2012 Peugeot 508 RXH

Peugeot 508 rxh front

The automaker  Peugeot has extended the first photo and details about the diesel-electric hybrid Peugeot 508 RXH 2012, which will be shown to the public at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 this fall.
The new label – this is not the only thing that distinguishes the new

Peugeot 508 rxh rear

crossover from other models of Peugeot brand: the new Peugeot 508 RXH 2012 is equipped with four-wheel drive RXH coupled with electro-diesel hybrid unit Hybrid4. It is reported by news portal Carscoop.
This is the same hybrid plant, which the model 3008 Hybrid4, then a 2-liter turbodiesel producing 163 hp, which drives the front wheels and 37-hp electric motor driving the rear wheels. Thus the total capacity reaches 200 horsepower, and torque – 450 Nm.

Peugeot 508 rxh side

In addition to the four-wheel drive hybrid mode setting allows the car to go to the net electric traction with zero emissions. In Peugeot claim that the average fuel consumption is 4.2 l/100 wagon km, and the value of carbon dioxide emissions of 109 g / km. For more information on fuel consumption and performance will be published closer to the Frankfurt show.
Peugeot 508 RXH 2012 midsize wagon based on the Peugeot, which was shown last year, and is also available as a four-door sedan.
Following the example of Audi A4 Allroad quattro, 508 RXH has suspension with increased ground clearance, as well as some special features, such as a new front bumper with vertical LEDs on both sides, chrome roof rails, 18-inch wheels, wheel arch extensions and moldings thresholds giving off-road vehicle type.
Other standard features include a keyless access system Open & Go, front seats with electric display devices on the windshield, panoramic roof, tinted side windows and the latest generation of audio and navigation systems.
The Peugeot 508 RXH 2012 car is built on the new Peugeot station wagon 508, which premiered at the motor show in Paris last year, and its power plant was borrowed from a hybrid crossover Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4.
Peugeot 508 wagon outwardly distinguish RXH increased by 50 mm ground clearance, protective body kit of unpainted plastic, triple vertical LED foglights, a different grille and metal inserts at the front and rear bumpers.
Online novelty will not occur until the spring of next year. More detailed information on 508 RXH becomes known after his debut in Frankfurt. Sales 508 RXH start in Europe in spring 2012.