Peugeot 2008 revealed

Following a leak yesterday, the new Peugeot 2008 have been released - marks the French firm's entrance into the booming compact crossover market.

The look of the Peugeot 2008 leans heavily on the 208 along with measures 163 inches long and 68 inches wide while the length of the car is 4160mm. This allows it to better the 208's 743 litres of luggage space.

Outside the car is equipped scalpel-sharp headlights and scalloped bonnet are recognisable from the 208; black bumpers and sills and roof rails and 17-inch matt-finish wheels with 'Mud&Snow' tyres.

There won't be the option of four-wheel drive, but the Peugeot 2008 will be front-wheel drive only. Although most engines will be offered with either a manual and an automatic gearbox, but some rumors indicate that the car will be offered through a clever ‘Grip Control’ traction system.

Technical details are still to be revealed, but we can likely expect the 2008 will get the e-HDi Diesel and new 3-cylinder petrol engines. If efficiency is a priority, the 2008 will emit 99g/km of CO2.

The Peugeot 2008 is expected to go on sale locally at the end of October, expected pricing to start at less than £13,000.

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