The first car with a diesel hybrid powertrain is a fact. The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 aims not at the lowest possible fuel consumption, but most versatility.

Or that our country a happy choice, it is doubtful that tax benefits are there for the 3008 HYbrid4 unfortunately and accordingly low sales expectations of the importer. More than 400 units peryear of the new diesel hybrid Peugeot expects to sell in our country are not.
It has a lot to do with the Europe-wide limits for favoring fuel-efficient cars with low CO2 emissions so. In most European countries, fiscal incentives such as cars CO2 emissions below 100 grams per kilometer convenience. That hurdle, the 3008 HYbrid4 with 99 g / km, but the Netherlands are different as usual, because the “best boy in the class” wants a diesel less than 96 grams of CO2 per kilometer for petrol taxbenefit (111 g / km). These values ​​are also further tightened in July next year.

Not out all the stops
It was not quite fair to the cause for not meeting the stringent limits only the Dutch government to look. It is the choice of the Peugeot was not out all the stops to get, but a diesel hybrid with a large capacity. Peugeot had of course the most fuel-efficient diesel engine in the line to take – the 1.6 e-HDi in several models already staggering economy exhibit spreads – but opted for a two-liter diesel with 163 hp and combined that with a 37 horsepower electric motor together so well for 200 hp.
That is not like the most electric hybrid with an engine built into the existing, but is completely separated from the diesel engine at the rear. Thus, the 3008 HYbrid4 (hence the 4) so-wheel drive, which the 3008 now provides some off-road capabilities. Alot we have now also not proposals, but in the Alpine countries are undoubtedly very happy.
Fully electric vehicles
The considerable power and four-wheel drive provide smooth good performance in the 3008 HYbrid4. He sprints in 8.5 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h for example, and the maximum speed of 195 km / h is very fast. You notice when strong acceleration is that the robotizes gearbox cannot keep pace. Drive a little less brighter than the strength of the electric motor effectively utilized for content and the delay in switching to mask, but it does not if you brisk driving.
You may continue with the way the two Peugeot engines to work together very satisfied. It’s almost imperceptibly with a knob on the center in town you can choose to complete a piece of electric driving. Beyond a small three kilometers during their first meeting, we cannot meet. During that first trip we have no spectacular consumption values ​​appear at the computer. The promised 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers, there was not, even when we really did our best.

4500 liters diesel
This is practice a little further away from the theory, but more and more cars. The difficulty of the 3008 HYbrid4 derives from the price tag, for the special edition with 39,900 euros blue lease begins. That’s almost 15 grand morethan a basic 3008 and still 6300 euro morethan two liters diesel equivalent, which is not much slower. A bit less efficient, but for that money you can buy 4500 liters of diesel.