The Peugeot 3008 is a

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manufactured and marketed by

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. It was first presented to the public in

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in 2008, and then again in 2010 at the

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, by the

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manufacturer

. It was launched in April 2009 as the successor to the

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and

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, and it fills a gap in Peugeot's model lineup between the

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, with which it shares its platform, and the

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, its larger counterpart. The second-generation model was unveiled in May 2016, with the vehicle being available as of January 2017. As of its first generation, the Peugeot 3008 was developed with the

. As of , the 3008 was developed together with the

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, sharing the

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First generation (T84; 2008)

Launched in 2008, the 3008 shares its platform and bears similarity with the

, which is a three-row MPV and larger counterpart of 3008. Despite having had its styling criticised, the 3008 has been praised by automobile magazines. In January 2010, the British motoring magazine ''

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'' awarded it ''

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'' for 2010. It also was awarded 2010

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in Ireland. The 3008 followed up this award in 2018, by winning the

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. The Exclusive and Allure models have a

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, which projects a reading onto a small perspex like screen just in front of the main windscreen area in front of the driver. It also contains a distance alert, which warns the driver if he or she is too close to the car in front. It also displays details for cruise control or the speed limiter.

Hybrid version

The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 was launched in February 2012, and is the world's first mass production diesel electric hybrid, which used the 6-speed automatic transmission. It included the only 2.0-litre DW10 diesel engine in the PSA line-up. The DW10 engine was rated at at 3750 rpm and at 2000 rpm. The

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hybrid has four different operating modes: Auto (the electronics automatically control the entire system), ZEV ( all electric),

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mode (4WD) and sport (higher engine speeds than normal mode). A 200v nickel-metal hydride (Ni/MH)

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is located in the rear.

Engines

Global version

Pre-facelift styling File:2014 Peugeot 3008 (T8 MY13) Allure HDi wagon (2015-07-16) 01.jpg, Front File:2014 Peugeot 3008 (T8 MY13) Allure HDi wagon (2015-07-16) 02.jpg, Rear Facelift styling File:Peugeot 3008 Business-Line (Facelift) – Frontansicht, 30. November 2014, Düsseldorf.jpg, Front File:Peugeot 3008 Business-Line (Facelift) – Heckansicht, 30. November 2014, Düsseldorf.jpg, Rear

Chinese version

Pre-facelift styling File:Peugeot 3008 CN 3 China 2014-04-16.jpg, Front File:Peugeot 3008 CN 002 China 2013-03-04.jpg, Rear Facelift styling File:Peugeot 3008 A facelift.jpg, Front File:Peugeot 3008 A facelift rear.jpg, Rear

Safety

Second generation (P84; 2016)

The second generation 3008 was announced by

in May 2016, and was first presented to the public at the

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in September 2016. Its design allows the vehicle to come into contention with large competitors in the C segment market of SUVs, which has been a prominent market in the past years. Sales of the second generation 3008 began with the model year of 2017, at the end of 2016. It features

's new iCockpit, which is an improved design compared to the current iCockpit featured in the

Peugeot 208 The Peugeot 208 is a supermini car (B-segment in Europe) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012 and positioned below bigger 308 and above smaller 108. The 208 replaced the 207 in 2012, and the ca ...

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and

. The second generation was introduced on 23 May 2016. Features include an eight inch touch screen to the centre console, a 12.3 inch customisable heads up display, and the small style steering wheel, which has become standard in all current models of

. Production started in 2016, with sales starting in January 2017. 100,000 orders were made in Europe between October 2016 and March 2017, half of them were made by people who did not own a Peugeot. File:Peugeot 3008 BlueHDi 180 EAT8 GT (II) – Heckansicht (1), 25. November 2018, Düsseldorf.jpg, Rear view (pre-facelift) File:Peugeot 3008 THP 165 EAT6 Allure GT-Line (II) – Innenraum, 20. September 2017, Düsseldorf.jpg, Interior File:Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0227.jpg, Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 File:Peugeot 3008 B Hybrid4 IMG 3304.jpg, Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 File:Peugeot 4008 CN II 001 China 2017-03-30.jpg, Peugeot 4008 (China) File:Peugeot 4008 CN II 002 China 2017-03-30.jpg, Peugeot 4008 (China)

2020 facelift

A facelift was unveiled on 1 September 2020 for the 2021 model year. Featuring new front end styling, resembling that of the New 208 and New 508, increased technology, refreshed interior with an enlarged touchscreen and revised rear lighting. File:2021 Peugeot 3008 B Hybrid4 1X7A5797.jpg, 2021 Peugeot 3008 File:2021 Peugeot 3008 B Hybrid4 1X7A5799.jpg, 2021 Peugeot 3008

Hybrid

In 2023, the Peugeot 3008 will receive a hybrid version.

Awards

In November 2016, the new 3008 was awarded overall '' CarBuyer'' "Car of the Year" 2017, as well as winning best in the category of SUVs. ''Diesel Car Magazine'' awarded the 3008 the overall award of Car of the Year for 2017, as well as taking the honour of ''Best Medium SUV''. In March 2017, the new 3008 won

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2017, by a jury of 58 motoring journalists from twenty two European countries. The award came the same day that the

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announced a $2.3 billion deal to buy GM's

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division. Opel's Astra won the Car of the Year in 2016, reacted with these two awards within two years, the Peugeot Group CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said, "This is an alliance of winners". *

2017 * '' CarBuyer'' Car of the Year 2017 * ''DieselCar Magazine'' Car of the Year 2017 * ''DieselCar Magazine'' Best Medium SUV 2017

Sales

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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