Peugeot 3008 stands out in the crowd
CELEBRATING its success with the new 3008 being crowned car of the year 2017, Peugeot presented its expanding SUV range, a new Partner Tepee Electric, a new eBike, three new scooters and a new Instinct Concept car, at Geneva.
The new Peugeot 3008 SUV, crowned Car of the Year 2017 on the eve of the motor show, took pride of place on the stand, alongside the new Peugeot 5008 7-seater SUV, due for launch from mid-2017.
The Peugeot stand offered a chance to experiment with the many driving assistance features available on the new 3008 and 5008 SUVs, using the Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset.
Eight learning experiments illustrated Advanced Grip Control, Hill Assist Descent Control (HADC), Active Safety Brake, Distance Alert and the Active Lane Departure Warning features. All of the driving assistance features presented on the brand’s latest models constitute a new step towards achieving vehicle autonomy by 2020.
A pioneer in electric mobility, since 1995, Peugeot has been the only brand in the world to market a comprehensive and sustainable mobility offering: electrically assisted scooters and bikes, electric motorised scooters, electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are all marketed by the lion-brand.
The Peugeot Scooters brand was the first to invest in the electric scooter segment when it launched Scootelec in 1996, then E-Vivacity in 2011. At this year’s Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot Scooters presented its new GenZe model (Generation Zero Emission), developed in collaboration with GenZe by Mahindra and available from this autumn.
An offspring of the American pick-up truck, the GenZe combines cutting-edge technologies developed at the very heart of Silicon Valley, where it was designed.
A removable battery allows it to be charged directly at home, avoiding the inconvenience of looking for a charging station. The GenZe is fully recharged after just 4 hours (80% in 2 hours) and has a range of 45km. With maximum speed of 45km/h, it goes from 0 to 45 km/h in under 10 seconds. A digital dashboard ( TFT technology) tracks fuel efficiency, showing fuel usage per km travelled.
The new Peugeot Instinct, an autonomous connected concept car boasting a startling Peugeot iCockpit interior, has been developed in conjunction with SAMSUNG ARTIKT Cloud IoT technology.
The car integrates data that the user wishes to share with it: data from smartphones, smart watches and home automation. The four-seater saloon is powered by a 300bhp plug-in hybrid system and has four different driving modes (drive boost, drive relax, autonomous soft and autonomous sharp), affording the driver the choice between an engaging drive or the convenience of a fully autonomous vehicle.