This year has started with a bang for the French at Peugeot. Parent company Groupe PSA was renamed Stellantis after its merger with FCA, while Peugeot itself got an all-new visual identity, including a new logo, just a few weeks ago.
This time of the year was just right for Peugeot to unveil the third generation of the 308 compact hatchback, which has been on the market in its current iteration since as far back as 2013.
With the 2021 Geneva Motor Show canceled over financial consequences, the only way for the lion of Sochaux to let the world know of its new Volkswagen Golf rival is to film some videos and distribute them online.
Well, it looks like one of the pre-production 308 models destined to go film some ads or other various marketing materials was caught completely uncamouflaged just weeks before its official unveiling.
Sporting the French carmaker's newest visual identity and logo, the compact hatchback doesn’t look as compact anymore, with the increase in size being rather visible compared to its predecessor.
That said, both the 2022 Peugeot 308 and the current one are based on the same EMP2 platform from PSA (now Stellantis), which also underpins most compact and mid-size models from Peugeot, Citroën, DS, and Opel.
Developed to incorporate front-wheel-drive and AWD cars with transverse engines, the EMP2 architecture can also accommodate plug-in hybrid and even full electric powertrains, albeit the new 308 is apparently not expected to come as a full EV right from the get-go.
A range of 1.2-liter engines developing between 100 and 155 horsepower are expected on the gasoline side, with 1.5-liter diesel ones coming with either 100 or 130 horsepower.
The new 308 will also be offered as a hybrid for the first time, with a plug-in hybrid version expected as well. Both will pair an electric motor with a gasoline engine in an all-wheel-drive package.
With the 2021 Geneva Motor Show canceled over financial consequences, the only way for the lion of Sochaux to let the world know of its new Volkswagen Golf rival is to film some videos and distribute them online.
Well, it looks like one of the pre-production 308 models destined to go film some ads or other various marketing materials was caught completely uncamouflaged just weeks before its official unveiling.
Sporting the French carmaker's newest visual identity and logo, the compact hatchback doesn’t look as compact anymore, with the increase in size being rather visible compared to its predecessor.
That said, both the 2022 Peugeot 308 and the current one are based on the same EMP2 platform from PSA (now Stellantis), which also underpins most compact and mid-size models from Peugeot, Citroën, DS, and Opel.
Developed to incorporate front-wheel-drive and AWD cars with transverse engines, the EMP2 architecture can also accommodate plug-in hybrid and even full electric powertrains, albeit the new 308 is apparently not expected to come as a full EV right from the get-go.
A range of 1.2-liter engines developing between 100 and 155 horsepower are expected on the gasoline side, with 1.5-liter diesel ones coming with either 100 or 130 horsepower.
The new 308 will also be offered as a hybrid for the first time, with a plug-in hybrid version expected as well. Both will pair an electric motor with a gasoline engine in an all-wheel-drive package.