Story and photos by John LeBlanc
GENEVA - Like Hyundai is to Kia, Peugeot is a sister brand to France's Citroen. But based on what I’ve been seeing at various auto shows over the past few years, the Citroen designers seem to be scoring more wins than their Peugeot creative counterparts.
Take a look at this newly facelifted 308. It’s a platform mate of the much more attractive Citroen C4 compact. It goes on sale in Europe this spring, but it already looks about four years old. Apparently, Peugeot is trying to be the Toyota of Europe, betting heavily on hybrids—but with diesels. So there is a new 308 micro-hybrid e-HDi model. Whoo-pee…
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Story and photos by John LeBlanc
GENEVA - Like Hyundai is to Kia, Peugeot is a sister brand to France's Citroen. But based on what I’ve been seeing at various auto shows over the past few years, the Citroen designers seem to be scoring more wins than their Peugeot creative counterparts.
Take a look at this newly facelifted 308. It’s a platform mate of the much more attractive Citroen C4 compact. It goes on sale in Europe this spring, but it already looks about four years old. Apparently, Peugeot is trying to be the Toyota of Europe, betting heavily on hybrids—but with diesels. So there is a new 308 micro-hybrid e-HDi model. Whoo-pee…