Fans of increasingly endangered big French sedans will be pleased to know that the Peugeot 508 will live on, with a next-generation model set to arrive on scene in 2018, according to Autocar. However, the D-segment sedan is expected to take on a slightly different form from the staid – if handsome – current model, in a bid to increase buyer appeal.
Peugeot CEO Maxime Picat apparently confirmed the news, despite the British publication reporting that the 508 is struggling in certain markets in Europe – even though it is selling well in some others, such as in France, Spain and Belgium. “The question is not, “will we replace it?”, because we know we should,” Picat said. “Across the average of European sales, it is worth doing and it is profitable.”
When the next 508 does come to market, it’s expected to be completely restyled and reengineered to shift its appeal to a different set of customers and to compete with newer rivals, as the current car’s pool of buyers is starting to shrink. Could we see a four-door coupé instead, in the mould of the Peugeot Exalt concept?
“The question is whether we repeat the same 4.8-metre saloon design or not,” said Picat. “We see the segment the car is in is losing customers and we also see that it isn’t a segment that customers dream of moving up to, so the opportunities for sales are going to decline step by step if we stand still.
“So it might be that we look at changing some of the car’s capabilities in order to compete. We won’t take a big risk, because we don’t have a huge car park of customers we can risk losing, but we can move the lines of where the class is and we can be a little bold. We have a solution which, we think, is a good surprise — but I will not tell you more.”
The case for the 508 has probably been strengthened by the oddly sedan-centric moves seen elsewhere in the PSA Group – Citroën’s luxury offshoot DS revealed the similarly-sized DS 5LS last year, while Citroën itself launched the C6 flagship just recently, both of which are exclusive to the Chinese market.
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why all concept need to be like 1 1/2 road wide, fierce, 30″ rims & almost 0 ground clearance.. but when comes to production it just like tin kosong – 10 years back from the concept
It’s better than a certain company that continue to tease its late to launch models
The current Camry is already way nicer than the next 508.
But a certain company that continue selling moving coffins for years without improvement is much worse
Mr clever IQ,
My friend has a company owned peugeot.
3 yr old car,compressor konk,now fuel pump konk…each month the company car is in the workshop…..worst than poor protong.
Somemore half baked mechanics from Naza group,u want to try buying one?
The French are good at making hydrogen bombs.
Cars ? …omg…on par with proton only.
Thats history mate … They even make better Fighter Jets these days …
Friend of a friend of a friend has a peugeot. Tall story!
You are confused, you are actually referring to Honda, right?
Because in reality fact the cars are not suitable for roads of world. 2 inches ground clearance? Common!
Didn’t they say the next gen 508 will have autonomous tech?
Love the 508 GT, especially the SW. Pretty, and very fast on highways. Golf GTI also kena tapau, let alone new Civic Turbo RS.
No la…gti and civic turbo faster…can tapau the 508 GT….
Me think they shoud concentrate clearing those last last year stoks first
Me thinks you should learn English.
Lol Peugeot, a poor mans brand in Europe but a luxury brand in Malaysia.
So is Proton
You high or what?
Why dragged in p1 here?
@ LOL!
What luxury car are you driving, mind to share ?
still a junk with a death on launch price
If it is a junk, then why am I thinking of buying a new 3008 for my wife and possibly buying another 508 (if it resembles the EXALT with substantially more HP and Torque) for upgrade after having bought the current 508 Premium and perfectly satisfied with it. I put my money where my mouth is. Peugeot is one of the most value for money car in Malaysia.
Cause ppl like u can’t afford to buy the real luxury Jag, Merc, Audi even BWW
At least it is better then the junk T Cam**, and what the problem when u can’t buy the “real luxury” Jag, Merc, Audi? It is known not all can buy it.
Because your nose is stuffed. You can’t smell the junk yet.
Nobody stopping u from buying those junks, go ahead. There are still many ppl buying junks, else the company will close down.
Lousy brand plus lousy distributor
i think it should be a lot of lousy users plus lousy distributors.
there you go..negative comments from the same person that keep on repeating the sentence while using different nick names..haha we rakyat already knows la…
why so much hatred?
a frens car lah..nephew mother in law lah..step father cousin`s car lah..girfriend father`friend that live in far far away land car lah…aiyaa..hahaha
Yeah and then bash proton, so irrelevant
My suggestion is that the 508 be sold at below RM50k………..otherwise they can forget about launching it here in Bolehland…
it will be below 50k less than 5 years down the road.
2014 508 is selling for 75k in mudah before nego discount. brand new cost 160k . depreciated by more than half in 2 years.