Mini Vehicle : Official Advert of Peugeot 208 The first 208s were three door hatchbacks produced in 2011 at the companys new plant in Slovakia. In June 2012, as five door hatchbacks became available, production of the 208 also commenced at Peugeots French plants at Mulhouse and at Poissy. The 208, developed under code name A9, is built on the PSA PF1 platform and the weight is to be reduced by 173 kg (110 kg on average) compared with the 207 and still offer more space than the predecessor. The boot offers 285 L (10 cu ft) (VDA) of space, 15 L (1 cu ft) more than the 207, and the leg room in the rear seat increases 5 cm (2 in). The design was led by Pierre Authier, with Sylvain Henry as exterior designer. The interior design is by Adam Bazydlo and the colour and trim is by Marie Sanou. The car will feature a tablet computer-like screen and panoramic glass roof surrounded by LED lights. The car is relatively aerodynamic with a drag coefficient, Cd, of 0.29. Engine : All the petrol engines comply with the Euro 5 norm and the diesel engines have CO2-emissions of 99 g/km or lower. In addition to the four-cylinder petrol engines carried over from the previous model, from September 2012 the 208 has been offered with two new three-cylinder units with variable valve timing – the 1.0 VTi (68 hp) and 1.2 VTi (82 hp). The 1.0 comes with an advertised fuel consumption of 4.3 L/100 km (66 mpg-imp; 55 mpg-US) and a CO2 emissions value of 99 g/km. The 208 GTI is fitted with a 1.6-litre turbo (1598 cc) four-cylinder in-line turbo petrol engine producing 197 bhp @ 5,800 rpm and 203 lb ft @ 1,700 rpm, and is fitted with a six-speed manual transmission. The GTIs Prince engine is shared with the Mini and various Citroëns. The range of diesel units starts with the four-cylinder 1.4 e-HDi unit, originally introduced in 2010 for the 207, which provides 50 kW (68 PS; 67 hp) of power coupled, in the 208, with published fuel economy and emission figures of 3.4 L/100 km (83 mpg-imp; 69 mpg-US) and 87 g/km.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:35:42 +0000
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