New Peugeot 4008
This is the new Peugeot 4008 crossover
SUV for China, it will be launched on the Chinese car market in Q4. The name is
wuzzy. It doesn’t look at all like the European Peugeot 4008, and that is
because it isn’t. This Chinese 4008 is in fact the new European Peugeot 3008.
Interestingly, the European 4008 is
available in China as an import, leaving Chinese car buyers with two 4008’s. We
assume Peugeot will change the name of the imported car, or cancel it.
Peugeot thus had a name problem. And
instead of coming up with something new they decided to make things very
complicated. Note 4008 badge on the right.
The 4008-actually-3008 has the same rear
lights as the China-only Peugeot 308 sedan. The 4008 will be available with
three turbocharged petrol engines: a 136 hp 1.2 turbo, a 167 hp 1.6 turbo, and a
204hp 1.8 turbo. The 3008 and 4008 are manufactured in China by the Dongfeng-PSA
joint venture.
