Stellantis Malaysia has been busy of late ramping up its Peugeot dealership community, however merchandise are the important thing element to creating it work for the model, and by the appears to be like of it, the follow-up to the Peugeot 408 could also be on the best way in quickly.
Is the all-new 3008 the following Pug that might be launched for our market? Effectively, the sighting of two items of the crossover outdoors the Stellantis workplace in Mutiara Damansara suggests so. Reader Jon Koh noticed the autos parked by the roadside, and duly snapped the pictures you see right here.
Apparently, each items are e-3008s, the all-electric model of the P64, recognized by the filler flap positioned on the left aspect of the automobile (the mild-hybrid petrol model presents the flap on the correct aspect of the automobile) and, within the second picture, by the – simply seen – vanguard of the ‘e’ prefix earlier than the 3008 on the tailgate of the second automobile.
With loads of angles and features, the brand new 3008 is smooth, and its fastback-styled roofline strikes the nameplate’s visible presentation away from the second-gen’s extra conventional SUV-tone. Underpinned by Stellantis’ STLA Medium platform, the electrical model of the mannequin is on the market in three variant varieties.
The primary is a base variant with 210 hp and 343 Nm, outfitted with a 73 kWh battery which provides the automobile as much as 525 km of journey vary. The following is a Twin-Motor variant, which incorporates a 211 hp/343 Nm entrance and 111/166 Nm rear motor configuration. It additionally will get the 73 kWh battery and the same 525 km vary.
The Lengthy Vary variant sticks with a single-motor format, however bumps up the ability to 230 hp whereas sustaining the 343 Nm of torque, and with the next capability 98 kWh battery pack is sweet for as much as 700 km of journey.
By way of charging, the e-3008 comes with an 11 kW AC onboard charger as normal, however a 22 kW AC charger is on the market as an possibility. As for DC charging, it takes round half-hour to get the 73 kWh battery from a 20 to 80% SoC in half-hour on the most fee of 160 kW.
It’s not identified if the corporate will simply go the EV route with this one or introduce the 1.2 litre mild-hybrid model as properly. We’ll discover out when the time comes.
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