The second-generation Peugeot 3008 has been round since 2017, with a facelift arriving in 2021. Regardless of the automotive being 9 years previous now – and a third technology having been revealed in 2023 – Stellantis Malaysia has nonetheless seen match to maintain it on sale, with a really delicate replace tiding it over till a new vary of made-for-ASEAN Peugeots arrive.
However first, the worth, which technically stays unchanged at RM169,388. Nonetheless, a RM31,388 rebate brings this determine all the way down to RM138,000. The 3008 stays lined by a seven-year/200,000 km (three years manufacturing unit, 4 years prolonged) guarantee.
The automotive stays because it was since 2021, however with Peugeot’s new defend brand on the grille, steering wheel airbag boss and even the 12.3-inch i-Cockpit instrument show, plus the Peugeot script on the tailgate within the model’s newest, extra angular company font (the identical for the 3008 badge). Curiously, the metallic facet sill scuff plates nonetheless characteristic the previous Peugeot font.
The wheels are additionally new, primarily the 18-inch two-tone turbine-style alloys from the most recent 408 Premium. Past that, the package record stays the identical and contains LED headlights with “claw” daytime working lights, “triple claw” LED taillights, keyless entry, push-button begin, dual-zone auto air conditioning, six-way power-adjustable entrance seats, paddle shifters, a panoramic sunroof, a ten-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, six audio system, a reverse digital camera and a hands-free powered tailgate.
Security-wise, the 3008 comes with six airbags, stability management, hill descent management and a few fundamental driver assists reminiscent of blind spot monitoring, lane holding help, visitors signal recognition and a driver consideration monitor. Nonetheless, it doesn’t supply autonomous emergency braking – although there’s a windscreen-mounted digital camera – which is unacceptable at this value.
The mechanicals are the identical as earlier than, with Peugeot’s long-serving 1.6 litre THP turbo four-cylinder petrol engine producing 165 PS at 6,000 rpm and 240 Nm of torque at 1,400 rpm. It continues to be mated to a six-speed Aisin computerized gearbox, and whereas the 3008 stays resolutely front-wheel drive, it does characteristic Superior Grip Management, an uprated traction management system that provides a modicum of off-road capability.
The addition of Peugeot’s newest company identification on a now nine-year-old automotive just about places paid to the brand new 3008 arriving right here, regardless of the most recent mannequin having been noticed in Malaysia – and it was even confirmed at one level. In response to Stellantis’ ASEAN boss Isaac Yeo, the brand new vary of Peugeots are too pricey for our market, particularly towards value-driven Chinese language fashions.
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