The new generation 308 will be offered initially with two plug-in hybrid powertrains, besides the usual petrol and diesel engines, but Peugeot won’t stop there. In fact, the French brand, which is now part of the Stellantis group, is planning the launch of mild-hybrids (MHEV) and a battery-electric powertrain for their new compact car.
Built on the EMP2 platform, which is used
in a wide variety of PSA cars, the zero-emission 308 is rumored to employ the
powertrain from the electric variants of the Peugeot Traveller, Citroen
Spacetourer and Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro. These models have a 136 PS and 260 Nm of torque electric motor, a 50 kW battery as
standard and a 75 kW one as an option.
However, the new 308 probably won’t be
getting a PSE (Peugeot Sport Engineered) version as the company doesn’t believe
it is viable due to low sales and emissions regulations. Nevertheless, the
performance sub-brand will soon grow to include yet another model that will join
the likes of the hot 508. Micheron didn’t go into specifics, saying that
“neo-performance brings new performance with a very low level of CO2 emissions,
and also the right level of pleasure for driving. So, this is part of our
strategy, and we’re assessing another product in PSE. We’re not keen to discuss
future products, but we will bring to the market one product which fits with
the CO2, driving pleasure and performance.”
