Peugeot 3008

Peugeot 3008
Overview
Manufacturer	Peugeot
Production	2008–present
Body and chassis
Class	C-Segment SUV
Body style	Sport Utility Vehicle

The Peugeot 3008 is a compact crossover unveiled by French automaker Peugeot in May 2008, and presented for the first time to the public in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It was launched in April 2009.^[1]

Despite having had its styling criticized, the 3008 has been praised by automobile magazines. In January 2010, the British motoring magazine What Car? awarded it Car of the Year for 2010. It also was awarded 2010 Semperit Irish Car of the Year in Ireland.

As with any Peugeot model, it is very problematic. There were many reported cases of premature failure to coil plugs, turbo, gearbox, ABS sensors, water temp sensor, ECU, O2 sensors, high pressure fuel pump and in-tank fuel pump. All within 3 years of ownership. The EP6 engine is very unreliable for certain countries especially those with humid or hot climates.

In 2016, Peugeot unveiled the new 3008, with the car being available as of January 2017. The car is due to be a new milestone for Peugeot, in its quest to become the highest selling range of vehicles in the industry. In November 2016, the new 3008 was awarded overall CarBuyer "Car of the Year" 2017, as well as winning best in the category of SUVs.^[2]

In March 2017, the new 3008 won European Car Of The Year 2017, by a jury of 58 motoring journalists from twenty two European countries. The award came the same day that the PSA Group announced a $2.3 billion deal to buy GM’s Opel division. Opel’s Astra won the Car of the Year in 2016, reacted with these two awards within two years, the Peugeot Group CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said, “This is an alliance of winners.”^[3]

First generation (2008—2016)

Peugeot 3008 I
Overview
Production	2008–2016
Model years	2009–2017
Assembly	France: Mulhouse (PSA Mulhouse Plant) France: Sochaux (PSA Sochaux Plant)[4] Argentina: El Palomar (PSA Argentina) China: Wuhan (DPCA) Malaysia: Gurun (NAM)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover
Body style	5-door wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
Platform	PSA PF2 platform
Related	Citroën C4 Citroën C4 Picasso Citroën Berlingo Peugeot 307 Peugeot 308 Peugeot 5008 Peugeot RCZ Peugeot Partner
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L Prince I4 (petrol) 1.6 L Prince THP I4 (petrol) 1.6 L DV6 HDi I4 (diesel) 2.0 L DW10 HDi I4 (diesel) 2.0 L DW10 HDi I4 (diesel) with electric engine (HyMotion4)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic 6-speed semi automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,613 mm (102.9 in)[5]
Length	4,365 mm (171.9 in)
Width	1,837 mm (72.3 in)
Height	1,639 mm (64.5 in)

Engines

Head up Display

The Exclusive and Allure models have a head up display, which projects a reading onto a small perspex like screen just in front of the main windscreen area in front of the driver. It also contains a distance alert, which warns the driver if they are too close to the car in front. It also displays details for cruise control or the speed limiter.

Hybrid version

The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 was launched in February 2012^[1] and is the world's first mass production diesel-electric hybrid.^[7]

The crossover hybrid has four different operating modes: Auto (the electronics automatically control the entire system), ZEV (all electric), four wheel drive mode (4WD) and sport (higher engine speeds than normal mode). A 200v nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack is located in the rear.^[8]

Safety

Euro NCAP test results
5 door LHD Hatchback (2009)[9]
Test	Points	%
Overall:
Adult occupant:	31	86%
Child occupant:	40	81%
Pedestrian:	11	31%
Safety assist:	7	97%

Sales and production figures

Second generation (2016–present)

Peugeot 3008 II
Overview
Manufacturer	Peugeot
Also called	Peugeot 4008 II (China)
Production	2016–present
Model years	2017–present
Assembly	France: Sochaux (PSA Sochaux Plant)
Body and chassis
Class	C-Segment SUV
Body style	Sport Utility Vehicle
Platform	PSA EMP2 platform
Related	Opel Grandland X Peugeot 5008 II
Powertrain
Engine	1.2L Puretech 130 S&S 1.6L THP 165 S&S 1.6L BlueHDi 100 S&S 1.6L BlueHDi 120 S&S 2.0L BlueHDi 150 S&S 2.0L BlueHDi 180 S&S
Transmission	5-speed Manual (BVM5) 6-speed Manual (6SMT)(BVM6) 6-Speed Automatic (EAT6)
Propulsion	Front Wheel Drive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,675 mm (105.3 in)
Length	4,450 mm (175.2 in)
Width	1,840 mm (72.4 in)
Height	1,620 mm (63.8 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Peugeot 3008 I Peugeot 4008

A second generation 3008 was announced by Peugeot in May 2016, and was first presented to the public at the Paris Motor Show in September 2016. Its design allows the vehicle to come into contention with large competitors in the C segment SUV market, which has been a prominent market in the past years.

It features Peugeot's new i-Cockpit, which is an improved design compared to the current i-Cockpit featured in the Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008 and Peugeot 308. Features include a 8 inch touch screen to the centre console, a 12.3 inch customisable heads-up display, and the small style steering wheel, which has become standard in all current Peugeot models.

Production started in 2016, with sales starting in January 2017. 100,000 orders were made in Europe between October 2016 and March 2017, half of them were made by people who did not own a Peugeot.^[12]

Awards

• European Car of the Year 2017^[13]
• CarBuyer Car of the Year 2017^[14]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peugeot 3008.

• Official UK 3008 website
• Official 3008 HYbrid4 page
• Peugeot 3008 Active 2.0HDI Exterior and Interior in Full 3D HD