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$nddles (and replaces

orthe Peugeorsnit iaskedwith

jugglins limited snpplyasalnst

srrongdmdd, theRcz hs

!rcbably beenole colossar

headache.blt for therestof

thecompmyit musthavebeen

engine (more emclentmd lighte. thanthe

2.7iitre V6 it replaceobut also double

dshbonelionr sNpension.

Butwhen.tll 407susedjustsuchm

anmgemenqwhyrhesitch? Becalse

the srmddd suspenslon

) Peugeort 407 md

607models.Peugeotdaimsthe508ofbs

inteior spacero matchthe607'sbui withln

smallereterior dimensionsj andthat

although it is locm longerthm the 402

it weishso areraseof35k iess.

h additionto dr rwobodysqies

arailableftom launch (saloon od

estate - there'snohatchback),

is 12kglighter

thd rhe 4ols (md presmably therefore

cheaper)andtheinproved precision

dd conlrll prcrided bythe{ishbones is

deenedumece$ary for all modelsmd

narkets.Theturther beDefitofotreing lwo

sotutions,Ft\er thanaone-size-fits-all,

a godsend. TheRCZprovedthat,once

again,Peugeot

is .apableofprcducinga

stylkh ad desiFble6, md dur it ha

rediso@redthe imlortanceofmaking a

the 508

comes*ith two altematir€slspension

co.liguations. Based on anaolution

ol leugeotsCillodntplatfom 3 (.102

C5md C6),ihe strndard508uses

MacPherson stuts atthefront,with

amLtlti link dangement atthered,

How6rr, ou intodrcrion to ihc 508

comes by way ofthe rdge-topping GT

model,which not onlyfeaturesanq

201bh!2.2titre,

This,though,iscflnch tine. The 508

is noniche !rcduct aforded therelued

!rclitabiliq' ofa halocar.Thisisdle

modeltsked with stedlingsalesftom the

Yolkmgen Passatud lbrd Mondeodd

wiming Pcugeotasliceofthe growing

Chinesedecurive hdkei

A5thenumberingsuggests,

that it allowseachto moreacruately cater

for its givenappli@tion.which bodeswell

Butbeforemy co$iderations about

theray the 508 dJives,

themostobvious

changeoveri$ predece$oris anqdoud

senseofnaturity. Thee{eno! styling

the 508

lbu.cylinderdilsel

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3;z

haslo$soneofrhe quirkiness

hlshed, iDtens of$ind. roaddd engine

noise.Othercngines in the rmge - which

indudetllo l.6li11c petlolsdd, mong

ss'eml diesels,ane lIDi version qiLh siop-

slat andenisslonsof109g/lm nulbe

morevocal,Lrlt rhis2.2 lftr ls imlressiveb'

quict.lis stuoorhne$ls moreimpre$ilr

srill becalse,alongwidr theltc(cdes c250

CDJ,tnis isore ofthe tuost posetul tbur

qlinder dieseis

ofdr

.107 and lotenrialy is alirdemorebland

asaconsequence,

but the jnterior is an

unqualified

lbnv d.1tt contbfiable,

s|aciols md nodceablymoreupma*et.

Clearl,r.

step

the508

in itsbesrlighq rith tull leathertrinr and

Inll cololr infonnalon sdeens, but in the

desigr, d mgemenlandactionolthemain

switchgear,

this Gl nodel represents

the 508 isdasslcading.

Asisorenll rafinctuent.Helpedby

astandard fit a.oustl. $indsdeen md

danpersonthe li-ontlde to reduceengine

rilrarion, the508'scabin isiendkab\'

i! the clas.

Tliereis,hos'ele, no cnoi.c of

trusnjssioneith thisengine

rasir4peed

automaiicis mandatoryAlthotrghit'sa

conr€ntionalrolquecoDl'erter

l}uto,in )

" s . '.:e::ar fA tJffi l:2*-q1;e, s0ac:0 ]s

'],rt d notiiceah!$'{ftore

upfilcxrket'

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engiftere admirtha!theyconsidmd

firring Lhe 508 with afrnlyeleclricsteering

system butjudgedthelossoffeel notwordl

theefficiercy gains.That'sanincresingiy

uusual decisio4but one. s enthusidts,

weshouldbethanldulfor BecaNe

ahhoughthe 508 is aldge cd (longer

thanboththe Nlondeomd the Pr-ssat),

leavingthe508's 8etubox in its manual

node. Not bc.luse then'lly antonalrc

nodes m anylesssnooli or quick,but

becausesith fr-{ed'position paddtesmd

sta&edchanges,

< teds of shitt speed

it is not enbdssed

bythc dud-dutch sFtems€tuploted

in thet$ o-pedalveBiors ofthe Pa.$ar

Md Mondeo.Thc slirt-s een\ quiteas

instdntmeousbut they'restill quick

enough,dd for ioe-speedsnoorhness a

torquecoNerter isshUsuperiorIn Drite

rhegearboxrcllesontheengine's

this worls irell and lends

asose ofintera.tion $'lth rhecd.

Not that involvdent isnecessary

to drirt the 508. Ifall rou wdt is a

conrfortable, quiet cruiser,it eill deliver

just that,nating rery few d.ndds onits

&n'd. HolBel.vhat the 5o8 alsoachi4es

is lnat fineliie whereth. cd feedsback

infoftarion, thronghtheseatdd wheel,

but eithour becomingintrosnt. Peugeofs

it is

m easyc* to place,its steeringquickbut

!recise and intuitile. Conimation ofthis

concs, aflerrelatively]ittle {bmillrisation,

in thc $ ayL\atmostcome6 are disparched

with r singlesteding input, alwals asiSn

ofa successtulsteding set-w.

Althoughthe 5oB k large, it k an easycarto

place,itssteering quickbutpreciseandintuitive'

tlentifin

supplyoftorq!e (332Ib ft ftom 2oooipm)

to minimiseintemptlons. In Sportit is

keenerto stip do$n aged or tlio, but still

les fienen. thd somealtematies. And

ir eithermode,theresuitisencouagiDgly

rapidprogress.Peugeotdaims0-62mphin

8.2sec,

fdt enoughto elemtethe508GT

belondthenainstrean pacL

Horever, tresented eirh rhenetrvorkof

cros-counry roadstharPeugeottch,-ssB

reamusestodevelopits cars, I sctl:le on

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Peugeot

5og!Drive

loiningThlerry

onth. roadt

aroundPeug@t'rSochauxf

forthe50a'rchassls,

actory

(nearth. Fr!nch/swissborder

and

the3oSacand5w

thesitewh€re

built).ourtelt

gave usnotonlvan opportunitYto

€valuate

3OOaand

5OOaare

the503, butalsotodiscuss

whatThierry

and histean prioritlse

tnatnanv

manufactureEfalltodo.

rtnaybe atoucn prematuret

butwith Peugeothavingseeningly

turned acorn.rint€rms ofthe

dvnamic

ft 's no great surprisethatthe

teanrelected

totheGrnodel,the508 coPed

weoftenconplain

som€ex.ellent

roadsonwhich

MudofwhatThierrYsavsi5

encouracinc;5uch

tod.monstrabtne

508. After.ll,this Part of France

lsbles5ed

a5 his preference

forhydraulicallVassistedsteering,

aset-upthat

withanoveFabundance

ofd€&nt road5.However, mlxed

inwlththerast.f

itscaE (notonlv

withthe Rczbutalsothe3OOS,

5008and nowSoa),

abilityof

nlnimal

in.orporates

'sneeze

factor'andengineering

acarwith oneslt-up

lowingsedionr

wereroadsthat go some wayto

r€pli(itlntthe brok€n

andwlth

rathertnan

likePerronse$ng

thedirection,

individuals

variabl.normaland

rportmodes. Healso€mphaslses

theinportanceof

rclyingon

tartnatwe

arenoreffi.dto intheuK.and

onth€i. roads,and

itnightnotbetoo

longberoreFeug.otcan

dustoff

balandngthe

maior.ontrolwelghts-

tonsidcring

something

tBinwheelsf

itted

thestandard

SALOON BRAWL

tEr,iGEo:

5q[ 6:

t8J50

FiIRFUll]t,j!:i:n

:.: T[rC:]n'-

l?159t

0.62fiph

1599/kn

t524kg

!50g/km

tl6N8

tqTbhp

atl500rpm

20lbhp

atl500rpr

the cabln.In acouple ofwceks'tim€ we'll

ft,! an.n-GT 508 to seehot' the standtrd

suslensionafecis $e tfade oll bete een

The abuDddceofglip isno surlrjse,

sjren lie broad235/,15 RI8 gres finedto

rhec L tntNhat is aellcone discoverv

15.3:l

howertnb baldcedthe508 feels.E en

arLowspeeds

lengtil

itt cled fiat in this

GTnodet, Pelgeot hasbuilt not onlr a

comfortable.lPmdke! excctrtllcsalootr

(md estate) but alsoonetharsatlslies those

looking for acartnat entetrins Setlrng

aside reaFwheet_dri€ rivals.dre 508 iss

prcise,composed

In the meaDtrme.

thm lts

iloDt engined, ftont_sheeldri\e lavout

mighi slsgcst, dd Rnen theftont qts

dobe,jtuto di!. thcre js llenry ofwatnmg

throughthesftering, nmostd bt agiadual,

.onirolled fusitio. io uldersteer

Eschcwingthcl1endiDtopapecmodels,

Lhe508Gf doeswitholt ary form of

ldjustablc suspersion,

it islessnose_hearT

l35lfi1rn

fleEnt

andstll judged todnve

ardt conr petio.'ft eke\ qucsnonsr.

$l{degrec tneq!xliriest}rtmakeine Cl'

soaplealing refinemenr,cabin narenaLs,

djnmiclrecision trdsLate tr)themot

relevant oower-lo$ ered,mid spec)

models. ifthe talentoickles dosn ldgelX

urdiluted, PeugeotmiShrhare aiew more

logistical headach.s

c0l

lol

l4a.Phe60nnnrts

Doub

ewishbooes.

soings,anlltu

lbal

5pr n8!,anr{ol

its !r.$lte danpes

nroridiD'. asolurio! rhatbothkeepsbodv

ioll in ch;ck through 1:lslefconers and

allo$seroush compliuce1brurbd use

,{ihough the GTrefrainsfinnlY spruns

Md,the.efbre,quickro

Mrlrink,.oi sprngs Mllt l

ioilsprin8s

dhc (I)

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jnrrsions donotresonat ththrough

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