Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/04/2015 -- April's Shanghai Motor Show provided an opportunity for Peugeot to show off a potential new addition to its 308 hatchback range in the form of the bold 308 Hybrid R concept. Peugeot is hoping to put the hybrid into production within the next few years.
The Peugeot 308 medium-sized hatchback is already available as an estate and in sporty GT form. Later this year, an even hotter GTI version will join the line-up, with the four-wheel-drive Hybrid R hopefully completing the racy trio within four years. Peugeot and Suzuki Aberdeen dealership Gillanders are excited at the prospect of a hybrid version of the hot hatches for which Peugeot is well known, while the French company also confirmed at Shanghai that it also has another SUV planned.
The Hybrid R seen in Shanghai complements its athletic appearance with a 267bhp engine and a 114bhp electric motor on each axle to give a combined 493bhp. Peugeot claims it will reach 62mph in four seconds, but thanks to hybrid technology it can boast CO2 emissions of 70g/km. A 308 R Concept was shown at last year's Paris Motor Show, but its production status has not yet been confirmed.
Peugeot has already used hybrid technology in its 3008 and 508 models to great effect, and the company's chief executive, Carlos Tavares, has publicly stated that a combination of internal combustion engine and electric motors is the direction Peugeot will be taking for future sporty models.
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For further information, please contact Brian Cooper of Gillanders Motors Ltd at Blackhouse Circle, Blackhouse Industrial Estate, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1BN, Scotland. Telephone 01779 479777, email sales@gillanders.co.uk or visit the website http://www.gillanders.co.uk
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