Peugeot 208 To Be Unveiled At The Geneva Motor Show

The most exciting thing about the upcoming Geneva Motor Show is the supercars, but the road and driver-friendly companies have new models to show off as well. French automaker Peugeot is introducing its revised model 208. Peugeot's 208 is their compact hatchback model, and it's been the bestseller amongst the other Peugeot models. As far as looks go, it seems to be a polished and edgy update to the Peugeot 208 2014. They've tweaked the exterior and lowered CO2 emissions, but I'm going to focus on the added technology features to this 2015 Peugeot 208.

Visually, the exterior adds a wider front grill and two-tone headlights, masked in black and chrome. It all sits on new 16 and 17 inch (41 and 43 cm) alloy wheels. The engine has three power level choices. The 75 and 100 S&S are five-speed manual, and the 120 S&S is six-speed manual.

Besides new design features, the 208 has a new Active City Brake feature designed specifically for city driving. The Active City Brake works when driving under 20 mph (32 kph). It uses a short range sensor to detect nearby vehicles. This sensor specifically detects cars driving the same direction and stationary cars. In theory, it would sense the car in next lane driving along side you, or the car in front of you braking. It's designed to make an accident less serious when a driver reacts slowly. There is also a rear-facing reverse camera as optional add-on.

Another new feature is the MirrorScreen technology. This allows you to share your smartphone screen with your vehicle's display. This is perfect for drivers who use still prefer to use their phone's navigation or music streaming services. There may be a lot of potential in the MirrorScreen technology.

Source: Auto Blog