Peugeot 308 Hatchback pricing & spec announced (UK)

Peugeot UK have officially revealed the prices for their new 308. Prices start from £11,995 for the 3dr and £12,595 for the 5dr entry level Urban grade. This grade comes with trip computer, electric front windows, electric operated door mirrors, remote central door locking with dead locks, front side & curtain airbags, drivers and passengers front airbags.

The S grade comes with the Urban features and climate control, front fog lamps, body coloured door mirrors and door handles.

Sport grade come with the S features and comes with cruise control with speed limiter, steering column with airbag, leather steering wheel, rear electric windows, ESP.

SE grade features Sports features and comes with Cielo panoramic glass roof, electric folding door mirrors, electrochrome rear view mirror, auto headlamps and wipers, lumber support, head adjustment.

The GT grade comes with the SE features and xenon headlamps, rear parking aid, alarm, tyre pressure sensor.

Urban spec and prices:

RD4 Radio/CD Player
Classic front grille
Classic rear bumper
Black instrument dials
A+ display screen
15" wheels trims
Electrically operated door mirrors
Grey coloured centre console
Electric front window
Remote control central locking with deadlocks
Trip computer
Front, side and curtain airbags
Drivers and passengers front airbag
ABS + EBFD + EBA

Prices:

3dr - £11,995
5dr - £12,595

S spec and prices:

Urban equipment plus:

Body coloured door mirrors and door handles
Climate control
Front fog lamps

Prices:

3dr - £12,895
5dr - £ 13,495

Sport spec and prices:

S equipment plus:

Steering column airbag
Cruise control with speed limiter
Rear electric windows
Front armrest
Boot net
Leather steering wheel
ESP
Fully body exterior colour
RD4 Radio/CD Player with MP3 playback
Sports front grille
White instrument matrix
C-B/W display screen
17" alloy wheels
Aluminium colour centre controls

Prices:

3dr - £14,395
5dr - £14,995

SE spec and prices:

Sport equipment plus:

Ambiance pack; Fragrance diffuser, ambient lighting
Cielo panoramic glass roof
Electric folding door mirrors
Comfort pack; Lumber support, height adjustment, underseat trays, rear armrest
Electrochrome rear view mirror
Visibility pack; auto headlamps and wipers
Dual zone climate control
Sports rear bumper
White instrument matrix + dials
16" alloy wheels

Prices:

5dr - £15,895

GT spec and prices:

SE equipment plus:

Half leather upholstery sports seats
Carpet mats
Tyre pressure sensors
Alarm
rear parking aid
Xenon headlmaps
Bluetooth handsfree telephone kit
Colour display screen
18" alloy wheels

Prices:

3dr - £18,195
5 dr - £18,795

The new 308 will go on sale immediately across Western Europe (UK, France, Spain, Portugal) after the Frankfurt debut in 2 weeks time.

Crash test results: 2007 Renault Twingo 1.2 Dynamique

The Fiat 500's rival, the Renault Twingo only scored 4 stars in frontal crash test rating. The front scored 28 points for adult safety, 11 points for pedestrian safety and 16 points for side impact safety but there is only 1 seatbelt reminder.

Front impact:

The passenger compartment remained stable during the impact. Structures in the dashboard presented a potential hazard to the knees and femurs of both of the driver's legs and to the passenger's inboard leg.

Child-protection:

With the front seats set to the Euro NCAP test position (mid-position of fore-aft adjustment), the child restraints recommended by Renault could not be fitted in the rear seats. Therefore, it was not possible to establish the child protection rating of the Twingo.

Pedestrian protection:

The bumper offered predominantly fair protection to pedestrians' legs. However, the front edge of the bonnet was rated as poor and scored no points. The bonnet surface was rated as predominantly poor for the protection offered to pedestrians' heads.

Crash test results: 2007 Fiat 500

EURO NCAP FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATING FOR FIAT 500:

The Fiat 500 has just achieved the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star crash safety rating, (with a total of 35 points), so taking over top spot in its segment for safety.

This important award adds to those assigned recently to the Fiat Bravo and Grande Punto, and confirms the special attention Fiat Automobiles SpA pays to all aspects of driver and passenger protection.

This is the first time that a car of this size has achieved five stars and the 500 is now one of the safest vehicles on today’s roads. To achieve the rating, Fiat designers examined every possible type of accident: front and side impacts, roll-overs and rear-end collisions. The different speeds at which collisions take place, different types of obstacles and the protection of occupants with widely varying physical characteristics, were also taken into consideration.The Fiat 500 offers, as standard, two dual stage front airbags, two front side airbags for chest/pelvis protection, two window-bags and a driver’s knee airbag. Front seat-belts with a double pretensioner and load limiter are also standard equipment.

As well as incorporating a high performance braking system, the Fiat 500 features ABS anti-lock brakes with EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution) and ESP (Electronic Stability Program). This sophisticated system is standard on the 1.4 16v version and an option on the other two versions (1.2 and 1.3 MultiJet).

The Fiat 500 is a car designed and built to achieve the highest levels of quality, as the safety award by Euro NCAP confirms. This total protection feature has contributed to the sales success of the model – since its launch this summer the car has already won over Italy and France, with around 70,000 orders to date.