Peugeot Sport Engineered provides a brand new kind of overall performance - constructing electrified machines with the energy to create new sensations and using experiences, beginning with a excessive overall performance 508 combining four-wheel power (4WD) and plug-in hybrid electric powered era.
Peugeot is paving the manner for a brand new generation wherein the kilowatt is king, imparting exceptional energy and torque for Peugeot manufacturing vehicles. Peugeot is guided through its history, ardour and know-how, with a group of engineers and check drivers constantly mastering to grasp new technology and triumph over new territories.
PEUGEOT SPORT INSIDE
With the release of new excessive-overall performance variations of the brand new Peugeot 508 Fastback and SW, Peugeot is unveiling the primary version of its Peugeot Sport Engineered department. Delivering the appropriate mixture of sportiness and era, Peugeot is combining renewed overall performance with accountable overall performance to create Neo-Performance.
New 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered is a technological exhibit and without a doubt represents the know-how of the Peugeot SPORT engineers who've tested their cappotential again and again in global competitions - consisting of the World Rally Championship, DAKAR, Pikes Peak and World Endurance Championship - and with the improvement of the 208 FE idea in 2013 (46g/km CO2, 0-62mph in 8.2s) and the 308 R Hybrid in 2015 (500hp, 720Nm, 0-62mph in 4.0s).
Coinciding with the release of the brand new overall performance department, Peugeot is pronouncing its go back to the World Endurance Championship withinside the Le Mans Hypercar class from 2022.
PEUGEOT SPORT PERFORMANCE
The new 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered is the maximum effective manufacturing vehicle ever constructed through Peugeot.
The powertrain produces 360hp and 520Nm of torque through combining an inner combustion engine and electric energy. This mixture makes it viable to obtain nearly immediate responses and acceleration.
This stage of overall performance is exceptional for the Peugeot brand:
- 0-62mph (0-100km/h): 5.2s
- 50-74mph (80-120km/h): 3s
- Maximum pace of 155mph (255km/h) (electronically limited)
The using enjoy is on the very coronary heart of Peugeot's DNA, that's why the Peugeot SPORT engineers have tailored the chassis of the Peugeot 508 to supply more suitable overall performance and agility:
- Optimising variable 3-mode surprise absorption (Comfort/Hybrid/Sport)
- Lower using role than wellknown 508
- Widened the front and rear track
- 380mm diameter the front brake discs and stuck four-piston callipers
- 20-inch alloy wheels outfitted with Michelin© Pilot Sport 4S tyres
HIGH EFFICIENCY
The new 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered produces 360hp way to the energy of its combustion engine mixed with its electric powered vehicles, placed on the the front and rear. The four-wheel power transmission guarantees most suitable traction in all climate conditions.
Five using modes are to be had immediately thru the mode selector at the centre console:
- Electric: For 100% electric powered using in general silence, with a zero-emissions variety of 26 miles below the WLTP protocol, imparting get right of entry to to inexperienced zones in city regions and instantaneously responses from 0-86mph
- Comfort: Hybrid mode with softened suspension for "excessive comfort" using
- Hybrid: Automatically selects combustion or electric powered energy relying at the situations for optimised gasoline efficiency
- Sport: Delivers most energy of 360hp for remaining overall performance. In Sport mode, the interface carries a virtual engine sound machine, amplifying the sporty surroundings on board. This mode additionally tunes the guidance, suspension and accelerator pedal mapping. The combustion engine guarantees that the battery is charged for max energy in any respect times
- 4WD: Provides most traction for slippery conditions
As for the hybrid motor, the brand new 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered has benefited from Peugeot's know-how with the latest launches of the Peugeot 3008 SUV HYBRID/HYBRID4 and Peugeot 508 HYBRID along the know-how at Peugeot SPORT with its enjoy of hybridisation in competition.
Recharging modes are bendy and tailored to every day life:
- Charges in much less than seven hours the usage of a wellknown home socket
- Charges in much less than hours the usage of a 7kW wall container fee point
New 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered has the identical indoors and boot volumes (above the floor) because the inner combustion variations way to the clever format of the electrical vehicles and battery.
The Peugeot Sport Engineered department has created a brand new kind of virtuous overall performance: Neo-Performance. It is the appropriate mixture of sportiness and era with low CO2 emissions: this excessive-overall performance model is authorized consistent with the WLTP protocol at 46g/km - the equal of 139mpg gasoline consumption.
FULL SENSATION EXPERIENCE
New 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered embodies the very spirit of Peugeot's avenue dealing with know-how. The changes to its chassis were fine-tuned through Peugeot SPORT engineers for heightened using delight and consist of a specially-tuned guidance set-up.
In addition to its four-wheel power and for the best stage of safety, new 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered comes with all of the using aids to be had withinside the Peugeot 508 variety, including: Night Vision, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go function, Lane Departure Warning System and Automatic Emergency Braking.
The Peugeot i-Cockpit® comes into its very own right here with a compact guidance wheel offering 3 Kryptonite claws, distinct factors of the Peugeot Sport Engineered department, and a 100% virtual Head-Up Display. The Peugeot i-Cockpit® image animations and the crucial 10-inch HD capacitive touchscreen have followed the department's signature for a good greater different feel.
The upholstery of the "wrap-around" seats additionally has a distinct appearance with a mixture of Mistral Nappa Leather and Alcantara©, while the passenger compartment is adorned with double Tramontane Grey and Kryptonite stitching. The FOCAL® Hi-Fi audio machine is provided as wellknown, as are warmth and rub down capabilities at the driver's seat.
The aerodynamic layout of the bodywork is emphasized through the distinct features, including:
- Bold grille, the front bumper air intakes in Kryptonite and black 508 badging with the Kryptonite 3 claws
- The 3 claws function at the rear zone panel at the saloon and at the the front wing at the SW
- Black exhaust shops and Gloss Black crucial rear diffuser
- 20-inch wheels outfitted with MICHELIN© Pilot Sport 4S tyres, Peugeot SPORT Kryptonite the front brake callipers
New 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered is to be had in 3 frame colours: Selenium Grey, Nera Black and Pearl White. All 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered monograms are black to spotlight the sporty traits of this Peugeot 508. New 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered is synthetic in Mulhouse, France.
