Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDi 110 Exclusive review
Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDi 110 Exclusive Road Test
Test date 19 January 2010
Price as tested £22,095
For Quiet, refined engine, well thought out cabin, firm yet compliant ride, economy
Against Engine needs to be worked hard, some controls are out of reach
There’s genuine relevance to Peugeot’s use of the number five in its naming of this new car, the 5008. In the annals of Peugeot’s history, a five suggests genuine practicality and was used on the old 505 large saloon and wagon. The latter offered up to eight forward-facing seats, long before MPVs, thanks to a row of chairs in its boot.
The 5008, though, is a compact MPV entirely in the new tradition. Based on a small family car, it offers five or seven seats (the latter in the case of our test car) and is available with a range of four-cylinder petrol and diesel motors of average size and performance. Its high driving position is very much in the same mould as the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso, with which the 5008 shares its underpinnings.
Having recently installed a new design director, Peugeot has promised a renaissance in its styling direction, while the company is also suggesting that driving dynamics are in line for improvement after an extended period of mediocrity. Does the 5008 possess any of Peugeot’s newly hoped-for vigour, or did the new attitude come too late for it to inject any sparkle?
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