2012 Peugeot 4008 on sale in Australia mid-2012

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By Tim Beissmann | July 25th, 2011

Updated with new information from Peugeot Automobiles Australia.

The all-new 2012 Peugeot 4008 will go on sale in Australia around the middle of next year with a competitive sub-$30,000 price.

The Japanese-built Peugeot 4008 will be based on the Mitsubishi ASX compact SUV, and will sit below the Mitsubishi Outlander-based Peugeot 4007 and the smaller Peugeot 3008 in the French company’s local SUV line-up.

Peugeot Automobiles Australia’s Kirin Tipping said the new 4008 would be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in October. An international media launch will follow in March 2012, with an Australian introduction shortly after that.

Although it will share its underpinnings and some drivetrains with the ASX, Peugeot says there will be stronger differentiation between the 4008 and its sister car than the 4007-Outlander partnership.

Specific model details are still to be finalised, although we can confirm the 2.0-litre petrol engine (which produces 110kW and 197Nm in the ASX) will power the Australian Peugeot 4008 line-up from launch.

Peugeot Automobiles Australia’s Scott Williams said Peugeot was still deciding whether it will offer a diesel model, and said an automatic transmission was a must for this vehicle in Australia. He said Peugeot had a choice of the 1.8-litre engine from the ASX or a Peugeot-built diesel engine, likely to be a 1.6-litre unit.

The ASX utilises five- and six-speed manual transmissions as well as a continuously variable transmission, and Peugeot is expected to employ a selection of these in the new 4008.

Like the Mitsubishi, the 4008 will be produced in front- and all-wheel drive, and both body layouts will be sold in Australia.

Mr Williams suggested pricing would start below $30,000, but would come in above the ASX.

“Obviously it needs to be competitive with the Mitsubishi. Because of the design and trim enhancements and the Peugeot badge we will charge a small premium,” he said, adding that the 4008 would have a few extra “bit and bobs” the Mitsubishi didn’t have.

Mr Williams said the images in this article have been doing the rounds for years and suggested it was an “early iteration of the design”. He said the production model would look even better.

Stay tuned for more official details of the 2012 Peugeot 4008 as its unveiling and launch approach.

Matt J

way to ruin the ASX, Peugeot.

bobin

ASX is the most hideous looking car in australia today!

Sonic

Bonin, the ASX looks like an Aston Martin compared to the E3 HSV, Chrysler Sebring, and Great Wall utes.

I think the 4008 looks excellent, btw. It’s just a shame that too many people in Australia have a narrow view on car design.

Jzaa

Go for it Mitsubishi – Milk other companies for all their worth while your own products outshine the ripoffs. Peugeot – hit and miss, time to go back to the drawing board
PhantomHamster

Geez mitsu, u spent years letting Proton dilute your cars and selling them as cheap mush… and now your doing it again with the outlander and now the asx… shame shame shame…
Golfschwein

Peugeot’s version looks way better!
G

What an ugly little thing. And it will be way more expensive than the ASX just because it is “European”.
Shak

Lets just hope they actually put some effort into the Interior, not like the 4007.
FrugalOne

**SCOOP?**

For mine, Peugeot and Citroen Group [same, same] will do a marriage of sorts with MMC [Mitsubishi Motor Corp.] and do lots more model-share & powertrain/swap business.

This means up to and including owning each others stock and becoming equal partners, another powerhouse on the world stage.

French/Japanese marriage between Renault and NISSAN works fine, so no reason this wont work either.

No room for single/small car makers, need to do 6 million units a year to be a “player”
neill

finally a Peugeot that might be reliable?

(and yes i feel qualified to comment being a current owner of a recent model Peugeot (2006) with rubbish reliability)
Baddass

If it’s based on the smaller ASX over the Outlander, and is positioned between the 3008 and 4007, why would it be called the 4008?

http://euro aussieitalian

I agree. With Peugeot, the higher the first digit, the bigger the vehicle-the last digit denotes the era of the vehicle.. 404 – 1960′s, 405 – 1980′s 1990′s, 406 – 1990′s – 2000′s, 407 2000′s to current.. so why is a 4008 smaller than a 4007 and it’s not replacing it?

Jazrod

I actually really like it . . . especially with larger diameter wheels!
In silver with dark window tint it would look very nice . . .
I’d even consider this as my next car – in a diesel.
Peter

Well it won’t look like this. These two old Peugeot shots are just a Pug front on the Mitsubishi cX concept which was stretched into the ASX. We need to visualise the ASX in the middle pic with the front from the top pic.
Peter

Here’s a much more reliable likeness

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bilder/kompakt-suv-zukunft-neue-kleine-offroader-bis-2013-3920395.html?fotoshow_item=1
Peter

For a render that is more likely to resemble the production model, go here and follow the links. http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/kompakt-suv-zukunft-neue-kleine-offroader-bis-2013-3920395.html

It is in German, but the pics are what you need to see. The Peugeot render is silver. There is also a Citroen version, which has been expected.