Peugeot News

The Peugeot 207 continues to go from strength to strength with over 118,000 vehicles already on the roads of the UK. Now with summer upon us, the range has just got even stronger with the introduction of the 207 Cielo Special Edition.

With the clock slowly ticking away until the start of the 2008 Le Mans 24 hour race, Peugeot has already demonstrated its commitment to win the race by dominating the official preliminary test-day.

The Peugeot 308 is now available as a front-line police car, following the completion of the first equipped conversions by Peugeot’s Special Vehicle Operation (PSVO), based in Coventry. 308 is also available as a ‘one stop shop’ vehicle purchase for all Police Forces.

Like the last two rounds of the 2008 Le Mans Series, the 1,000km of Spa-Francorchamps turned out to be yet another fiercely-disputed, drama-filled race. The race, however, yet again saw Team Peugeot Total claim its third successive win from three starts.

A new Sport Pack option is being introduced on the popular 4007 SUV to enhance the ‘entry model’ SE for customers wanting an enhanced presence on the roads.

The 2008 Coventry and Warwickshire Young Driver of the Year Competition sponsored by Peugeot began the search for the region’s best young driver today, and with a brand new, taxed and fully insured, Peugeot 107 up for grabs, the competition is expected to be hotly contested.

The outcome of the 1,000km of Monza, second round of the 2008 Le Mans Series, was only decided at the end of the thrilling final 20 laps which saw Pedro Lamy catch and pass the N°2 Audi R10 to claim overall victory for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP.

As part of the CAP 2010 project and the acceleration of the Marque’s product offer, Mr Jean-Philippe Collin, Director General of Automobiles Peugeot, announced today at the Lisbon Motor Show that the RC Z Concept Car will be going into full production.

Young designers from all over the world are invited to ‘imagine a Peugeot for the megalopolis of tomorrow’.

Peugeot’s new 308 SW builds on the strengths of its predecessor the 307 SW and develops them even further. For example, the panoramic glass roof is now 27% larger, the modularity is easier to operate and improved and there is now a new six-speed manual gearbox.