Peugeot 508 updated for the model year 2023; new design, tech, & safety features

KUALA LUMPUR: New for 2023 is the French car, Peugeot 508. This time around the update includes a refreshed design language with several signature touches from the brand along with added tech and advanced safety features. What remains the same is the powertrain options.

Let us now check out the 2023 Peugeot 508 in detail -

Body styles

The all-new 2023 Peugeot 508 is offered in two body styles - sedan and wagon.

Design language

The new Peugeot 508 can be easily distinguishable from its predecessor thanks to several inclusions. The list includes -

• Updated signature daytime-running light
• New three-stripe ‘claw’ design
• Slimmer headlight with matrix LED illumination
• Updated grille with marque’s new emblem
• Revamped bumper with ‘borderless’ design
• New Peugeot script between the tail lights
• Restyled tail light with tripe-claw light signature in a slanted orientation
• 18-inch aluminum wheels

Color scheme

The car’s colour palette now includes three new tones namely - Titanium Grey, Okenite White, and Eclipse Blue.

Interior revisions

For the model year 2023, the Peugeot 508 gets new software for its 10-inch touchscreen infotainment display. The setup now includes connectivity features like - wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto, voice recognition, over-the-air software, and a TomTom Connected satellite navigation system.

Also, part of the update is a new toggle switch replacing the gear lever.

Powertrain configuration

The new Peugeot 508 misses out on the brand’s new mild-hybrid engine (recently introduced in the 3008 and 5008). Instead, it moves on the same old engines- a 1.2-litre PureTech inline-three and a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel unit.

A 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine serves the car in export markets like Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Also available are three plug-in hybrid options including a 1.6-litre PureTech engine paired with an 81 kW e-motor in two tunings (180 hp and 225 hp) and a 1.6-litre Pure Tech mill with an extra 83 kW motor on the rear axle (360 hp).

Safety features

The Peugeot 508 benefits from a wide range of advanced driver assistance systems which include -

• Adaptive cruise control with stop-go functionality
• Lane assist
• Night-vision system with cyclists, animals, and pedestrians detection

What do you think of the all-new 2023 Peugeot 508? Let us know in the comments.

Also Read: Next-gen Peugeot 3008 and 5008 to unveil in Q2 2023; EV trims also on cards