最近谍照记者再次拍到了全新标致508照片，不过1月拍到的车辆采用的是现行版308旅行车的车身，用塑料伪装改成508 RXH。而最近这次拍到的车辆采用的是508量产版车身，新车造型比现行版更顺滑。虽然车身进行了重度伪装，但仍无法掩盖大幅后倾的车顶线条，这与2014款Exalt概念车非常接近。而标致在今年日内瓦车展发布的Instinct概念车也将有很多元素移植到新一代508上。另外，透过伪装还可以看到前大灯周围的垂直排量LED日间行驶灯和引擎盖轮廓。前格栅中间是标致的狮形logo，而车尾可见双排气尾管和延伸到行李箱盖的尾灯组以及熟悉的“虎爪”造型。新一代508可能不再坚持轿车造型，这辆原型车采用了类似速派/Insignia/蒙迪欧的快背造型。这样的设计更突出实用性，可提升行李箱容积。除了外观和车身变化，新一代508还将采用标准雪铁龙集团的EMP2平台，因此车重将进一步降低。新车动力系统很可能与最新发布的308改款车差不多，未来还将增加插电混动版。标致高管透露，新一代508将很快发布，因此预计新车很可能会在9月的法兰克福车展首次亮相，随后将于明年初上市。
All-New Peugeot 508 Caught Masking Its Sleek Production Body
Peugeot launched the 508 back in 2011, so suffice it to say, a replacement is long overdue. Main rivals such as the VW Passat, Skoda Superb, Ford Mondeo, and the Opel Insignia Grand Sport are much newer than PSA’s midsize sedan, but at least now the French are getting ready to introduce a new model. By the looks of it, the 508 has been redesigned from the ground up and is unlikely to share any body panels with the current and rather aging model.
It’s the second time when our spies take photos of the new model, but the initial batch of images from January actually showed the car hiding underneath a modified body sourced from the current 308 wagon with plastic cladding akin to the rugged 508 RXH. Now, the D-segment contender actually has its own production body and dare we say it looks substantially sleeker than the model is about to replace.
All the camouflage in the world can’t hide the heavily sloped roofline, which doesn’t come as a big surprise considering the stunning 2014 Exalt concept had a sexy side profile. In addition, the more recent Instinct concept shown earlier this year in Geneva might have also served as a preview for the new 508, possibly for the more practical wagon.
Already we can catch a glimpse of the headlight’s vertical strips of LED daytime running lights as well as the hood’s contour hiding beneath the grey tape. The center of the front grille is likely hiding Peugeot’s lion badge while at the back we can check out the dual exhaust tips and the taillights extending onto the trunk lid and boasting the familiar “tiger claw” graphics.
The new 508 might not be a sedan per se as it looks like the prototype might have a liftback configuration in the same vein as the Superb, Insignia, and the non-hybrid Mondeo. The transformation would pay dividends in terms of practicality as such a configuration makes it considerably easier to load and unload cargo.
Beyond the styling and possible body style change, the next-gen Peugeot 508 will be an entirely new car since it will switch to the PSA Group’s EMP2 platform and that should bring a healthy weight loss. Engines and gearboxes will likely mirror those of the recently facelifted 308 joined by a plug-in hybrid derivative.
Peugeot’s product director Laurent Blanchet revealed back in March the new 508 will be unveiled “quite soon,” so we might see its sleek metal as early as the Frankfurt Motor Show in September ahead of a sales launch early 2018.