Peugeot’s upcoming E-5008 can be based mostly on the identical STLA Medium platform as the brand new E-3008
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by Brad Anderson
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It’s been lower than two weeks for the reason that unveiling of the Peugeot E-3008 and the carmaker is difficult at work on its subsequent all-electric SUV. The brand new E-5008, which is able to quickly take its place above the E-3008 in Peugeot’s mannequin vary, was just lately spied throughout its newest outing in prototype guise.
The brand new 5008 can be produced in each combustion and electrical kinds. We caught our first glimpse of it in ICE guise final month and like that prototype, this one is roofed in camouflage. Certainly, the one actual distinction between this prototype and the opposite is that this one doesn’t have an uncovered grille, resulting in strategies that it’s the electrical model.
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The intricacies of the brand new mannequin’s design are laborious to identify as a result of camouflage however it’s apparent that the brand new 5008 and E-5008 fashions will look fairly a bit completely different than the outgoing mannequin. Its general form seems barely sportier and the rear window is extra steeply raked. The proportions look comparable however the rear overhang of the brand new one is longer. This tester can be rocking a set of very odd wheels that appear similar to these fitted on the brand new E-3008.
It’s secure to imagine that lots of the design components of the E-5008’s smaller sibling can be current. This could imply comparable LED headlights and an intricate grille design. The rear finish of the E-3008 additionally sports activities daring LED taillights that ought to affect these of the E-5008.
We all know that the Peugeot E-5008 can be underpinned by the STLA Medium platform from Stellantis, like its little brother.
A handful of various powertrains can be accessible and these too might be just like these of the E-3008. Within the case of the smaller SUV, it’s supplied with 73 kWh and 98 kWh battery packs with horsepower figures starting from 207 hp as much as 316 hp. The vary of the E-3008 varies between 326 miles (525 km) and 435 miles (700 km) and comparable figures might be anticipated from the E-5008.
