Peugeot is back with a significant market push, updating its entire SUV range, including its flagship 5008. With a length 194 mm longer than the five-seat 3008, the Peugeot 5008 is essentially the same mechanically but with two additional seats.
Peugeot hopes that key updates to the 5008, including styling tweaks, new technology, and additional safety features, will be enough to draw buyers away from key rivals such as the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace and Skoda Kodiaq.
These exterior changes won’t be immediately obvious unless you’re looking at ‘old vs. new’ photos, a result of its already avant-garde design when this current-generation 5008 was launched in 2017.
The most significant changes can be found at the front, featuring the same bold frameless grille as the rest of Peugeot’s refreshed lineup, along with vertical daytime running lights effectively replacing the fog lights from the previous iteration.
The headlight assembly has also been reshaped into a lower-profile unit. Together, these changes give the 5008 a more contemporary look.
At the rear, the adjustments are much less obvious, with the only real update being the enhanced ‘claw’ full LED technology and a smoked glass housing.
The end result remains one of the most visually appealing vehicles in the segment and one that stands refreshingly different from the rest of the pack.
While Peugeot has maintained its two-variant lineup for the 5008 range with diesel and petrol powertrains, it has dropped the GT-Line badge in favor of the ‘base’ GT Petrol and premium GT Diesel monikers.
The GT Petrol still carries a price tag of $51,990, while the GT Diesel sees a $8,000 price increase.
Peugeot has positioned the 5008 as a semi-premium choice in an attempt to steer buyers away from seven-seat competitors like the Tiguan Allspace, Skoda Kodiaq, and Mazda CX-9. While the price reflects that, it is also generously equipped.
The standard fee includes front and rear parking sensors, wide-angle front and reversing cameras, semi-autonomous parking assistant (parallel and perpendicular), keyless entry and start button, dual-zone climate control, as well as auto-dimming and frameless rear-view mirror.
It also incorporates electric mirrors, DAB radio, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless phone charging, satellite navigation, LED automatic headlights with fog light function, and swiveling front indicators, automatic wipers, and leather/alcantara-effect trim with copper topstitching that round out the highlights on both variants.
The upgrade to the premium GT Diesel 5008 adds 19-inch diamond-cut onyx matte black alloy wheels, a 10-speaker Focal sound system, as well as an eight-way electrically adjustable and heated driver’s seat.
Is the Peugeot 5008 safe?
The 5008 carries a five-star ANCAP safety rating based on tests conducted by Euro NCAP on the smaller 3008 in 2016.
Category scores include 86% for adult occupant protection, 85% for child occupant protection, 67% for pedestrian protection, and 58% for safety assist.
Like its smaller sibling, the 3008, the latest generation of its autonomous emergency braking can detect cyclists and pedestrians in low-light conditions and operates at speeds between 5 km/h and 140 km/h.
There are also six airbags (front, side, and curtain), adaptive cruise control with speed limiter, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assistant, lane departure warning, distance warning alert, high-beam assist, driver attention alert, and speed sign recognition, all standard across the range.
Exclusive to the GT Diesel are the lane positioning assistant and adaptive cruise control with stop/start and automatic restart.
