Peugeot has unveiled its all-new Peugeot 308, labelled as its most compact hatchback ever, at the Paris Motor Show. In Australia the all-new Peugeot 308 will be unveiled in two phases, the first on October 26 and the second in March 2015.
The French car maker has spared no effort with the release of the new 308, and it is backed by stats that show just how much work has gone into making the new Peugeot 308 a key competitor to the Volkswagen Golf and the Mazda 3. It also comes with the two accolades, with the European Car of the Year 2014, and the Most Beautiful Car of the Year title.
The French car brand has seen over 4 million test kilometres and over 400 people work to design and build the car over 4.5 years. The car is also 140 kg lighter than its predecessor, while also being lower with a height of 1.46m, and a width of 1.80m.
In addition the boot can carry up to 435 litres, one of the largest in the hatchback segment, while over 15,000 hours of endurance tests have also been put in to meet the target of “new after 3 years/60,000kms”. The interior has also seen some big changes with surfaces treated with new anti-static agents to reduce dust build up.
The all new Peugeot 308 for the first time will include a new blue HDi engine, which complies with Euro 6 standard as well as the new three cylinder 1.2 L 96kWh e-THP pure tech engine with a peak torque of 230Nm, the engine provides better fuel consumption and less emissions, 255 less than its predecessor.
The 308 will be released in two stages in Australia with the first earmarked for October 26, 2014. The first release with the Hatch Access will be available in 6-speed manual and automatic available with a 96kWe THP engine. Both the Hatch Active and Allure come with 96kWe THP engines and in 6-speed automatic, but there will be an Allure model with a 110kW Blue HDi in 6- speed auto. Peugeot will also release a Touring version with a 110kW Blue HDi engine in 6-speed auto.
Phase two will go on sale on March, 2015. For the second phase Renault will release the Hatch Allure 110 kW e-THP, 6 speed auto, as well as the Allure Premium which comes with a 110 kW e-THP in 6 speed auto. While the 308 GT will be the new entrant in the range and will be available with two engines, a 151 kW e-THP with 6 speed manual only, and a 133 kW Blue HDi engine with a 6 speed auto. Finally a Touring version will be released with a 110 kW e-THP engine in 6 speed auto.
The Access is only available as a hatch and will cost $21,990 plus on-road costs for the manual and $23,990 for the automatic, while the Active, with the same engine as the Access will be priced at $27,340. The Allure hatch is available for $30,490 the 2.0-litre BlueHDi 110kW/370Nm automatic-only diesel Allure will cost $34,790.
The Touring Allure is also an automatic offered with the 2.0-litre diesel engine and will cost $37,490.
Pricing for the Allure Premium and the 2 GT versions coming out in 2015 have yet to be announced, as well as, for the Allure 110kW e-THP auto and the Touring Allure110kW e-THP auto also due out in 2015.
Peugeot offers five-year capped price servicing every 15,000km or 12-months. The cost of servicing over the five-year period ranges from $2570 – $3430.
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