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　　The official listing of Dongfeng Peugeot 508 announced that Dongfeng Peugeot officially entered the domestic mid-to high-end car market. The starting price of 169,700 yuan makes this car have a great impact on the mid-level car market, and the extremely rich configuration of the top car is also eye-catching. The low starting price and high configuration make this car attract great attention from the public as soon as it goes on the market and obtain a good reputation. It is understood that the car was put into production on the No.3 platform of Shenlong Automobile, the second factory in Wuhan, and shared the platform with Citroen C5, which has impressed us deeply. What kind of French car will the 508 be? Let’s approach the car and get a close look at the charm brought by Peugeot 508.

　　Appearance: calm and outstanding.

　　The appearance of Peugeot 508 is atmospheric and calm, the shape of the whole vehicle is simple and fashionable, and there are many French romantic design elements in elegant lines. The overall appearance is more in line with the positioning of mid-to high-end cars.

　　The length, width and height of Dongfeng Peugeot 508 are 4826mm*1855mm*1465mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2815mm, which is 25mm longer than that of Euro 508, which is the same as that of Citroen C5 on the same platform, but the body length is 21mm longer than that of C5. The Peugeot 508 is not only stable in atmosphere, but also has a slimmer body and smoother lines.

　　Dongfeng Peugeot 508 can be described as a bright pen in the front, with the Peugeot brand and connotation on the front face, and the "three-dimensional lion logo" in the center is very eye-catching. The design of the large mouth air intake grille in the center shows the atmosphere and sports sense of Peugeot 508.

　　The triangular headlights are extremely sharp. A closer look at the seven-star crystal diamond driving lights in it is very distinctive, and the xenon headlights that follow the steering make the front of the car bright. Fog lights and turn signals are also fashionable and generous.

　　Dongfeng Peugeot 508 taillight adopts lion’s paw design, with three rows of LED bulbs built in. The overall design of taillight is stable and distinctive.

　　The lines at the rear of the car are rich, and the three-dimensional lines at the rear of the car and the shape of the left and right double exhaust pipes enhance the sense of movement of the whole car, so that the whole car will not be fashionable in a stable atmosphere.

　　Dongfeng Peugeot 508 adopts 215/55 R17 tires, belonging to Pirelli P7 series. The wheel hub has 10 outward expansion shapes, which are V-shaped and have great mechanical strength and fashionable sense of movement.

　　Interior: The configuration is very powerful, which is the best in its class.

　　Seat massage, head-up display, electric adjustment of rear seats, and four-zone air conditioning are all available in Peugeot 508.

　　As soon as the door of Peugeot 508 is opened, the sense of modernity and luxury brought by Peugeot 508′ s technology-conscious center console is coming. The steering wheel with many buttons and the large screen display are very attractive.

　　Let’s look at the steering wheel of Peugeot 508. It adopts a three-position design, which is a multifunctional steering wheel with intelligent rotation control. Each function button is distributed in the middle of the steering wheel. The steering wheel integrates multimedia control, cruise control, speed control, Bluetooth and other function buttons, which is very similar to C5, but the middle function area of Peugeot 508 can follow the direction rotation, which is different from C5.

　　The design of Peugeot 508 instrument is more moderate. The double cylinder design has a tachometer on one side and a speedometer on the other. The color central display screen displays the information of the driving computer, which has rich display content and high display resolution, and also supports the adjustment of the intensity of the display background light.

　　It is worth mentioning that Peugeot 508 has also designed a head-up display device under the front gear of the driver’s seat, which can display real-time information such as vehicle speed, rotation speed and navigation, which greatly facilitates the driver to know the vehicle condition while paying attention to the road surface and increases the safety of the vehicle.

　　The multimedia control area and air conditioning control area in the central control are painted with piano bright paint, and the buttons on them are designed with elegant light, with reasonable button layout and good hand feeling. The front air conditioning adopts partition control temperature.

　　Peugeot 508 designed an Info-Drive intelligent integrated control system similar to BMW and Audi, which can realize such operations as multimedia audio, vehicle settings, driving computer settings, GPS navigation settings, etc., and make the vehicle control more accommodating with a single turn.

　　Peugeot 508 is equipped with i-START one-button start system, and the one-button start button is located on the left side of the steering wheel. In the functional area on the left side of the steering wheel, besides the one-button start button, there are also some functional buttons such as luggage compartment opening.

　　Elegant and luxurious space, luxurious seat function.

　　The seat of Peugeot 508 is more comfortable, and it feels very soft when sitting. The author feels that this is a seat with higher comfort.

　　Peugeot 508 driver’s seat has 12-way electric adjustment, 3 sets of seat memory function and electric heating function. It is particularly worth mentioning that the seat actually has massage function, which is very rare in the same class.

　　The passenger seat also has electric adjustment, including adjustable leg support.

　　Peugeot 508 has electric rear windshield sunshade and two rear window manual sunshade.

　　The Peugeot 508 rear seat is equally comfortable and luxurious. First, the rear seat is equipped with a dual-zone adjustable automatic air conditioner, and the air conditioner temperature can be adjusted on both sides of the rear seat. Secondly, the rear seats can be adjusted in proportion of 1/3 and 2/3, which is rare in the same class. Thirdly, the right rear seat can adjust the position of the co-driver through a button behind the co-driver seat, which further highlights the dignity of the passengers in the rear seat; In addition, the back seat also has electric heating function.

　　2.0/2.3LVTCS engine with 6-speed automatic manual transmission

　　Peugeot 508 is equipped with the same 2.0L and 2.3L VTCS engines as Citroen C5. The maximum power of the 2.0 engine is 108KW(147 HP) and the maximum torque is 200N.m: The 2.3L engine has a maximum power of 126KW(171 HP) and a maximum torque of 230N.m, which is matched with a 6-speed Tiptronic automatic manual transmission.

　

　　In a word, Peugeot 508 has the advantages of high configuration and good comfort. In the same class, Peugeot 508 has the killer in configuration, such as 12-way electric adjustable luxury massage seat, Info-Drive intelligent integrated control system, four-zone automatic air conditioner, and the second generation VHS head-up display. Its price is 167,900 ~ 227,900, and the pricing is very targeted. Not surprisingly, this car should be able to achieve good market results in the medium-sized car market.