Peugeot unveils Geneva-bound 308 station wagon

January 6, 2014
France’s Peugeot has lifted the veil off of the 308 Station Wagon (SW) ahead of its scheduled debut at next March’s Geneva Motor Show. Keeping in line with Peugeot’s upmarket shift, the wagon is aimed squarely at the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen (known as the Golf Variant in Europe).

The 308 SW stretches 180 inches long, making it 13 inches longer than its four-door hatchback counterpart. The two cars are roughly identical from the tip of the front bumper to the B-pillar, but the wagon gains a longer rear overhang and a sloping roof line accentuated by set of brushed aluminum rails.

Like the hatchback model, the 308 wagon adopts a futuristic interior with a simple dashboard design. The instrument cluster is made up of a TFT screen surrounded by two analog gauges, and a 9.7-inch touch screen mounted in the center stack allows passengers to control the infotainment system. Overall, the 308 is the most technologically-advanced 300-series model Peugeot has ever produced.

The longer overhang enabled designers to clear up 21.5 cubic feet of trunk space with the second row of seats folded flat, an increase of nearly five cubic feet over the hatchback.

Mechanically, Peugeot will offer the wagon with a wide array of gasoline- and diesel-burning four-cylinder engines that will make between 92 and 163 horsepower. Both manual and automatic gearboxes will be available, and a diesel-electric mild hybrid drivetrain might be offered later in the production run.

After greeting the show-going crowd in Switzerland, the 308 SW is scheduled to go on sale in Europe and in China next summer. A convertible with a retractable hard top will round out the second-gen 308 lineup when it is presented at the Paris Motor Show next September.

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