Stellantis chief monetary officer Natalie Knight has revealed the next-generation Peugeot 5008 will launch in August subsequent 12 months and can embody an all-electric model.
We’ve recognized in regards to the next-gen 5008 for the reason that begin of this 12 months when Peugeot confirmed an electrical model was within the works. Quick ahead to August and our spy photographers snapped the brand new 5008 testing in ICE guise earlier than an electrical prototype was seen in September. Just like the smaller 3008, it will likely be underpinned by the Stellantis STLA Medium platform that helps EVs with ranges of as much as 435 miles (700 km).
Knight confirmed that the 5008 will launch subsequent 12 months whereas talking with analysts in regards to the agency’s third-quarter outcomes. She described it as one of many Stellantis group’s key European EV launches which were penciled in for 2024. Others additionally set to launch subsequent 12 months would be the e-408, the Fiat 600e, and the Fiat Topolino quadricycle.
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Whereas the next-generation 5008 is simply across the nook, the outgoing mannequin stays common. Actually, some 34,560 examples had been offered by September this 12 months, a big improve from the 26,425 offered over the identical interval final 12 months. Auto Information notes that it was the fifth best-seller within the midsize/giant SUV section.
The brand new Peugeot 5008 is predicted to comply with an identical design philosophy to the newest 3008, though it will likely be extra of a historically formed SUV versus a coupe SUV. We count on the 5008’s entrance fascia to undertake related HED headlights and DRLs to the 3008 and it could have the identical complicated grille association.
Powertrain particulars haven’t been confirmed however we all know the brand new 5008 will probably be supplied in hybrid and battery-electric guises. One among these hybrids will most likely be the 48-volt 1.2-liter PureTech petrol engine that Peugeot launched earlier this 12 months within the 3008 and 5008. This new engine is turbocharged and supplemented by an electrical motor with 28 hp and 41 lb-ft (55 Nm) of torque, making for a mixed 134 hp and 170 lb-ft (230 Nm). Electrical variations may very well be much like the E-3008 which is obtainable with 73 kWh and 98 kWh battery packs with energy figures starting from 207 to 316 hp.
