Following its preliminary preview earlier this month, the 2024 Peugeot 408 has now made its official launch in Malaysia, arriving in three variants – Attract, Premium and GT, priced at RM146,055, RM166,055 and RM196,055 on-the-road with out insurance coverage for the respective variants, and that is regionally assembled (CKD) on the Stellantis plant in Gurun, Kedah.
All three variants are powered by the producer’s PureTech 1.6 litre turbocharged inline-four cylinder petrol engine, rated to supply 218 PS at 5,750 rpm and 300 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm. Drive is transmitted to the entrance wheels by way of an eight-speed automated transmission.
Constructed on father or mother group Stellantis’ EMP2 platform, the fastback 408 measures 4,687 mm lengthy, 1,859 mm broad and 1487 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,787 mm and floor clearance of 189 mm. Baggage capability is 536 litres with the rear seats in place, and expands to 1,583 litres with the seats folded within the GT variant, or as much as 1,611 litres within the Attract and Premium variants.
Exterior tools for the 408 consists of alloy wheels starting from 18 inches on 225/55 for the Attract and Premium variants, as much as 20 inches with 245/40 for the highest GT variant. Wheels are completed in Granite Gray for the Attract, two-tone Granite Black for the Premium and Monolithe Black for the GT. Attract and Premium variants are outfitted with a spare tyre, whereas the GT will get a tyre restore equipment.
The Attract and Premium variants get a entrance grille completed in chrome, whereas the GT grille is completed in physique color. For lighting, the highest GT will get automated matrix LED headlamps and 3D ‘claw impact’ LED hind lights, whereas Attract and Premium variants get full LED headlamps and hind lights.
Inside, upholstery begins with vinyl for the Attract, then steps as much as leather-based for the Premium variant, whereas the GT will get Nappa leather-based. All three get electrical adjustment for the motive force’s seat, whereas the highest GT variant provides a reminiscence and a therapeutic massage perform. The entrance passenger within the Attract will get guide adjustment, whereas these within the Premium and GT variants get electrical adjustment.
Instrumentation is the 10-inch i-Cockpit digital show for all three, whereas the GT will get a 3D quartz model of the i-Cockpit unit. Infotainment for all three is by a 10-inch i-Cockpit HD color touchscreen unit, with the GT gaining configurable i-Toggle controls.
Audio for the 408 comes courtesy of a six-speaker system for the Attract and Premium variants, whereas the highest GT variant will get a 10-speaker Focal Premium system, and all three get a wi-fi telephone charger. The GT additionally will get a cabin air cleansing system.
Security equipment on the 408 vary is comprised of AEB, ESP with hill begin help, visitors signal recognition, excessive beam help and a tyre stress monitoring system together with rear parking sensors, a rear digital camera, energetic bonnet pedestrian affect safety and 6 airbags.
To those, the Premium variant provides entrance parking sensors, superior visitors signal recognition, adaptive cruise management, superior AEB, entrance collision warning, blind spot detection, and rear cross visitors alert.
A complete of 4 colors are provided throughout the three variants of the 2024 Peugeot 408; Obsession Blue, Perla Nera Black, Okenite White and Artense Gray. The Attract variant will get three of the 4 besides Obession Blue whereas the Premium will get all 4 exterior colors; the GT positive factors Obsession Blue in its vary of obtainable colors, omitting Artense Gray.
The 2024 Peugeot 408 is roofed by a seven-year/200,000 km guarantee, of which three years are of producer guarantee protection, adopted by 4 years of prolonged guarantee protection by Stellantis Malaysia, which has the identical scope of protection because the producer’s guarantee.
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