标致将在明年3月的日内瓦车展发布下一代208，但该车最初细节已经曝光，这款车只有五门掀背车一种车型，近日，新一代208合成图现身网络，让我们先睹为快。这款GT版本的208外观锐利，造型设计深受车厂时尚的快背车影响。该车不仅采用了508GT的红色车身涂装，而且还配备了双色合金轮圈和闪亮格栅。狮子车标上方的“208”字样独特的线条和炫酷的LED日间行驶灯也取自标致其他中级车设计元素。新一代208采用标致雪铁龙集团的CMP平台，同时还将采用e-CMP结构。后者是专门为电动车开发的，据传这表明标致将推出零排放的208GTi。标致同时推出搭载内燃机引擎的高性能版本和电动车，满足更多消费者需求。采用CMP平台后，车重可降低100公斤，这将明显提升车辆的燃油经济性和性能。另外，新车的车身尺寸还将进一步增加，在此基础上，车重的降低就更显得难能可贵，同时，新车轴距进一步增加，腿部空间更充裕。在日内瓦车展发布后，208将于夏季在欧洲上市。而GTi版本则最早将在2020年发布。
2019 Peugeot 208 would look great with design traits from 508
Peugeot will introduce the next-generation 208 as a five-door-only hatchback during the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019 and although preliminary details have surfaced the web, we honestly don’t know how it’s going to look like. Yes, there are some spy shots of the new supermini, but those are showing an early test mule using a modified body of the current car.
One could speculate the 508’s design will rub off on the B-segment hatch, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed it’s true as we are finding the new flagship Peugeot model to be a real beauty. Our speculative render imagines the revamped 208 in the GT trim with a sharp exterior greatly influenced by the company’s snazzy fastback. We’ve borrowed not only the 508 GT’s red-hot paint, but also its stylish two-tone alloy wheels and the shiny grille. Sitting above the lion logo, the “208” badge is inspired by what Peugeot has done with its midsize model from where our imaginary supermini has inherited character lines as well as the swanky LED daytime running lights extending all the way down.
Design aside, we know the next-generation will ride on the PSA Group’s CMP platform and at the same time, it will also utilize the e-CMP architecture. The latter refers to electric cars, with the rumor mill indicating Peugeot will do a zero-emissions 208 GTi. That won’t spell the end of the conventionally powered hot hatch as the plan is to sell the performance hatch in both ICE and EV flavors. The switch to PSA’s Common Modular Platform is expected to enable a diet of up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds), which will obviously pay dividends in terms of efficiency and performance. The weight loss is more impressive when you take into account reports are saying the new car will be bigger than the outgoing model, with some of the stretch reflected in the length of the wheelbase for extra legroom.
Following its premiere in Geneva, the overhauled Peugeot 208 will likely go on sale that summer in Europe. The beefier GTi should arrive in 2020 at the earliest.