This is the new Peugeot E-5008, a seven-seat crossover that Peugeot says is “the only model in its segment to offer 100% electric mobility for seven passengers with a choice of powertrains.” We think the carmaker might have forgotten about the similarly priced seven-seat Mercedes-Benz EQB and GLB, but we’ll let them slide because it’s excited about its new car.
Unsurprisingly, it’s quite a good-looking thing. Up front, you get Peugeot’s three light claws on either side of the new grille, and there are LED lights as standard with fancy Pixel LEDs on the top-spec GT trim. It’s chunky and slab-sided from the rear, and the wheel designs are typically excellent.
All the old 5008’s chrome has gone, too, replaced with Meteor Gray contrast paint higher up and Orbital Black on the lower plastic bits. You can have six different exterior colors, although two of those are different shades of gray and two more are black and white. Boring.
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Still, what’s underneath the E-5008 is fairly interesting. It’s based on the Stellantis STLA-M platform and is offered with three different electric powertrains. The 210 Single Motor is the entry point to the range, with a 73kWh battery offering 500km of range. The 230 Long Range Single Motor is next and looks like it could be the pick of the bunch, with a giant 98kWh battery offering up to 660km of range (pending WLTP approval).
At the top of the tree is the 320 Dual Motor AWD, which, as you might have guessed, gets two electric motors and the smaller battery option for presumably around 480km of range. Oh, and the numbers in the names display the power output in PS, so you’re looking at 207hp, 227hp, and 316hp, respectively.
A heat pump is optional to improve efficiency, but all E-5008s will rapid-charge at speeds of up to 160kW. Plus, even though it has been designed as an EV first, if you want gasoline power, there will be a 48V mild-hybrid at launch with 134hp. A more powerful plug-in hybrid will then arrive in 2025.
Inside, there’s the aforementioned seating for up to seven people, with the front row getting optional AGR-approved seats (that’s the German campaign for healthier backs), and the middle row able to slide and recline. There’s a big panoramic glass roof, plus 259 liters of cargo space when you’ve got seven seats in place, 748 liters when you fold the rearmost row, and 1,815 liters when only the front seats remain standing.
We’re sure that giant 21-inch ‘Panoramic i-Cockpit’ display won’t have escaped your attention, either. That’s the same as you get in the new E-3008 and includes built-in ChatGPT (ugh) and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility.
When the model launches in select markets later this year, Peugeot says it will be covered by a new eight-year/100,000 warranty.
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NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
