PEUGEOT 308 SW test since 2008 station wagon

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As you know, cars with a universal body type are most popular in Europe, or, as motorists like to say in Russia, sheds. However, Sarai Sarayu is different, so Mkobil with pleasure accepted the proposal of the French concern PSA Peugeot-Citroeon to spend three days on the beautiful island of Sardinia in the company of the latest Peugeot 308 SW and PEUGEOT 308 ThP 175.
As a matter of fact, you should start with the fact that each self -respecting automobile concern has its own designation of the station wagons. For example, Audi has Avant, VW Variant, BMW Touring, etc. So Peugeot called his station wagons only Break, but a few years ago 307 SW (Station Wagon) appeared, and the eyes of many family Russian buyers turned to him. The successor of traditions is designed to become the new Peugeot 308, and in two versions of Break and SW at once. I note that externally, they will not immediately be able to distinguish two modifications like twin brothers, however, the SW version has a huge glass roof and more opportunities for transformation of the salon. Some representatives of the French concern even call it Sky Wagon (heavenly car), because since this year the volume of the glass roof has increased by 27% to the joy of first of all to passengers.
An interesting, although far from a new find, you can safely count the glass of the rear door, which opens separately with the help of a button on the keyen. It is true why open the entire door entirely, if you need to throw only daddy with documents in the trunk, for example?
In general, orders on the Peugeot 308 have already posted over 190,000 (at the end of April), and about 1 million were copies of the 307th model. Thus, it turns out that the French brand occupies 4th place in sales in Europe in Europe in the M1 class, that is, among body bodies like hatchback. According to the most modest calculations, it is planned that this year 350,000 Europeans will become the owners of this city model. The expected number of production is 308 SW 160,000, with 75% turbodiesel machines.
Compared to its predecessor, the Peugeot 307 SW 308 became 224 mm longer, 13 mm higher, the wheelbase increased by 100 mm. The huge area of \u200b\u200bglazing (5.58 m2) allows the sunlight to penetrate almost all corners of the cabin, but one of the most important points increased space for the rear passengers, because the car is family. Thus, if we take the first competitors who came to mind, for example, VW Golf Plus or, say, Toyota Corolla Verso, Peugeot 308 SW will be larger, more gently and more common.
The key element of Peugeot 308 SW should be considered numerous options for transforming the salon. From now on, the car can be ordered in a 7-seater version, or you can simply rearrange the rear seats on the third row and sit in the second row in proud loneliness in the middle, as if on a throne. And you can generally fold all the seats, including the front passenger, and then the volume of useful area will increase to fantastic 2149 liters at least load the refrigerator. By the way, according to the modern requirements of passive safety, the sensors for monitoring the security belts are located in all seats, without exception, so even if you do not fasten behind, the computer will still swear. For the rear passengers, folding tables (as in aircraft) with recesses under glasses with drinks are provided. By the way, the seats themselves are very important, very convenient and have good side support, and the back does not get tired even after many hours of crossings.
Universal concern for the ecology, so relevant today in Western Europe, resulted in the installation of French tires Michelin Energy Tires. According to the manufacturer, with these tires, fuel consumption is reduced by 0.2 liters, and the release of CO2 into the atmosphere by 5 g/km. As they say, trifle, but nice
As for the gamut of the engines, the basic gasoline unit with a volume of 1.4 liters and a capacity of 95 hp. It will not be supplied to Russia to Russia. According to the French, the Russians do not like lethargic and calm driving. But all other units created in cooperation with the Bavarian BMW concern are already familiar to the owners of the current Peugeot 308. Now the power of a 1.6-liter unit can vary from 120 to 175 horsepower. In addition, two turbodiesel of 110 and 136 forces are also proposed for Europe.
In principle, the French travel quite briskly and confidently with all power plants, however, for active piloting on narrow profiled serpentines, not a family station wagon, but a powerful sports hot hatchback, as Europeans like to call such cars. The ancestor of this class should be considered VW Golf GTI perhaps the once sold Hot Hatch on the market. Due to the short base, low -profile tires, a lower clearance and acute steering, the Peugeot 308 Thp 175 is able to inject a certain amount of adrenaline on a winding mountain road. It is impossible not to note the loyal attitude of local residents and carbines to violations of the traffic rules, such as speeding and overtaking through a continuous line: many tests pass on Sardinia, and the Italians are already accustomed to such a turn of events.
After all, as you know, photographs of the new products of the auto industry, which appear on the pages of fashion automobile publications, will voluntarily attract thousands of tourists to the island, and this is one of the main sources of income of local residents.
In general, the French would not be real French, if they had not had beenhawed here. To modify the Thop 175 with a turbo engine, designers slightly modified the front part, added some chrome elements, as well as anti -wing and aluminum in the cabin. They finished the lever of the gearbox, torpedo and pedal. In addition, the car received a new 6-speed gearbox with delicious and hard, but at the same time with a clear switch. The clearance decreased by 10 mm, and the diameter of the brake discs, on the contrary, increased. Yes, and the target stability system can be disabled by pressing the corresponding key. All these improvements made it possible to achieve good dynamics and controllability from a small city car. However, the title of supercar 308 Thp 175 does not apply
We will learn Russian prices for new products only at the end of August at the Moscow Motor Show.
Alexey Gusev
Photo by the author and the manufacturer
 

Source: MKOMBILA magazine [July/2008]