Peugeot has reveal the new 508 SW.
Shorthand for Sport Wagon, the extended-roof version of the Peugeot’s D-segment
saloon has now been revealed ahead of its scheduled debut at the Paris Motor
Show and sales debut next January.
At 1.42 meters tall, the SW is slung
just as low as the sedan, and stretches just 3 cm longer. And like the
sedan, it features frameless side windows. They’re just topped in this case by
a longer roofline and roof rails for securing cargo. It also has more space
inside, with 530 liters of cargo capacity with the luggage
cover closed. Fold the rear seats down and that grows to 1,780 liters –
equivalent to nearly 63 cubic feet, or about the same as a VW Touareg.
Since the roof doesn’t slant back the same way that
the sedan’s does, it also has more headroom for the rear-seat passengers, with
a seatback that can tilt 27 degrees. And there’s a big glass sunroof to let the
sunshine in. But from the B-pillar forward, it’s essentially the same as the
sleek sedan inside – right down to the i-Cockpit dashboard system.
PSA will offer the 508 SW with a choice of six
engine options – two gasoline and four diesels, ranging in displacement from
1.5 to 2.0 liters and producing between 130 Hp (in the base diesel) to 225 Hp (in the top petrol unit). They come mated to an eight-speed
automatic transmission, and there’ll be a plug-in hybrid version to follow in
the later part of next year, too.
