Peugeot Australia is now taking expressions of curiosity for the 508 GT Sportswagon Plug-In Hybrid forward of its arrival within the second quarter of 2023.
The 508 GT Sportswagon joins the 508 GT Fastback and 3008 GT Sport Plug-In Hybrid AWD within the model’s native PHEV line-up.
Notably, Peugeot has equipped photographs of the present 508 and never the recently revealed facelift. The corporate has but to verify the native launch timing for the replace.
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There’ll solely be a single plug-in hybrid Sportswagon launching which can supply a “placing fashion, dynamic driving expertise and wagon practicality that 508 house owners love with the addition of electrical motor advantages,” says the model.
The drivetrain for the Sportswagon stays the identical as its Fastback counterpart, with whole system outputs of 165kW of energy and 360Nm of torque. The engine combines a 133kW PureTech engine with an 81kW electrical motor.
Peugeot claims it has 55km of electric-only vary per European WLTP lab testing, and might do the 0-100km/h sprint in 8.2 seconds.
Pricing has but to be launched for the 508 Sportswagon PHEV nevertheless primarily based on the premium the Sportswagon physique fashion carries over the common GT Fastback, we may count on a price ticket of round $84,000 earlier than on-road prices.
“We imagine the extra advantages of plug-in hybrid expertise will additional improve the native enchantment of our Sportswagon,” stated Kate Gillis, managing director of Peugeot Australia.
The Sportswagon would be the solely wagon in its phase to supply a PHEV variant domestically, though Volkswagen has stated it is taking a look at introducing a PHEV version of its Passat.
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