First production diesel hybrid - Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4

[Piwoslaw]

Peugeot seems to be closer to its goal of getting a diesel hybrid on the road.

Verdictoncars.com - Peugeot 3008 HYbrid 4

GreenCarSite.co.uk - New Peugeot 3008

[discovery]

Some time i think Peugeot should't pull out of the us market. This is great diesel hybrid, only vw had one but who knows what happened to them?

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by discovery

Some time i think Peugeot should't pull out of the us market.

There is an article on the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 in the eco-issue of Auto Motor i Sport (2/2009). One of the first sentences is "Since [Peugeot] doesn't send its cars to the US, it doesn't have to worry about the American market not being too keen on diesel engines". As this forum has noticed, many Americans still think that diesel=smokey bus or truck. But I believe that the time is coming, even the Big Three produce a diesel prototype every now and then.

More info from the article:

• The 3008 Hybrid has an EV-only mode, with a maximum range of up to 4.5km, but in real driving probably won't be more than 3km.
• The Hybrid4 weighs 120kg more than the normal diesel powered version and costs 2500Euros more.
• The 2 liter diesel engine's power is 163hp (120kW) and has 300Nm of torque.
• The electric is 27kW (37hp) with 100Nm of torque.
• Transmission is 6-speed automatic.
• Max speed 209 km/h (130mph).
• 0-100 km/h (0-62.5mph) in 8.8 s.
• Average fuel consumption 4.1 l/100km (57 mpgUS).
• CO2 emissions 104 g/km.

[discovery]

Good Info. BTW what happened with Polski Fiat 125 and that little one 126? Are still in some kind of production?

[Cd]

Yah yah ( poo poo )

No fair. You guys get all the good cars.

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by discovery

Good Info. BTW what happened with Polski Fiat 125 and that little one 126? Are still in some kind of production?

Those Fiats are out of production. Long gone. But there still are quite a few of them on the raods, especially in rural areas. I once thought about buying a 126 real cheap and aeromodding it, but then changed my mind. One of the forum members, Hobbes from Australia, has converted a 126 to an EV(!).

Originally Posted by Cd

Yah yah ( poo poo )

No fair. You guys get all the good cars.

Come on over
But you guys get Jolly Ranchers and Gobstoppers

[discovery]

Piwoslaw: What about that Polish car "Polonez" or something, it was a nice limousine? Do you guys still build it?

[rgathright]

Does the name 3008 hint at when it will be shipped to America?