2015 Peugeot 508 Review: The Spain Drive
What's Hot: A stylish facelift that falls into the "it should have always looked this way" category.
What's Not: For now, the high price point of the current range. For 2015, we'll have to see...
X-FACTOR: The 508 has always been a good unit, and these new looks make it worth another look.
Vehicle style: Large sedan and wagon
Price: $TBA (currently between $36,990 - $58,490)
Engines: 121kW/240Nm 1.6 petrol, 130kW/400Nm 2.0 diesel, 150kW/450Nm 2.2 diesel
Transmissions: 6spd manual, 6spd auto (Australia likely to get auto only)
OVERVIEW
The nose and bum of Peugeot’s 508 sedan and 508 Touring have gone under the surgeon's knife, and, most would agree, to good effect - the 2015 Peugeot 508 looks better than ever.
Not a moment too soon (some might say); the 508 certainly needs something to kick sales along.
Year-to-date, Peugeot has sold fewer than 250 508s in Australia, placing it behind the equally unloved - and older - Skoda Superb.
Its cause is hindered by a higher sticker price than competitors like the Honda Accord and Skoda Superb. Likewise, a small dealer footprint.
But can this fresh-faced 508 update change Peugeot’s success in the segment? In search of an answer, we travelled to the Spanish island of Mallorca for our first taste of the 2015 model.
What’s Different?
As updates go, the 2015 508 is more focused on mechanical and cosmetic tweaks rather than wholesale changes to the vehicle.
The front is almost entirely different, with a bolder face that brings the 508 more in-line with Peugeot’s latest range, as well as a lengthened rear bumper that rids the sedan of the 2014 car’s ‘flat-arsed’ appearance.
Inside there are changes to the centre console and button layout to reduce complexity, though it’s all largely familiar territory here.
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