Peugeot 308 Sedan launched in China

Peugeot 308 Sedan - technical specification and photo gallery

After debuting the car in Chengdu Motorshow, Peugeot today lift the lid of its new compact sedan, the 308 sedan. Derived from the familiar hatchback, the car gain a well-integrated boot (with 565 litres of boot space!) giving it a well balanced proportion unfound in many hatch-derived sedan. For China market, the car is locally manufactured under local joint venture called Dongfeng. The new C-segment sedan complement Peugeot current C-Segment such as 307 and 408. Targeted sales is 60,000 unit per year.

The interior is similarly stylish as the exterior. Check out the garnish on the dashboard and the door trim, surrounded by chrome accents no less. The seat is typical Peugeot, with heavily bolstered profile.

The car comes in 1.6l and 2.0l version, both can be paired with 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic with Tiptronic function. The 1,589cc lump produced 106PS@5750 rpm and 142Nm@4000 rpm capable of catapulting the sedan to 188 km/h (178 km/h for auto) of top speed while returning 7.6 litre/100km of fuel consumption in test cycle.

The more powerful 2.0l engine meanwhile produced 147PS@6000 rpm and 200Nm@4000 rpm of power and torque respectively. This version can achieve a top speed of 205km/h (196km/h for auto) while returning 8.2 litre/100km of fuel consumption under test cycle.

Dimensionally, the 308 sedan measures 4,558mm long, 1,805 wide and 1,505mm tall. The car rides on 2,612mm wheelbase. Kerb weight is 1,431kg for the heaviest variant, i.e 2.0l automatic. For China market, the car comes in 3 trims level, dubbed Excellent, Fashion and Premium.

More details and photos after the jump.

Peugeot 308 Sedan - first interior detail + more exterior photos

The new Peugeot sedan is coming to China market soon, in the shape of the Peugeot 308 Sedan. The car was showcased during Chengdu Motorshow mid September. I've covered the news here. For the first time the interior photos has been spied, and aesthetically is one of the best looking Peugeot interior for quite some times.

More photos after the jump.

Peugeot 308 Sedan debuted in Chengdu

While the car journalist around the globe still catching breath on the massive amount of important new car launched at Frankfurt Auto Show, Peugeot has debuted the 308 Sedan at Chengdu Auto Show. For us in Malaysia, the show nearer to home could signify a better relevance in terms of model showcased over here rather than over there. 

For years, Peugeot small sedan is comical at best. Essentially a booted hatchback, those car were poorly proportioned, and as a results, looks like a hatch, with boot grafted as afterthought. In Malaysia, we were served with Peugeot 207 sedan, essentially an old Pug 206 from year 1998 when the hatch originally launched, with boot grafted on, and underwent into cosmetic surgery to implant a Peugeot 207 face and hey presto, you have a Pug 207 Sedan, proudly launched in our shore in 2010. It even has the rear door from the hatchback model, spoiling the sedan body line entirely.

Peugeot has launched a 308 sedan in Chengdu, and this represents a shift in Asian-market thinking as far as sedan is concerned. It looks coherently integrated at the back, while the front end has been given a facelift inspired by new Peugeot 508.

The latest car side profile is way better than Peugeot previous attempt in creating a sedan from a hatchback. The boot is better integrated with the rest of the body, and the rear door is no longer awkward looking. In short, it looks like a proper sedan.