Peugeot expands 308 with SW option

Peugeot has announced price and equipment details for the new Peugeot 308 SW, which recently hit the market. This latest compact estate type car is available in three- and five-door hatchback guise with a choice of three trim levels, matched to two engine options. The new Peugeot 308 SW will retail in Ireland from €24,195, plus dealer delivery charges. Peugeot claims that the new 308 SW builds on the strengths of its predecessor the 307 SW. The panoramic glass roof is now 27 per cent larger, with a total glass area of 1.68 square metres and it extends beyond the heads of the second-row passengers. Peugeot has improved the modular seats and made them easier to operate and the new 308 SW now has a very practical opening rear tailgate glass. The 308 SW can even carry seven passengers, thanks to the two seats in the third seat row, which are also interchangeable. Peugeot"s new offering, the 308 SW, will be available in three trims: SE, SX and SV. Standard equipment on all models include: power steering, driver airbag, passenger airbag, side airbags, curtain airbags, remote-control central-locking with deadlocks, electric front windows, steering column adjustable for reach and rake, radio/single CD player, passenger/driver seat-height adjustment, ABS and EBFD and EBA, trip computer, front fog-lights, body-coloured door mirrors and door handles, air-conditioning and the Cielo panoramic roof. The SX version adds body-coloured bumpers and mouldings, drivers knee airbag, leather trimmed steering wheel, front centre armrest, child"s locks, rear electric windows, cruise control and speed-limiter, RD4 radio CD MP3 player and 17' alloy wheels. The SV version gains automatic lights and wipers, air-conditioning with climate-control and 16' alloy wheels. From the launch, the 308 SW is available with two engine options, one petrol engine and one HDi diesel. The petrol engine is a 1.6-1itre, 120bhp, five-speed manual. Diesel engine is a 1.6-litre, HDi, 110bhp six-speed manual and is fitted with a diesel-particulate filter system (FAP). As with the 308 hatchback, the 308 SW also benefits from the us of Michelin Energy Saver Tyres. These tyres reduce the rolling resistance of the vehicle by 20 per cent and are fitted to the HDi 110 version. This technology also claims to improve the vehicle"s overall environmental efficiency. It allows a reduction of five g/km of CO2, which corresponds to a reduction of around one tonne of CO2 during the life of the vehicle. All engines meet the current Euro 4 emission standards.