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Rejuvenated Peugeot 3008 back with even sharper styling and more hybrid options

 By Matt Lawrence, Motoring Correspondent UP TO 36 miles of electric range from PHEV, diesel and petrol engines untouched, styling tweaked.

3008’s all-enveloping centrepiece, you’ll notice a pair of redesigned headlights – full LED on top-dollar GT and GT Premium trim – as well as the model number stamped across the bonnet for the first time. The front bumper gets gloss black inserts and a shiny chrome strip spanning its entire breadth. The overall design of the car has aged pretty well in most people’s books, therefore the French brand has done little to fiddle with the car’s rear styling. The iconic three-claw rear lights and sequential indicators now get full LED technology. These form part of the 3008’s new-fangled Fog Mode, which removes the need for traditional fog lights by automat- ically lowering the beam of the LED lamps front and rear when driving in low visibility. For the gothic look, top-of-the- range GT and GT Premium versions of the Peugeot crossover can be decked out with the aptly named ‘Black Pack’. Sporting its dark glasses, the 3008 gets such stealthy add-ons as a dark chrome front grille and glossy black trim for the front bumper, roof bars and spoiler. Oh and you’ll also get an eyeful of some 19-inch black varnish alloys. Inside, it’s all about the tech. Much of the legwork to drive Peugeot upmarket in recent years has been done by the French brand’s ever more lavish interior equipment, chief among which is next generation i-Cockpit. For the new 3008, this fully digital binnacle takes the shape of a 12.3-inch display with crisper, easy to read graphics. In the centre of the dash sits an upgraded and upsized 10.0-inch touchscreen, a full 2.0 inches wider than the previous car’s display and kitted out with a drive mode selec- tor as standard across the range. These settings do vary depending on what hardware you’ve got under the bonnet. Hybrid variants, for example, can be driven in Electric-only, Hybrid and Sport modes, while combus- tion-powered versions make do with Normal, Sport and Eco. Smartphone connectivity via Apple CarPlay and Android Auto covers all but the entry-level 3008. Charging your device on the go is made easier by an extra pair of USB sockets installed for rear passen- gers. A Focal premium HiFi tops the options list, while anyone with a pen- chant for plush can switch out the standard fabric upholstery for black Nappa leather or even more regal red leather on GT and GT Premium models. Joining the 2020 Peugeot 3008

powertrain line-up is an entry-level plug-in hybrid. Slotting in below the existing Hybrid4 300, the smaller and more affordable Hybrid 225 fea- tures just a single 110bhp electric motor alongside the 1.6-litre petrol for a combined 225bhp. It’s pretty much the same setup used for its fellow PSA crossover the Vauxhall Grandland X Hybrid. If four-wheel-drive is a must, then your only option is the larger of the two hybrids. Carried over from the outgoing model, it boasts a combined 300bhp from twin electric motors and a PureTech petrol engine. Peugeot claim that this, the Hybrid4 300, can run for up to 36 miles on battery power alone, with the new Hybrid 225 not lagging too far behind with 34 miles of zero-emissions range. Replenishing the battery fully on both hybrids using the optional but recommendable 7.4kW Wall Box will take just one hour and 45 minutes. Otherwise, it’s a four hour wait with the rather more pedestrian 3.7kW standard on-board charger. Of course, the revised 3008 hasn’t chucked out its suite of combustion engines with the bath water. The pure-petrol 1.2-litre PureTech 130 is available with either a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic gearbox whilst its larger 1.6-litre alter ego dishes out an improved 180bhp using the eight-speed auto. Like its petrol counterparts, Peugeot’s 1.5-litre BlueHDi 130 has been carried over from the pre- facelifted 3008. This diesel unit is equipped as standard with the larger eight-speed gearbox. Besides Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Positioning Assist, the latest incarnation of Peugeot’s premium answer to the Nissan Qashqai can be equipped with the very latest in automatic emergency braking as well as a neat new Night Vision safety feature. Advanced cameras pick out pedestrians and animals obscured by darkness up to 200 metres beyond the scope of the headlights and dis- play them on the driver’s digital dash, thereby helping mitigate the some- times uneasy feeling of night time driving. The rejuvenated Peugeot 3008, with its choice of plug-in hybrid, petrol and diesel powertrains is due to arrive in UK showrooms towards the end of 2020. You should expect to pay a slight premium over the out- going model, so entry-level Active versions cars will likely cost around £29,000. A fully tricked-out hybrid won’t come cheap though, setting you back at least £45,000 by our esti- mates. 

Increasingly, running the rule over some of today’s most common mid- size crossovers feels like measuring the length of your spaghetti; a long, winding process that invariably leads to the same old plate of bolognese. That is, of course, no disrespect to these now staple products. Indeed, despite being alien to these shores not too long ago, they’re now simply an accepted part of everyday life. Nevertheless, many would agree that crossovers, like spaghetti, are much of a muchness. That’s precisely why the Peugeot 3008 grabbed our attention so much back when it first put tyre to tarmac here in Europe. Of course, we’re not referring to the rather cumbersome early effort from Peugeot; the first generation car that straddled the line between MPV and SUV like a tightrope walker after a particularly aggressive buffet binge. Heavens no, we refer of course to the dashing – and some would say daring – 2016 vintage of the Peugeot 3008. Heck, this correspondent can even recall precisely the moment and location where he first clapped eyes on one of these head-turners; a glowing endorsement for something as hum- drum as a family crossover, less so for someone showing worrying signs of car-induced OCD. The fact that the Mk2 3008 set the bar so high, both in terms of design and equipment, means any follow up must meet some pretty lofty expec- tations. Since its initial release, the baton has been picked up by others vying for the same plaudits. For 2020, the crossover is getting an exten- sive facelift to keep it up to speed with flash new rivals like the Skoda Karoq as well as old adversaries in the familiar form of the Volkswagen Tiguan, Nissan Qashqai and vastly overhauled Ford Kuga. Although the 2016-spec 3008 was rightly showered with praise for its daring design, the old model did at least sport a fairly conventional front grille. Conventional is most certainly not the word to describe its succes- sor, however, which goes for a truly massive fascia, similar to – but still dwarfing – those fitted to the latest generation 208, 2008 and 508. Lacking a clearly defined frame like its predecessor, the gaping grille flares out into whiskers that almost cut into the vertically arranged LED daytime running lights. If you can tear your eyes away from the new

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