Peugeot 3008 wins prestigious Auto Europa award
October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan
The Peugeot 3008 has won this years Auto Europa, an annual event that takes place in Italy, comprising of more than 200 automotive journalists known as UIGA (Unione Italiana dei Giornalisti dell’Automobile).
As the first ever crossover vehicle to win the award, Peugeot 3008 beat 19 competitors to take home the prestigious title.
The 3008 impressed the jury with its originality, high level of technology, style, aerodynamics, quality, performance, safety and value for money.
Due to arrive in Australia in the second quarter of 2010, the 3008 offers a range of advanced engines and driver assist technology. These include Grip Control, Dynamic Roll Control, HUD (Head Up Display), Distance Alert, Automatic Electric Parking Brake and Hill Assist.
Many hours spent in the wind tunnel has paid off, the 3008 has a Cx figure of just 0.296. The low coefficient of drag helps the 3008 achieve fuel consumption figures as low as 5.6L/100km (combined) in the manual 2.0-litre HDi FAP diesel. To compliment low fuel consumption is the low CO2 emissions at 146 grams per kilometre.
The 3008 is designed with a smart load space, the rear floor has a three way hight adjustment. This addition is simple to use and will help with everyday use.
The load length is 2,620mm depending on seating configuration and the width is 1,030mm, the area under the parcel shelf is 512-litres. With the rear seats folded the load area increases to a useable 1,604-litres.
Specification and pricing details for the local market will be available closer to the launch.
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How on earth did a Peugeot beat a Skoda?
A Sad Case of Tomas79 wannabe…
I know it’s hard to accept but maybe it’s the better car? Not too many people lining up to buy your skodas today mate?
Tomas, the Octavia and Superb have taken numerous awards over the last three years. Having had a Peugeot I am fully willing to allow them to carry off with the trophy from time to time.
4:20 All Day. Your comment is uninformed and naive, or some would say just ’stupid’.
Too Right, although the original comment wasn’t made by me!!
It’s just a muppet trying to discredit me!!
Tomas – you can’t lose something you haven’t got!
Though someone like me thinks it looks cool,
from the point of view of the rest of the normal people…
Its a bit of an odd looking thing…
I like Peugeots; sure they look a bit weird but that’s what’s so good about them.
Cars are a way of expressing your individuality yet so many cars these days look like other cars whereas this cars is unmistakably a Peugeot.
i quite like it. well done to the pug.
I really like this car but I wish everybody would stop saying it was original. The Qashqai, though an inferior car from what I’ve read, did this segment first.
My only real problem with the 3008 is the rear lights. They look a bit strange and out of place. But other than that it looks good and even Top Gear have praised it’s driving characteristics and they don’t usually like Peugeot’s passenger cars all that much. So job probably well done, I’ll have to try one myself though.
If we want to get technical, the first vehicle marketed as a Crossover was the Lexus RX300. The Holden Adventra was also marketed as a crossover and if we are to include the Adventra, then this means the Volvo XC 70 predates both these vehicles as a crossover.
Not even the Qashqai was original. The Golf Plus came before it and the Scenic kicked off the whole segment 2 generations ago.
Believe it or not, they are different segments. The Golf Plus and the Scenic are mini MPVs. The 3008 and the Qashqai are like a cross between compact SUV, MPV and hatchback. I know it’s terribly confusing, but it’s what the manufacturers are saying.
Niches are going too far I think.
Then there’s the Dualis which Nissan refer to as a Hatchback – now that’s stretching the boundaries way too far
The Dualis is the Qashqai (not sure which name’s worse). Sorry; I should write Australian names on Australian websites.
Yeah, I’m with Tomas.