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The small Peugeot 308 hatch arriving here later this year is set to be joined by a 'Tourer' sibling, with the French brand revealing the wagon version ahead of its global debut at Geneva motor show in March.
At 4.58 metres, it's 8cm longer than the current 308 Touring, and Peugeot is touting the practicality offered by that extra length, which it says has class-best boot space of 610 litres VDA -- 40 more than current -- and rear seats that fold down in a single flick to give you a flat luggage floor from the tail all the way through to the back of the first row. The newcomer is likely to continue with a seven-seat option in its strong targeting of the family market.
And despite being larger, it's also 140kg lighter -- which will boost handling ability and also work with the expected economy focus of petrol and diesel engines to improve fuel consumption over the outgoing Touring's figures of 7.6L/100km for the 1.6-litre petrol and 4.3 and 5.3 for the 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre diesels. The press statement outlines a new BlueHDi version of the 1.6-litre diesel that has reduced CO2 emissions to 85g/km -- suggesting a fuel economy of around 3.3L/100km.
While Peugeot will bring the new hatch here towards the end of the year, we're yet to get confirmation that the new Tourer will follow, however we're tipping you could start looking for it in local showrooms early in 2015.
This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott
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