If you need a comfortable, spacious and performing people carrier with extreme driving experience along with affordability then the Peugeot 5008 is the best option for you. The Peugeot 5008 is with seven-seat arrangement with good practicality. The Peugeot 5008 is stylish and good looking with lot of appeal. Its catchy SUV Built is more than impressive.
The long wheel base offers good and wide space for seven adults with comfort along with reasonable storage capacity. There are very few rivals of Peugeot 5008 but it is not the single one in its class. The Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, Mazda 5, Volkswagen Touran, Ford S-Max and the Vauxhall Zafira are its rivals. The Peugeot has set its aim very high regarding 5008 and with opinion to divert the buyers’ attention from some big brands such as Skoda kodiaq, Nissan X-Trail and even from Land Rover Discovery Sport.
The Peugeot 5008 offers a high-quality interior with exceptional comfort. The high-standard material, used in the Peugeot 5008 is the best in this class. The driver seat offers a good driving position with lot of adjustments. High-class leather seats are hip hugging and soothing. The steering wheel is also in perfect position with good outer view approach.
The center console is a little bit out of reach for small posture drivers but good in operations. The rear seats are comfortable enough with good leg and head room for adults. The folding system provides you long and wide place for storage. The Peugeot offers 1760-litres storage capacity.
The Peugeot has used a good variety of diesel and petrol engines in its 5008. There is no other vehicle in this class with as much variation in engine range as the Peugeot 5008 has. Though the petrol range is efficient and economical, but you can’t ignore the diesel engines which are also good and with reliable performance.
All engines provide good driving experience with good handling, thanks to dynamic roll control system offered by the Peugeot in its MPV.
The diesel engine range starts with 1.6-Litre BlueHDi version that is capable to produce 110bhp and 177lb/ft torque. It is a four-cylinder engine and takes 12.2 seconds to reach from 0-62m/h with top speed of 112m/h. the fuel average is exceptional with 55m/g and Co2 emissions are just 135g/km.
This engine is fitted with six-speed EGC automatic transmission which provides a smooth driving experience in town riding and on motorway cruising as well. There is front-wheel drive assembly available with this engine. This version is also available in six-speed manual gearbox with top speed of 114m/h.
In Peugeot Access trim-level, 112bhp version is available with 177lb/ft of torque. There are also two transmission systems in this trim-level. You can get EGC automatic transmission and six-speed manual gearbox with front-wheel drive unit.
The top speed of this engine is 114m/h with 12.2 seconds for 0-62m/h sprint. The fuel average is 57m/g with 125g/km of Co2 emissions. With 65m/g of fuel average and 113g/km of emissions, the 113bhp is with almost same output. The same story is with 115bhp version but it is available in only six-speed manual gearbox. The 118bhp with 221lb/ft torque takes 13.3 seconds to get from 0-62m/h with 114m/h top speed. The fuel average is 67m/g and emissions are exceptional low with just 109g/km. It is available in manual gearbox transmission as standard.
The 2.0-Litre with 147bhp and 251lb/ft torque is available in Allure trim-level. This version takes 9.7 seconds for 0-62m/h sprint with top speed of 118m/h. It is fitted with manual gearbox soothe fuel average is good with 52m/g and emissions are also reasonable with 140g/km.
After a huge variety in 1.6-Litre BlueHDi, there is a 2.0-Litre BlueHDi engine with different outputs. The 2.0litre with 150bhp and 251lb/ft torque version is capable to take this MPV from 0-62m/h in 9.7 seconds with top speed of 121m/h. the more power means less fuel economy. This version gives 49m/g with 149g/km of Co2 emissions. Six-speed manual transmission and front-wheel drive unit is equipped with this diesel engine.
The 2.0litre 163bhp is available with six-speed automatic EGC transmission. The figures of this version are also impressive with 10.2 seconds for 0-62m/h sprint with top speed of 118 m/h. The fuel average is 40m/g and emissions are 181g/km.
The petrol engine range starts with 1.2-Litre PureTech engine which is capable of 128bhp and 170lb/ft torque. It takes 11.9 seconds to get from 0-62m/h with top speed of 123m/h. It is a three-cylinder petrol engine so fuel consumption is very economical with low emissions. It gives 53m/g of fuel average and 122g/km of Co2 emissions. This engine is equipped with six-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system.
The 1.6-Litre VTi 120bhp is less efficient than 1.2-Litre PureTech version. The sprint time is same but top speed of this version is 116m/h. It is a four-cylinder engine so fuel consumption is high. It gives 40m/g of fuel average with 159g/km of Co2 emissions. It is fitted with manual gearbox and front-wheel drive system as standard.
This version is capable of 156bhp and 177lb/ft torque. It is the fastest version in the whole engine line up of Peugeot 5008. It takes 9.6 seconds to get from 0-62m/h with top speed of 133m/h. The fuel consumption rate is high. It gives 36m/h of fuel average and Co2 emissions are 179g/km. This engine is equipped with six-speed EGC automatic gear transmission and front –wheel drive system as standard.
The Peugeot 5008 is fitted with standard safety measures such as six airbags along with full length curtain airbags, automatic stability control, anti-lock braking system, cruise and stability control and lot of more. It has five stars in Euro NCAP crash test rating.
The Peugeot 5008 is not a luxury saloon or SUV but it offers lot of standard equipment and features to use. Electric windows, cruise control with speed limiter, parking sensors, panoramic glass roof, automatic headlights with auto wipers, electronic climate control and head-up display and distance alert are its main features.
