheel drive car, and in a test Concept Cars and Advanced which involved applying maximum power while going round an icy corner, it won with ease. Design. Hossann said his “This Grip Control option may not be as good as a full four-wheel drive system in all conditions, team had worked closely with but it does provide much better control without all the extra weight and costs involved with all-wheel aerodynamicists to deliver an drive.” (Link: Evening Standard, 24 March) efficient shape. “There are a couple of ‘active’ aero elements that kick in at around 55mph; the vertical front light elements slide Refined and highly practicalAll-New 5008 SUV forwards by about 60mm to help create front downforce. There’s “The All-New Peugeot 5008 SUV is no longer an also a scalloped-out section MPV, but a tall and sexy SUV. Yet it still has seven that feeds air through the car’s seats, plenty of space and a likely tempting price shoulder line. tag,” says the Car Enthusiast. “All four occupants have access “Compared to the All-New 3008 SUV, the to high-resolution displays; All-New 5008 SUV is 190mm longer and 165mm these include a configurable of that is in the . That means it’s instrument panel for the driver, exceptionally roomy. Slide the three individual and a widescreen in front of the middle-row seats back fully and you’ve got ‘Club front-seat passenger. The Instinct World’ legroom and lots of comfort.” across the doors, and items such as the automatic is designed to be driven as well as Space inside is “pretty impressive. Peugeot quotes gear selector have clearly been designed with care. offering full (Level 5) autonomy. a 952-litre boot with the rear seats folded flat, and The fit and finish are exceptionally good.” Its steering wheel is an extreme that expands by another 80 litres thanks to the fact The SUV impresses on the road, as “it’s evolution of Peugeot’s i-Cockpit®, that those third row seats actually lift out altogether. comfortable, quiet, composed and cosseting. It’s while the concept’s petrol-electric Fold down everything and you can squeeze more probably best suited to a motorway cruise, and the plug-in hybrid powertrain can than 2,000 litres of IKEA’s finest treasure in, and if very good refinement really helps to make this a operate in a number of different you fold the front passenger seat flat, the SUV will relaxing car to drive. Tyre and wind noise are modes, depending on how swallow an impressive 3.1-metre long load, as well.” well suppressed and the engines, whether petrol involved the driver wants to be.” Cabin design “is of very high quality with a lovely or diesel, are very quiet.” (Link: Car Enthusiast, (Link: Auto Express, 7 March) soft-touch feel to all surfaces, which extends to and 24 February)