New 2020 Peugeot 508 Hybrid review - is Peugeot leaping ahead in the hybrid game?
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Peugeot has certainly managed to nail the low emissions brief with the 508. Officially, it emits just 29g/km of CO2, or just a gramme more if you go for the estate-bodied SW version. It’s cars like this, plus the all-electric e-208 and e-2008, that explain why Peugeot, unlike some other brands, says it has no worries whatsoever meeting the latest emissions rules.
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The Peugeot designers are geniuses. 😍
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I love the look of the wagon!
The 508 gt looks even better
The 508 has succeeded in making premium German cars to look dull.
The days of stylish BMWs are long gone, Audi were and are a VW in a posh frock, and MB will never get back their solid image when in the UK most are rep's cars. The 508 is a dark car inside, a bit claustrophobic.
I always thought most BMWs were ugly. Especially the Bangles era cars, they were a joke for the eyes.
@@adammclaughlin845the E60 5 series and E65 7 series were not good looking at all,though some people claim that at least BMW dared to be different back then,it wasn't all gloomy though,because i believe that the E90 3 series,the E70 X5 and the E85 Z4 were brilliant designs.
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I've the 508 II and I can say that there are some details which are ill-thought-out: the access to the USB port is the best example. Generally the car is ergonomic and it's the most important thing when you drive, especially for the long distance.
When comparing to German cars you can find that the Frogs have more imagination. For example in our company VW Passat: if you turned off the engine when the windscreen wipers were on automatic mode this mode of operation remains after the engine was turned on. Consider the situation: it's a winter and the windscreen is icy, the wipes are frozen to the glass. You turn the engine on and you go to the service to buy the new windscreen wipes ;-D It cannot happened in Peugeot!
Lmfao, I love when he said the head room is poor and proceeds to show a good 7 inches of space above his head. 🤦🏻♂️
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@@lopezben3023 Ctrl-C -> Ctrl-V?? >:-|
Beautiful car. This design makes me optimistic about world :) It is so refined. Seems like car bought and driven by nice people.
Am I the only one thinking that the comment about the automatic gear lever was totally useless ?
One of the best looking mid-class cars currently. Only the Mazda 6 can compete with this design. It shows, that you don't need crazy edges etc.
I have bad experiences with Mazda 6: you have to keep the rotations elevated to obtain good drive parameters, on lower rotations the motor is lazy! If the doors were locked it's not quite simple to open them: you have to turn the locking device first and then to pull the handle. OK, in normal use, but when car was crashed and the persons inside don't know how to open the doors? Pulling the handle makes nothing! Add the panic to the situation and you have a good scenario for thriller film ;-) There is more the details like this in Mazda's cars. The way the audio system is to be handled is horrible!
Let`s be fair regarding boot volume : Skoda Superb has even less volume when considering the plug-in hybrid model - 510 litres only!
If you want to compare like for like, to give an accurate comparison, the 508SW plug-in hybrid has 530 litres of boot space, however, it still beats the Skoda Superb estate plug-in hybrid which only has 510 litres of boot space (not 660litres as mentioned in the non-plug-in hybrid)
5 hours on a regular 3-pin is ace for the time, but a regular petrol powertrain is still easier to accommodate in general, and a diesel is still an option that makes sense for right-size usability and real-world economy in the D-segment market...
Come home, plug in - how is petrol "easier" if I have to go somewhere other than home to fill up?
@@Ithrazel because it only takes a few minutes at the pump compared to hours on end at a switch, and you can use it a lot easier than you can electricity because range anxiety is still a thing when you take differences between acclaimed and real-world efficiency figures into account...
I mean, if it works for your household, then support the market as you can, but to folks that live in flats as a lot of in-town motorists might, it just will not work without dedicated charging ports on every corner...and stop me if I'm wrong, but that's not very common in most areas...
Emmanuel Crentsil still absolutely don’t get it. The car in question just drives on petrol after the first 54 km on electricity. What range anxiety? Sure, the car is targeted towards somebody who has a charging point handy. For me, plug in hybrid seems a lot more reasonable than petrol only. I last filled up my tank probably 4 months ago as my commute uses 0 fuel. And if i forget to plug in or have it plugged in for a short time, then it just uses petrol. To me, filling up once a quarter and taking a few seconds to plug the car in after I arrive seems a lot more convenient and cheaper than filling up a few times per month. So overall, your point about petrol being “easier” essentially doesnt apply to anyone who could use the car as intended (has access to charging port at home)
My previous vehicle was a Volkswagen Passat GT diesel estate, and i now have a Peugeot sw gt line diesel. I can tell you now that the Peugeot 508 sw is a much better car to drive, and has a lot more extras as standard. Just glad that i looked at the Peugeot sw gt line, before going for another Volkswagen Passat estate.
How much will it tow? That should be mentioned.
Hi AkaAndyKnuckles. The short answer: less than other 508s.
The longer answer: the 508 Hybrid SW has a braked trailer weight of 1,340kg, but if you want to tow, get one of the 2.0-litre diesels instead - either can manage 1,800kg. Both numbers are lower than the equivalent Skoda Superb, though.
@@Autoexpress Thanks. Quite a lot of wagon buyers have trailers and campers. 👍🏻👍🏻
not sure where this 330e price comes from, but in IRL 3e is only available as saloon and price starts from 55K EUR. 508SW GT is 48K - do the maths
Beautiful car
Why do Brits feel morally obligated to not pay asking price for a French car regardless of how good it is and always bring up an underspecced German alternative as an more viable purchase.
Exactly! I'd have this over the BMW anyday
Looks smart tbh
Is it a front wheel drive automatic?
Yes. There's a more powerful hybrid available in the 3008 that's four-wheel drive - also an auto. Alex
Another disadvantage is the limited pulling power for a trailer or caravan
Sounds like a very special problem most of the people don't have.
@@deepsteep4748 ahhh, you are an expert. Tell me, how many people use the towing capacity of their car.. For a caravan, a trailer or a small one to go to Ikea ect... You have the numbers. Please share..
I'm sorry about that. I have no numbers. It was just my subjective view on how many people I see during everyday live, using that towing capacity. And that are a small minority. But I know, that it could be different, regarding real numbers.
@@deepsteep4748 A lot of of people are employed in the manufacture and distribution of caravans, not to mention the thousands of caravan sites up and down the country.
I wonder how many times that will be at the mechanics
Few months ago I talk with taxi-driver. He came with Peugeot 407 SW (the same I had at this time) and I said: "Wow, at least good car is coming". The taxi-driver said that he had more technical problems with the previous car (MB) that he has with this 407! With MB he was the well known client in service station ;-D
I had 405, 406, 407 and the problems in these cars were (very often) with electronics. Especially in 407 the electronic controllers of ABS pump (Bosch) and motor calculator (BMS, Siemens) were faulty. There were no problems with mechanics and French electronics. The 407 has 250000 km and the original suspension parts (except the rear shock absorbers). Please find that I live in Poland where the quality of roads is not the same as in western Europe!
Oh, come on! Skoda is lying about boot capacity. It's actually only 35 litres larger than 508's. So says the ADAC and they measure it! And who needs so much legroom at the back, isn't 15 cm kneeroom for 185 cm person enough?
I'm 185 cm tall, my daughter is 178 cm tall. I verified that when the driver seat is tuned for my needs and position there is enough room for ME on the back seat. No problem for the knees and the space over the head. Yes I know, I don't have sunroof in my 508 (I don't like it).
Yes, 660 liters in the superb is including the space under the double floor. You lose this space in the Superb iV hybrid. I think it's really 510 litres.
Why the heck is everyone presenting this as a company car? Is Peugeot promoting it as such? Hybrids are very cool for everyone. Don't be a tool.
It’s a choice in the used market now
Not really seeing “leaping ahead” just seems like a standard hybrid that does the standard 30 odd miles in electric
A standard hybrid only does... Like.. 3 miles in electric mode
this is plug-in hybrid (type of hybrid that make sense) and have 50km of range on bateries-only drive which is good.
@@adnanjusic4890 Yes, the 50 km range is sufficient (for me) for the daily use to get to the work. If you find my PV (photo voltaic) installation it means that I can reduce daily work voyages costs to almost zero!
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1:57 why , it called DESIGN , that"s why .
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the whole psa group continue with the "touchscreen, scroll through menus" way of changing the fan/aircon/climate control/heater adjustments, despite every single review of their vehicles heavily criticising this annoying/convoluted & unsafe. Lazy & disappointing, just like how they refuse to swap over the fuse box in right hand drive models making the glove box next to useless.
Banned in 15 years time !
Hybrids old tech already due to be banned!
Th. Ev are old technology created by Nichola tesla. It failed. But has people we have not advanced in technology. Some things should not change.
The big question is when will they stop making them ? 15 years is only 2 model changes, so do you stop in 10 years so natural wastage takes effect or a bit later and risk having thousands of unsaleable cars ? When do you put the workers out of a job ? It's a bit of a rushed unthinking decision, who's going to dig the roads up to supply more power ? Will we need to import yet more electricity ? We can't supply our needs now, remember in the UK it takes 30 years to build a power station with all the planning, protests and running out of money to pay for it. There will be people with a house and somewhere to charge and an underclass living in flats who can't, so it's the bus for them, a bit of social engineering there. Where do all the unemployed car workers go and how do you pay for their unemployment benefits ? Electric motors are much simpler to make, the control gear will be the expensive bit, but they'll both be made in automated factories where the money and the markets are, not in the UK.
But hey-ho, I''ll be dead by then, so not my problem, it was fun while it lasted.
Uk government will never adjust. Ev will kill uk
The LED lights ruin the look of it
This is all this French car company can do ? Still working with polluting engine and no plan to go pollution free cars ? This is the 21st century, not the old 20th century.
Wake up Peugeot !
The new 208 and new 2008 have been launched with petrol and diesel engines as well as with a full electric version (the e-208 and e-2008).
It’s gone further than most other brands
Unfortunately for Peugeot, all their investment in Hybrid technology has been wasted as they've just been banned along with normal petrol and diesel cars...
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Where have they been banned?
In the UK
@@TG-pd3ft you realise that the world doesn't revolve around the UK right? Peugeot Sell Milions of cars, you aren't thier only market.... Especially since Brexit. You're about to become a US satellite.
@@TG-pd3ft Just done some more research...Its by 2035. Also Hybrid tech is a massive gateway to Full evs (which Peugeot also make). so they have 15 years of selling hybrids. You might want to actually know what you are talking about mate...
@@wigrammartialarts I'm not your mate and I'm not interested in your idiotic comments
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This is all this French car company can do ? Still working with polluting engine and no plan to go pollution free cars ? This is the 21st century, not the old 20th century.
Wake up Peugeot !
Why don't you spread your smart agenda in China and India for example?
@@h.s.5995 - This is the 21st century and this old last century French company is still spending billion in polluting engine development.
The world car companies are starting to work on EV, especially Mercedes, VW, Porsche ... are spending their billions in EV development and Porsche Taycan is one of the best EV possible.
China has many EV made locally available to local consumers. Japanese is way behind Chinese in EV investment.
I said before and I am repeating it here: This is the 21st century wake up from the last century to smell coffee.
@@HTSSTR how dare you putting VW and EV in the same sentence.. just few years back they were HACKING their car s codes so they would go unsuspected cheating anti pollution laws. You must have a bad agenda for the French cars. But facts are facts, and the french produced EV back in the nineties when no one would ever venture and they still sold quite a few.
Actually Peugeot and all of the other PSA brands are leaping ahead on the production of pollution-free cars. You must check out the new Peugeot 208 and 2008 or the DS3 Crossback or Opel Corsa. Peugeot (and other PSA brands) is one of the only brands that give you the choice between traditional engine and full-electric/hybrid engine choices without making compremises in the design of the actual car. Don’t just blame the car because it’s French, but do some research first!
@@h.s.5995 Correct. In fact VW is still investing in fossil fuel engines. PSA has been ready for electric takeover for decades.