3008 HYbrid4 (France, 2011)

The 3008 Hybrid4 Peugeot is the first full diesel hybrid vehicle ever to feature in the automotive market. Thanks to the hybridization of the 2.0 litre HDi FAP 120 kW / 163 bhp with the 27 kW/37 bhp electric engine, Peugeot claims to have managed to keep the high level specification and to reduce the fuel consumption by 35%. The 3008 Hybrid4 has a consumption of 3.8 litres/100km which represents CO2 emissions of 99g/km.

The full diesel hybrid vehicle is the result of a project that involved the engineers at Peugeot in order to obtain a car that represents the environmental demands of the make but also keep providing pleasure to whom is driving it.

At the front the 3008 Hybrid is powered by a 1997cc disesel engine with a power output of 163 bhp and a maximum torque of 300 Nm at 1580 rpm. At the rear a synchronous permanent magnet electric motor is incorporated in the multi-arm rear suspension. Together they produce a maximum combined power output that can reach 147 kW...