PEUGEOT 4008 test drive since 2012
The art is possible
4008 is ready to take a niche in the Peugeot line, released from the 4007th stage. Outside, perfectly complicated, elegant, moderately sports 4008th, a real European, whose belonging to the PEUGEOT clan the latest generation is not in doubt. The seams of the connection of the diamond and lion's style (unlike the Outlander XL/4007th pair) are completely invisible, there is no merit of Kashpirovsky, who eliminated colloidal scars with the power of the look. What really took from the French is perseverance, and the Japanese rarely have the ability to listen to the opinion from the outside. The distance of two years, which divided the ASX and the 4008th market, should not be misleading. The commercial championship of the Mitsubishi model as a mechanical donor is most likely enshrined in some secret protocols. In reality, the stylistic study of the Japanese and French versions of the CDsover was carried out simultaneously in hermetically isolated compartments. PSA designers proposed making the body sidewalls much more voluminous than their colleagues from Mitsubishi suggested. The Japanese responded with a compromise decision, but then they nevertheless made a variant of partners. This determined the organic integration of the French facades into the overall architecture of the car.
In the interior of the framework of the possible already. Nevertheless, a mask made of soft plastic on some elements of the torpedo, chrome rims of instruments, a fashionable black varnish of the central console and spectacular, not to the detriment of convenience, the new steering wheel allowed to evade some stylistic coldness of the source. In saturation of the auxiliary devices, the 4008th is not the champion of the segment, but not ascetic. In the trim levels proposed in Russia, the model can, among other things, be equipped with a smart key, a family (including a knee for a driver) eirbegs, a single-zone climate control, xenon headlights, leather upholstery seats, Hi-Fi audio systems, AUX/USB-defects for connecting external devices and mobile interface Bluetooth. The luxury of an integrated navigator in Russia is also available, albeit with a reservation. The electronic navigator will be installed on the spot. So faster the issue of transferring cards to the great, powerful and, apparently, is very difficult, is resolved. The flight comprehensive, for example, is Russified only partially: the name of the positions is given by Cyrillic, units of measurement by Latin. This could not focus on this if 70% of the circulation of Peugeot 4008 were not intended for countries outside the EU and in many ways for Russia.
By the way, the planned peak volumes of the Frenchman’s production in Japan are limited to 21,000 copies per year. For a pan -European scale, the value is quite modest. Nevertheless, in PSA they found the opportunity, if not grinding, then expose the revision and engineering frame of the model. So, the 1.6-liter 115-horsepower turbo-four French concern expanded the offer in the diesel zone. However, the solar 4008th is not for us. They make them all -in, as stated in the Russian representative office of Peugeot, the lack of options with demanded automatic transmission. Another internal limiter. In order to avoid competition with the front-wheel drive crossover of the 3008th series, the 4008th is delivered to Russia only with the 44 transmission. And this narrows the choice to the only version of the famous 150-horsepower 2.0-liter Mitsubishi atmospheric. However, unlike the ASX ASX, the Peugeot crossover is proposed not only with the variator (CVT), but also with manual transmission5. What was the mechanical 4008th case to find out due to the lack of such versions in the test park. Variator Peugeot by the nature of the dynamics control copy ASX. In automatic CVT mode, the start from a place in the style of gas to the floor suggests that the acoustic pressure created by the engine is not the key to active acceleration. In motion, quickly bringing the engine to maximum return mode is interfering with the economical nature of the boat softe. The situation saves virtual transmissions with steering wheel levers or CVT selector. In any case, the variator 4008 is not a sprinter. His element is the track, constant speed. Here, silence in the salon witnesses the protection of PSA engineers who finalized the soundproofing of the model. And also helps with electric weights, with a distinct zero, the steering wheel helps a lot. The striking contrast from the ASX to upgrade, made under the curtain of 2011! It will not work to bring 4008 accusations of the slash of the chassis, which were put forward against the Mitsubishi CDs in Russia. Replacing springs and shock absorbers plus a 20/15 mm expansion of the ruts made the 4008th comfortable on the go and at the same time brought closer to high standards of PEGEOT handling, although the gap compared to the 3008th Calligraph is still noticeable. But it is noticeable (201 vs 150 mm) and the difference in clearance. The size of the 4008th road clearance in the leaders of the segment. Nevertheless, the novelty of PEUGEOT is precisely a crossover, even if there is a Lock mode in a 4x4 transmission with a smart multi -disable clutch. Passenger passages of the suspension and the absence of an automatic braking system on the descent (there is only electronic brake control at the start of the car on the slope) of another verdict. Well, today there are such crooks with disabilities of the dime a dozen. Only many among them look just as perfectly stylish? 
On two fronts, the stylistically 4008th work of Chris Gudima (in the photo), who initially answered only for the design of the twin, Citroen C4 Aircons. Combining did not prevent the creation of two French options with a clearly expressed stroke affiliation.
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