“5 by Peugeot” to be unveiled at Geneva

Peugeot recently announced a new concept vehicle to be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Officially dubbed the 5 by Peugeot, this is widely believed to be a near-production ready prototype of the Peugeot 508 sedan, set to be the simultaneous successor of both the 407 and 607 sedans.

Measuring 4,860mm × 1,880mm × 1,420mm, the 5 by Peugeot has a wheelbase of 2,815mm. It is powered by a front-mounted 163hp 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine, which further teams up with a 37hp rear-mounted electric motor to form Peugeot’s HYbrid4 drive.

In plain English, this adds up to a 200hp AWD package with a 3.8 litre/100km consumption and 99 g/km of CO₂ emitted. Peugeot has announced that the HYbrid4 drive will be launched as standard on the 3008 MPV-SUV-crossover-whatever.

Official images available from Peugeot show the 5 by Peugeot in what seem to be computer generated images and sketches, though it must be said that certain details look really good. The three vertical bar tail light gives the rear unmistakable distinction, whilst the front end exudes an enormous amount of class.

We are looking forward to the real deal.

KON

Writer’s Note: Thanks to forummer lowpro for bringing this to our attention. Talk about the “5 by Peugeot” in our forum here.