New Peugeot 208 is more lightweight and powerful

Car Riviews: Peugeot by offering the latest variant of Bengali New 2012 Peugeot 208, which claimed to get the maximum specification changes. New 208 has a new engine is lighter and slimmer than the Peugeot 207.

Learning from criticism about the handling of cars in the previous variant, the Peugeot tried to print the last variant with a new engine. Try to repeat the success of the Peugeot 205 variants.

New Peugeot 208 only has weighs 975kg. This size is 173kg lighter than the 207. However, 208 are still 70mm shorter than its predecessor and 10mm lower and the wheelbase of 2540mm. Although there dimensional reduction, passengers can still get relief with a total space of 285 liters or 15 liters larger than 207 variants.

Peugeot is also promising change the interior, with a focus on simple yet stylish high-quality materials. The control wheel, instrument panel and the control cabin with a touch screen designed to make drivers more focused.

At 207 variants use-capacity petrol engine 1.4 and 1.6 liter powerplants. But on the 208 engine was replaced by a super-efficient 1.0 and 1.2 liters of VTI. 1.0 The most efficient variant will deliver 65.7mpg and CO2 emissions of 99g/km claimed. Power output is estimated at 75bhp and 100bhp.

Five diesel engines are offered, some of which will be equipped with Peugeot-saving technology of micro-hybrid. Four variants will be equipped with stop-start engines and oilburner the most efficient.

2012 Peugeot 208 will be sold in the UK in the summer of 2012 and comes with option three and five doors. Three-door variant became the basis of the presence of 208 GTI at next year.

Mitsubishi and Peugeot reveal the Crossover cars type

Auto News: Mitsubishi and Peugeot, both are now in the middle of exploring possibilities of cooperation for the birth of a crossover type car.

Small SUV's rumored to be launched in the event the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. Cooperation Mitsubishi and Peugeot small SUV is going to produce a luxury and stylish models.

As reported by carandsuv on Tuesday October 4, 2011 Peugeot 4008 crossover is using the platform of the Mitsubishi Active Smart Crossover (ASX). Later in the Peugeot family, Peugeot 4008 Crossover will be positioned in between 3008 and 4007, in which the only model that uses platform Japanese owned automobile manufacturer.

Such cooperation as a follow-up the signing of the cooperation between PSA Peugeot Citroën groups with Mitsubishi in 2010.

Will be available capacity 1600 cc petrol engine capable of spraying power 87 kW and 152 Nm of torque, as well as 2:00 cc petrol engine with a power capacity of 112 kW and torque of 198 Nm of torque. Both will use a 5 speed manual transmission, and optional CVT auto to 2:00 cc engine.

Also available HDi turbo diesel engine capacity of 1600 cc with 84 kW power and 270 Nm of torque and engine capacity of 1,800 cc which is claimed could catapult power 112KW with 300 Nm of torque. Both of these engines will be mated with a 6 speed manual transmission.

Peugeot 4008 crossover uses all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive configurations. Motorists can turn the wheels of motion as needed, for fuel-efficient 2WD and 4WD if motorists want to get more traction as well as to deal with off-road terrain.

Peugeot party boasted if Peugeot 4008 for the European car market with a diesel variant is only available four wheel drive.

Peugeot VELV, futuristic car with an unusual form

Concept Cars: Competition among car manufacturers to create environmentally friendly cars more crowded. And most recently, the French car manufacturer, Peugeot showed a concept car named Peugeot VELV Concept in Paris.

Reported by topspeed, judging from her shape, Peugeot VELV it seems a little eccentric.

Obviously, because when viewed from the front looks like a car Peugeot VELV urban usual alias city car. The impression it will be broken when viewing the side or back of this car.

For VELV look like a car that only has 3 wheels only. Two wheels at the front do seem conservative to be on either side of the car. But at the rear wheels, two wheels 'united' in the middle of the stern.

So that when viewed from the side and rear, Peugeot VELV would seem like a strange car.

This car has a cabin that can accommodate 3 passengers and only weighs 1433 lbs or about 650 kg.

For its driving force, this car harness electricity was the total output of only 26 hp. This unique car top speed was only reached 110 km/hour.

The development of this car Peugeot VELV itself stems from a desire to make a car used by the rental-car rental for tourists who just want to use a car just for sightseeing tourists but not to burden the cost of gasoline again.

For a car that was developed jointly by Peugeot and Citroen are indeed intended for that purpose.