Saturday, September 26, 2009

Peugeot 308 Series

French Automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) designed Peugeot 308, the successor of the 307 model and the first 008 series following by SW Prologue, RC Z coupe and HDi Hybrid constructed the chassis of the 307 series maintained and having different bodywork and bigger size. It has many more improved features from previous series and as well known to consume less fuel and more environment-friendly with lesser emissions. This new series known to reduce fuel consumption by 58% in the Urban Drive Cycle compared to a standard 308 HDi and is very reasonable with 6.7 liters per 100km.

This series designed with technology solely to improve environmental efficiency and available with a choice of six lean burn engines (3 petrol engines & 3 HDi diesel engines). The engine is Turbocharged Inline-4 with a cubic capacity of 1598 CC. Engine is a roar with the 218bhp along with a torque of 207 lb-ft that is packed into it. Robert Bosch GmbH supplied the Diesel Engine and comes with 6 gear manual transmission and maximum speed of 235km/h which takes 7.0seconds from 0 – 100km/h in 5th gear.



Aluminium widely used in the front suspension to reduce vehicle’s overall weight and helps in exceptional road holding, excellent steering accuracy and great feedback. The wheels have been specially modified to take account of the wider vehicle tracks.

This series capture the senses and encourages the desire to spend time inside. This 3 or 4-door 5-seater family car is ideal for family trips. It is a boasts of a model with state of the art finished combined with lowest carbon emission in its category also providing enhanced passenger safety making it one of the best cars every produced.



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