Peugeot presents the new E-3008

The lion brand has placed its new E-3008 on the new Stellantis platform – and designed an electric SUV for the whole family.

This article is part of the special topic Electromobility for trades and medium-sized businesses

A Night ride is the order of the day. This is actually an item that car manufacturers only include on their agenda at new vehicle presentations when the lighting architecture has changed. For example, when extremely powerful headlights or cornering lights are considered absolute innovations.

Peugeot but it was about the Ambient lighting package, which only really comes into its own in the dark. A light strip runs around the dashboard, the light of which is reflected by the instruments, thus creating a wonderfully pleasant and visually beautiful light band is created. And in a variety of colors, from a turquoise blue to a delicate green.

Lots of driving comfort

An SVU with a relatively flat silhouette. Photo: © Peugeot/Markus Heimbach

But that is not the only highlight in the new fully electric SUV of the French. During the test drives, we desperately tried to find anything particularly worthy of criticism – nothing. The new E-3008 is a visually appealing SUV. with plenty of comfort and space, whose pleasant driving comfort leaves nothing to be desired. Unless, of course, you want to show off your Formula 1 qualities on the road, but for that you need a different type of vehicle. And after around 120 kilometers in the mix of winding country roads, motorway and city 17,2 kWh as consumption value on the clock – also very neat.

The fastback SUV comes in four versions: Standard is the E-3008 with a 157 kW/213 hp electric motor and a 1.2l Hybrid with 100 kW/136 hp, a mild hybrid. Both vehicles are already available to order and will officially be available in stores from April/May. There will also be a version with 170 kW/230 hp , and a All-wheel drive with 240 kW/320 hpBoth are expected to be available for order starting in autumn and will be available in stores by 2025. The key point: While the standard version for a range of up to 500 kilometers, the version comes with 230 hp as a long-range variant with a range of up to 700 kilometers.

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Two battery sizes

The rear view of the Peugeot E-3008. Photo: © Peugeot/Markus Heimbach

The battery for the standard electric car as well as for the later all-wheel drive version offers a Capacity of 73 kWhAccording to WLTP data, this is sufficient for 524 km, the all-wheel drive version can even go one kilometer further. Thanks to the new STLA medium platform of the Stellantis Group, the long-range version can even accommodate a battery of 98 kWh into the model, what a range of then 700 kilometers The 213 hp version we drove reported fuel consumption between 17,7 and 16,8 kWh; we were in the middle range with 17,2 kWh in actual use.

In fact, driving is very comfortable and pleasant. The car responds immediately to steering inputs. While it feels very bulky, it can be maneuvered comfortably even in tight urban environments. Thanks to numerous assistance systems The driver can drive relaxed, the only annoying thing is the – mandatory for new vehicles from mid-2024 – Warning when exceeding the speed limit.

Stylish panoramic display

The panoramic display combined with elegant ambient lighting. Photo: © Peugeot/Markus Heimbach

A The highlight is the cockpit, which has a kind of floating 21-inch curved panoramic display The left side is operated via switches on the steering wheel, the right side of the display is a touchscreen. The display combines a Head-up display with a digital display – all framed by beautiful ambient lighting. The functions are relatively easy to understand, even if you have to first familiarize yourself with the menu navigation and scroll through several levels.

The inmates have both Comfortable space in the front and back and for the luggage the Trunk also has a volume of 520 liters which are based on 1.480 liters with the rear seat folded down can be expanded.

The price of the 4,54 meter long, 1,90 meter wide and 1,64 meter high electric SUV starts at net 32.983,19 euros for the mild hybrid version at the Pure electric vehicle starts from net 40.882,35 euros.

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