Peugeot has premiered the 508 PSE, the high-performance dual-motor plug-in hybrid version of its 508 in sedan and SW estate bodystyles. This is the ‘quintessential expression’ of Peugeot Sport engineers’ expertise, says the firm, and here appear to rather closely resemble the 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered Concept that was unveiled at last year’s Geneva Motor Show.
Touted as Peugeot’s most powerful production model to date, powertrain for the 508 PSE is comprised of a 1.6 litre inline-four cylinder direct-injection turbocharged petrol engine that produces 200 PS at 6,000 rpm and 300 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm, and this is mated to a pair of electric motors; the front axle motor produces 110 hp and 320 Nm of torque, while the rear unit makes 113 hp and 166 Nm of torque.
Total system output is 360 hp and 520 Nm of torque sent to all four wheels, with an eight-speed automatic gearbox handling transmission duty on the front axle. Thus equipped, the 508 PSE does the 0-100 km/h sprint in 5.2 seconds, 80-120 km/h in 3.0 seconds and the standing kilometre sprint in 24.5 seconds. Top speed with full use of the powertrain’s outputs is 250 km/h, or 140 km/h in electric mode.
The 11.5 kWh lithium-ion battery in the 508 PSE will take less than seven hours to reach a full charge from a standard domestic power outlet, or four hours from a 16-amp reinforced socket. The quickest recharging is done via a 32-amp wall box, which will fully recharge the battery pack in under two hours, says Peugeot.
For reference, the 300 hp 508 and 508 SW Hybrid use a Type 2 connector, and those are rated for a four-hour charge time from a 3.3 kW 14-amp outlet, while an optional 6.6 kW 32-amp three-phase wallbox charger does a full charge in under one hour 45 minutes. The hybrid battery and drive systems do not encroach upon cabin space in both 508 PSE sedan and wagon versions, says Peugeot.
Chassis upgrades over the regular Peugeot 508 range include adaptive damping with Comfort, Hybrid and Sport modes, a lowered seat plate as well as front and rear tracks widened by 24 mm and 12 mm respectively, four-piston front brake calipers on 380 mm brake discs, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres on 20-inch wheels.
The Peugeot 508 PSE offers five drive modes – Electric, Comfort, Hybrid, Sport and 4WD – that control powertrain and chassis settings. Electric mode offers purely battery-powered driving up to 140 km/h, and has a battery-only range of 42 km. Combined fuel consumption is rated at 2.03 l/100 km according to WLTP testing protocol.
Comfort is a hybrid mode with softened suspension settings for maximum comfort, Hybrid selects powertrain usage automatically for optimised fuel consumption, and Sport summons the full output of the hybrid powertrain and sharpens the throttle map, while steering and damping settings are altered as well.
The powertrain is set to ensure the internal combustion engine keeps the battery fully charged for maximum output at all times, and the 4WD mode aids traction in slippery conditions. Inside, the 508 PSE adopts the French manufacturer’s i-Cockpit layout with a steering wheel that is given the Kryptonite (lime green) claw motif and Peugeot Sport Engineered branding. Audio comes courtesy of a Focal Audio system as standard.
Meanwhile, the graphic animations for the driver’s instrumentation and the 10-inch HD infotainment screen also get PSE labelling to set the high-performance sedan and wagon apart from the more mainstream versions, and upholstery for the comfort-fit seats is a mix of leather, 3D-mesh and Alcantara, trimmed in Tramontane grey and Kryptonite stitching.
Manufactured in Mulhouse, France, the Peugeot 508 PSE sedan and SW wagon is available Perla Nera (black), pearl white and the PSE-exclusive Selenium Grey, and the order books for the hybrid duo will open mid-October this year.
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Everybody seems to be moving towards EV. When is our Proton Iriz coming out? It was showcased 8 years ago but no where to be seen now
Copy paste: “I believe use EV not affordable in Malaysia. Our electric tarif is not cheap unless charging buy solar.”
…and petrol is cheap, compared with other countries.
Copy paste: “Buts… U cannot charge it from your 14th floor flat”
EV/PHEV are way too expensive for the average Proton buyer not to mention the cutthroat replacement battery price. Even MINI EV is a Rm20k premium on the regular version so expect a Rm50k regular Iriz would cost you Rm70k for EV. Hardly a sum an average Iriz buyer would consider.
Factoring all that, you don’t save any on fuel cost but you suffer worse on depreciation. With such issues, there is little incentive for Proton to come out with EV/PHEV atm.
What a pity. Peugeot wanted to merge with Proton many times.
If we were smart, even 20 years ago, we would be making big buck every year with cars like this
Geely is better.
I rest my case
Ye ke? Peugeot bought over NAZA plant at Kulim and yet we still don’t see any of their new cars made there. At the least Proton is moving forward with Geely today.
Some other player (possibly Berjaya?) will be taking over the Peugeot franchise from Naza soon. Can we hope to see the new 508 on our shores?
From Berjaya? Sure you might possibly get the new 508 here but with ridiculous Mercedes-like prices I think nobody would buy them even when available. Have you seen how much their Mazda cost today? Ridiculous!
Their CKD units are still okay. But the CBU cars? Forget it. That’s why there’s hardly any Mazda3 and Mazda6 on our roads.
Mazda3 and Mazda6 are supposedly their bread & butter cars but bringing them as CBU with super high prices, dunno how Berjaya manages their car brand. If Peugeot goes under them, it surely will go under soon enough just like Chery.
this Peugeot is conti brand best go under Milan Auto, the most success here.
No doubt it looks futuristic and sporty, the interior can undoubtedly beat any German big game easily, but I just kinda hope it ain’t EV, too much EV nowadays don’t think Malaysia government is ready for this shit
Do mot want to sound like a broken record, but EV is the future, with Europe and China leading the way both as manufacturer and customer while Proton have X70 and X50.
Europe & China can afford to run EVs with subsidised or outright cheap electric cost, we can’t.
Exactly as Edwin said, you are able to run EV if yout country has lot of automotive plan for it
, maybe another 7 years or so will have the result but right now don’t think so. Needless to say the problem of the public charging station, private charging space is also a bigger problem. Having a gun is useless but you don’t have the bullet