PEUGEOT 3008 SUV WINS GOLD IN CAR OF THE YEAR CATEGORY IN THE AUTO EXPRESS DRIVER POWER SURVEY
PEUGEOT 3008 SUV wins gold in overall Car of the Year category at the Auto Express 16th Driver Power 2018 awards with an overall satisfaction score of 93.88 per cent. The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV was also awarded gold in the Mid-Size SUV category. PEUGEOT 3008 SUV rated the highest across all vehicle classes in the Exterior category and Safety Feature category.
These accolades mark the 45th award the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV has won globally since it was launched in late 2016.
Driver Power is the UK’s largest and most in-depth automotive customer satisfaction survey, with participation from more than 80,000 UK car owners.
The owners ranked the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV as the best performing Mid-Size SUV in five of the nine Driver Power judging categories: Exterior, Practicality and Boot Space, Ride and Handling, Safety Features, and Reliability and Build Quality.
The victory did not stop there as the 3008 SUV was rated as the best vehicle in the Exterior category and the Safety Feature category, across all of the vehicle classes.
Since it launched in late 2016, the 3008 SUV has been a huge success for the PEUGEOT brand, with 350,000 sold worldwide and 23,000 in the UK.
It demonstrates the latest technology with the state of the art PEUGEOT i-Cockpit®, which offers a more intuitive and engaging driving experience with a compact multi-function steering wheel, 12.3” head-up digital instrument display and 8.0” capacitive touchscreen with Mirror Screen® functionality, comprising: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay™ and Mirror Link®.
In addition, the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV has a five-star NCAP safety rating and offers a host of safety features as standard on all trim levels, including: AEBS – Automatic Emergency Braking System, CDS – Dynamic Stability Control and ASR – Electronic Antiskid System and a Driver Attention Alert System.
Steve Fowler, editorin-chief of Auto Express and Carbuyer, said: ‘This is a fantastic result for PEUGEOT and the 3008 SUV. It’s a car that has already won multiple awards from both Auto Express and Carbuyer, and now owners have confirmed what we’ve been saying all along – it’s a great car that’s really satisfying to own.’
Wesley Lang, senior research manager at Driver Power, commented: ‘The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV is the best performing Mid-Size SUV in five of the nine Driver Power judging categories: Exterior, Practicality and Boot Space, Ride and Handling, Safety Features, and Reliability and Build Quality.
‘The 3008’s performance proves that SUVs can excel in many judging categories long thought to be the domain of smaller vehicles. What is especially notable is that overall the 3008 SUV ranks third in Ride and Handling and fifth in Reliability and Build Quality across all ranked vehicles.”
David Peel, managing director at PEUGEOT UK, said: ‘It is an outstanding achievement for the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV to have won gold in the Car of the Year and Mid-Size SUV categories in the UK’s largest car satisfaction survey. With the addition of these two accolades, the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV has now won an incredible 45 awards globally since launch.
‘In a segment with fierce competition, these accolades are especially meaningful as they are decided by our valued customers and are a real testament to the hard work and innovation of our talented teams of designers and engineers.
‘I’d like to thank Auto Express and the entire Driver Power team for their support and hard work in bringing such a valuable survey to the industry.’
To find out more about the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV, please visit: http:// www.peugeot.co.uk/ showroom/3008/suv/