Peugeot insiders have exposed to auto reveal that a warm Peugeot 308 GT as well as SW estate are because of join the variety by the end of 2014.
Designed to pave the method for an even hotter ‘R’ version due in 2015, the 308 GT will function high-powered petrol as well as diesel engines so it should be a remove rival for the Skoda Octavia vRS as well as the quickest versions of SEAT Leon sport Tourer.
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The petrol version of the 308 GT is likely to utilize the 1.6-litre turbo engine from the 208 GTi – which creates 197bhp as well as 275Nm – as well as should take the 308 from 0-62mph in around 7.5 seconds. The diesel is set to be a tuned version of the new 2.0-litre BlueHDi engine with around 185bhp as well as 400Nm of torque.
Product communications director Gaetan Demoulin told auto Express: “The GT will be exposed in Paris” as well as verified that it would have “bespoke styling, twin exhausts each side as well as a unique interior” as well as be offered as an estate too.
Those type of figures would put the GT on a par with competitors like the Kia pro Cee’d GT – which likewise utilizes a 1.6-litre turbo – as well as costs around £20,495, however expect the Peugeot to expense a bit more than that when it goes on sale this winter.
Even so, it should still undercut full-blooded hot hatches like the Volkswagen Golf GTI as well as Ford focus ST – as well as leave space for an extreme ‘R’ design in 2015. The 308 R was previewed by the idea cars and truck shown in Frankfurt – as well as will be established by the exact same special jobs team accountable for the brilliant RCZ R.
It might utilize the exact same engine as the coupe as well (a 270bhp of the 1.6-litre turbo) however is likewise likely to get serious mechanical modifications to go with the boost in power. Revised suspension, switchable ESP as well as heavy duty brakes are all likely to make an appearance, as are stickier tyres, larger wheels as well as a more focussed interior.