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First we saw the
Urban Crossover Concept at the
Beijing Auto Show, a small high-rider from
Peugeot that was a product of the company's design studios in Paris, Shanghai and São Paulo. That evolved into the
Peugeot 2008 concept and a liquid lime paint scheme at the
Paris Motor Show a few months ago, now the French firm has unveiled the production version of the B-segment crossover that's an offshoot of its
208 hatch.
At 13.6-feet long, the 2008 is about six inches longer than the 208, or two inches longer than a
Mini Countryman, and it has been tuned to provide the drive of a hatchback with the stance and utility of a crossover. That stance will be set up by punched-out wheel arches covering either a set of 17-inch alloys or a "mud-and-snow" kit for the truly rugged urban animal. Utility will come via the low-loading level in back, black bumpers and side sills, and extra headroom from the double-bubble roof (there's a panorama option, too). The studios chosen to create it weren't chosen at random, the 2008's production and main markets planned as France, China and Brazil.
The engines will include three-cylinder gas units and Peugeot's e-HDi diesels. It will be shown at this year's
Geneva Motor Show before it goes on sale in late summer. The press release
below can tell you more about it until then.
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