Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Peugeot 508 RXH

Peugeot 508 RXH
Peugeot 508 RXH

At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Peugeot revealed a hybrid-electric crossover station wagon variant of the 508. To distinguish it from other 508s, the RXH features flared wheel arches as well as a new color-coded grill with 3 columns of LED headlights on each side. The Hybrid4 powertrain combined a 120kW 2.0 litre HDi FAP diesel engine with a 28kW electric motor to lower fuel consumption to 4.2 l/100km. The RXH is scheduled to be released in early 2012.

Peugeot 508 RXH Interior View
Peugeot 508 RXH Interior View

A concept "hybrid-power" car prefiguring the style of the future 508 coupe, called the 5 by Peugeot was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. Sources reported that 5 by Peugeot would go on sale in 2012.
Peugeot 508 RXH Interior
Peugeot 508 RXH Interior


Peugeot says all 508 RXH crossovers feature the automaker's through-the-road HYbrid4 technology, which employs a 163-horsepower 2.0-liter HDi diesel engine to drive the front wheels and a 37-hp electric motor to spin the rears. Combined, the diesel-electric hybrid drive unit delivers up to 200 horsepower and cranks out 332 pound-feet of torque.

The 508 RXH is capable of electric-only operation, though Peugeot has not yet revealed the crossover's "zero-emissions" range. The automaker says the 508 RXH is quite the fuel-sipper, consuming less than 4.2 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (56 miles per gallon U.S.) on the combined cycle. Meanwhile, the diesel hybrid emits only 109 g/km of CO2.

2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid
2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid


Peugeot had the world's first diesel-electric hybrid with its 3008 HYbrid4, and now the brand has another one on the way, the 508 RXH. It will be the new top-of-the-line wagon model in the French carmaker's 508 line.

This all-wheel drive electric hybrid will offer 200 horsepower and an all-electric mode when it debuts at next month's 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

The powertrain combines an electric motor driving the rear wheels, and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel powering the fronts, in what's called a "through-the-road hybrid" setup.

Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel
Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel

2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel
2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel

Peugeot 508 Diesel Hybrid RXH
Peugeot 508 Diesel Hybrid RXH 

Photo: Peugeot, Peugeot 508
Photo: Peugeot, Peugeot 508

2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Interior
2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Interior

Peugeot 508 RXH
Peugeot 508 RXH

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