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In the past two years, the performance of French cars in the Chinese market can be described as inexhaustible, until the Versailles C5 X in the second half of last year, Citroën has only received a preliminary "return to blood", but the brother- Peugeot is still not improving.
Recently, the Internet exposed a set of domestic real car maps of Peugeot 508 GT models. The car is a sister version of the domestic Peugeot 508 L, the biggest feature is the use of frameless doors, hatchback tailgate and many other exclusive design elements, can be understood as Peugeot's "Volkswagen CC", is the B-class four-door coupe of The Eight Classics.
More importantly, the Peugeot 508 GT appeared for the first time in china, which means that the car is likely to be introduced by Dongfeng Peugeot in 2022, and the price will be cheaper than the FAW-Volkswagen CC, which may be around 200,000.
For different markets, Peugeot 508 has different versions, the European version focuses on pushing 508 GT (four-door coupe) and 508 SW GT (station wagon), while the domestic 508 L is a special version launched by Dongfeng Peugeot for the Chinese market, and its most significant feature is that the wheelbase is lengthened, and the rear space experience is better.
However, from the perspective of market performance, since its listing in 2019, the monthly sales of the new generation of Peugeot 508 L are basically only three digits, and only a few months in September/October 2021 have reached 1,000 +, compared with the same level of B-class joint venture cars, this achievement is simply "cold".
Peugeot 508 L's coldness is determined by many factors, from the perspective of the market, in the face of the same size of the Passat, Asian Dragon, Accord and other mainstream B-class cars, Peugeot 508 L special edition although extended but has no advantage in space experience, and less frameless doors, hatchback tailgate this iconic design element, users will not pay for this less mainstream French brand, its ending from the beginning of the car seems to have been doomed.
Peugeot 508 GT
Peugeot 508 SW GT Line
When seeing Citroen return to the public vision with the personalized design of the Versailles C5 X, Peugeot Cars has also opened up the trick this time: with the current brand influence of French cars, it is impossible to grab the market in the hands of Volkswagen/Toyota/Honda by relying on the right B-class car, and one day it will have to "starve to death", or it will have to take the side of the sword, attract the attention of young users with the high-end functional design of the leading level, in order to take the lead in the upcoming high-end sports car market.
Peugeot 508 L
Trend design has always been the strength of French cars, the 508 series is one of the masters, even if the current 508 L, 5008, Versailles C5 X, Tianyi C5, we can not pick out any faults from its internal and external design. Especially in the interior cockpit, Peugeot's i-Cockpit all-sensory cockpit design is a proper experience "ceiling".
From the previously exposed domestic real car, this 508 GT basically continues the design of the European version, the appearance looks shorter than the domestic long shaft version seems to have not changed much, but as a four-door coupe, hatchback tailgate and frameless door, with a sneakback tail shape, so that this car has a more intense elegant sports temperament, which Ismaicon, Accord, Camry can not do.
FAW-Volkswagen CC
SAIC Volkswagen Lingdu L
Referring to the European version of the model, the Peugeot 508 GT has a length, width and height of 4750/1860/1405mm and a wheelbase of 2788mm, which is indeed shorter than the current mainstream B-class joint venture car.
You can refer to the UPcoming Lingdu L model (also a frameless door + hatchback tailgate) launched by SAIC-Volkswagen again, which has a length, width and height of 4784/1831/1469mm and a wheelbase of 2731mm. It seems that the Peugeot 508 GT can only face its peers head-on if it tearfully lowers its positioning & price to the A+ level.
Supports plug-in hybrid systems
Fortunately, compared with the 1.4T+ DSG Lingdu L, Peugeot 508 GT still has significant advantages in terms of power, the fuel version is most likely to be a 1.6T+8AT powertrain like the Versailles C5 X, and the smoothness, stability and power experience will be better. In the future, the French car will also be fully electrified for its fuel vehicles, and it will not be difficult to replace the plug-in hybrid system on the 508 L.
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