The all-new 208 supermini is already in development
at Peugeot, and a new report suggests that the GTi hot hatch model could go
down the electric route. The new 208 will reportedly switch from the current PF1 architecture,
shared with the Citroen C3, C4 Cactus and DS3, to the Common Modular Platform
(CMP), also known as the EMP1, suggests AutoExpress.
More importantly, the new underpinnings will be
available in two forms speculatively called CMP and e-CMP. The latter is said
to have been tailored specifically with electrification in mind, so the
subcompact hot hatch could be launched as a zero-emission model, too.
The French automaker could unveil it as early as the
2019 Geneva Motor Show next spring, according to the company’s chief, Jean-Pierre
Imparato. Besides swapping the oily bits for an electric powertrain, there
won’t be much of a difference between the petrol-powered Peugeot 208 GTi and
the electric version, added Imparato.
Other electrified models are coming from Peugeot,
including the rumored 3008 hybrid. And that’s not all, because Imparato talked
about “cars with 544 PS, “in the next 10 years”, and these
outputs will be achieved with electrification.
