MORE than three months after Peugeot debuted its new-generation 308 hatch, the covers have some off its elongated Sportwagon stablemate that can attain Aussie soil someday in mid-2022, a number of months after the hatch arrives.
Measuring 280mm longer than the hatch (4640mm vs 4360mm) and using on a 55mm-longer wheelbase, the 308 Sportwagon’s key design options are the swooping hind quarters of its greater physique.
The additional steel equates to an improved 608 litres of rear cargo area in comparison with the hatch’s 412L, expandable to 1634L by stowing the 40:20:40 split-rear folding seats.
Not solely is the load area extra beneficiant, it’s additionally been decked out with a couple of sensible goodies together with a 12V socket, LED lighting, two storage nets and bag hooks.
Up entrance, normal creature comforts will embrace a 10-inch digital instrument cluster, 10-inch touchscreen infotainment display screen, multi-function steering wheel, satellite tv for pc navigation, ‘OK Peugeot’ voice command and a 10-speaker sound system.
By way of driver aids and security options, adaptive cruise management, autonomous emergency braking, energetic lane departure warning with lane correction, driver consideration alert, computerized excessive beam and visitors signal recognition will all be included throughout the vary as normal.
Different world normal and elective options embrace long-range blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, a high-definition 180-degree reversing digital camera and 360-degree parking help, proximity-based hands-free begin entry, heated windscreen and steering wheel, E-call+ emergency name and auto-dipping wing mirrors.
Similar to the hatchback, seven completely different powertrain configurations will likely be accessible within the new 308 Sportwagon at a worldwide degree, consisting of three petrols, two diesels and two plug-in hybrids (PHEV).
As beforehand detailed by GoAuto, the petrol mills on provide are all turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder items creating both 82kW when paired to a six-speed handbook transmission or 97kW in top-spec guise, which comes with the choice of both a handbook or eight-speed computerized transmission.
The diesel configurations will consist solely of a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder creating 97kW with the one distinction being the transmission; handbook or computerized.
As for the PHEVs, each items provide extra energy than their historically motivated stablemates – 134kW and 168kW – with the primary distinction between the 2 being the ability outputs of the central inside combustion engine (ICE).
In 134kW guise, the system relies round a small-capacity turbocharged petrol engine good for 110kW whereas the stronger 168kW model centres round a 132kW mill.
Electrical energy in both case comes courtesy of an 81kW electrical motor hooked up to the eight-speed computerized transmission, drawing its energy from a 12.4kWh lithium-ion battery which affords the PHEVs an all-electric driving vary of as much as 60km.
Peugeot Australia normal supervisor Kate Gillis stated the native arm was thrilled to substantiate the Sportwagon for our market forward of its arrival subsequent 12 months.
“Following the Australian launch of the brand new era Peugeot 308 in Q1, we are going to develop the 308 vary with the introduction of the Peugeot 308 SW later in 2022,” she stated.
Solely 13 examples of the present 308 have discovered new houses to this point this 12 months ending Could, accounting for lower than 0.1 per cent of the sub-$40,000 small automobile phase.
Whereas the 308 has by no means loved the identical quantity of gross sales success as its segment-leading Asian rivals, the tally to this point this 12 months marks a gross sales dip of 76.4 per cent in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, with issues unlikely to lookup till the new-generation arrives.
“As a result of semiconductor scarcity that’s impacting the automotive business, there will likely be a spot in availability of the Peugeot 308 in Australia till the brand new era arrives in Q1, 2022,” a Peugeot Australia spokesperson informed GoAuto.
