After the debut of the new generation of Peugeot 508, there are countless fans with the appearance of the anti-heaven. Many domestic legal fans have said that they must buy it. However, when it was really domestically produced, people found that its biggest selling point was the frameless door and hatchback design, which were all cancelled and replaced by the "L" that was more in line with the mainstream.
This change has been interpreted by many people in the outside world as a compromise with the Chinese market. But in essence, this is more likely to be seen as an approach that caters to the needs of the domestic market. This is actually similar to SAIC Audi's new A7L approach, in order to meet the needs of more Chinese consumers.
However, for many consumers who pursue original taste, 508L will certainly not meet their appetite. Fortunately, recently, a set of pictures of imported Peugeot 508 GT have been exposed on the Internet, which indicates that this pure French car is likely to be introduced into the country for sale.
However, it is understood that the new car is not officially introduced by the official, but by parallel importers. The reference new car has a price of 42,200 euros in overseas markets, which is about 300,000 yuan, and the probability of the new car will exceed 300,000 yuan after the introduction. Therefore, the new car does not have a cost performance to speak of, and there is great uncertainty in the market situation.
First of all, in the domestic market, the brand power of French cars in recent years has not been as good as that year, far less than Japanese and German brands. Secondly, even if it is placed at the same level, the 508 GT will also face competition from the domestic Volkswagen CC. Especially in the face of the domestic Volkswagen CC with stronger brand power, the imported Peugeot 508 GT still lacks a stronger price advantage.
It is not difficult to guess that even if the 508 GT is introduced through parallel importers, the number will not be too large, doomed to belong to only a very small number of people.
Of course, even if it is very niche, there is no denying that the Peugeot 508 GT is a good car without compromise. After all, frameless doors and hatchback designs already represent high value, and standard wheelbase can also be exchanged for better handling.
In terms of appearance, the front face design of the 508 GT is not much different from the domestic version, and the design of the fangs headlight group and the chrome dot matrix front grille make the front face of the new car quite domineering. The difference is that the roof line of the new car is more compact, and the slip-back design also makes the entire side more sporty.
In terms of power, the overseas version of the new car is available in gasoline, diesel and plug-in hybrids, and the drivetrain is matched with an 8AT transmission. At present, the power version introduced to China is still unknown, but we guess that the new car is likely to introduce a 1.6T+ motor plug-in hybrid, taking into account performance and fuel consumption.
In terms of configuration, the new car provides full LCD instruments, large-size central control screens, electronic gears, atmosphere lights, night vision systems, adaptive cruises, automatic parking and other intelligent configurations.
From the perspective of product strength, the advantages of peugeot 508 GT in the same level are still quite obvious, and the price of imports makes it not cost-effective. Therefore, only by making it domestic can it bring more objective sales.