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MOTORS Edited by Mike Torpey I t seems so obvious you wonder why it took so long for someone to come out and do it. As an increasing number of car manufacturers have gone super green with hybrid models, all have combined an electric motor with a petrol engine. Peugeot, however, has made the logical move and used the most fuel-efficient type of combustion engine – diesel. Result is the world’s first diesel electric car, the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4, and it has the potential to return up to 74 miles per gallon – fantastic for a substantial and spacious five-seater family vehicle. This year is one of huge importance to the brand with the lion badge because no sooner will this latest model have hit the streets in March than Peugeot will be launching another hybrid, the flagship 508 RXH crossover. And with city slicker the 107 already revamped for 2012, mid-summer will see the much-vaunted 208 supermini flood the forecourts. For now though the 3008 Hybrid4 is the centre of attention with the promise of actually being four cars in one - a zero emission electric vehicle, an economic family car, a 4x4 and a 200bhp performance hatchback. It uses a 2.0-litre diesel engine producing 163bhp to drive the front wheels and a 37bhp electric motor to power the rear and is fitted with a six speed, semi-automatic gearbox which can be operated manually via steering wheel mounted paddles if needed. Key to the Hybrid4 is an ingenious drive set-up which calculates when the car should be using just the diesel engine, only the electric motor or the best of both to provide the optimum economy or performance. There are four operating modes, accessed via a rotary dial on the centre console, comprising Auto – best for everyday conditions – ZEV electric mode for zero emissions, Four-wheel Drive in which both powertrains operate together for all-terrain grip, and Sport mode for quicker gear shifts and more dynamic punch. Peugeot’s launch route was designed to test the 3008 in all types of conditions, starting from a city centre multi-storey in spookily silent electric drive – available up to 40mph depending on throttle action – before the auto kicks in. You can manually flick the dial to Sport on the move, and feel the car spring into overdrive, to summon the full 200bhp punch on fast roads. And the exercise finished with a rutted off-road circuit that included a quite steep hill made all the more slippery by torrential rain, followed by a drive through a safari park. At no point did the Hybrid4 struggle – not even when confronted by a 14-strong pride of lions. To keep the driver in the picture, the dashboard display tells you where the power is coming from at any given time and how much charge there is in the battery. Unlike pure electric vehicles the HYbrid4 doesn’t need to be connected to the mains to keep the batteries alive, so should they get low the alternator feeds in power from the diesel engine. Official figures show that the car can return up to 74.4mpg Combined, accelerate from 0-62 in 8.5 seconds and speed on to a top speed of 118mph. Stylish looks apart, the 3008 is an impressively comfortable yet dynamic car to drive, boasts a superior quality and well laid out interior, while there’s ample space for five adults – including in the centre rear position. Peugeot expects to sell around 2,000 Hybrid4 models a year, some 85 per cent of them to the fleets and business users, who are well favoured by the tax situation of no VED and a Benefit in Kind rating of 10 per cent due to the car’s hybrid rather than diesel status. Prices for the pair of available models aren’t cheap though, the entry grade 99g/km version costing £26,950 and the higher grade model, complete with larger alloy wheels which pushes up its CO2 output to 104g/km, costing £28,495. The latter, the tested model, also had leather seats for another £1,050 plus £370 panoramic glass roof, though the car does come with sat nav and a useful head up display as standard. There’s also a five-year warranty on both the battery and electric motor. by MIKE TORPEY Pride over world’s first diesel hybrid GAME ON: A pride of lions watch over the new diesel electric Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 TESTED: TOYOTA YARIS 8

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MOTORS Edited byMike Torpey

It seems so obvious you wonderwhy it took so long for someoneto come out and do it. As anincreasing number of carmanufacturers have gone super

green with hybrid models, all havecombined an electric motor with apetrol engine.

Peugeot, however, has made thelogical move and used the mostfuel-efficient type of combustionengine – diesel.

Result is the world’s first dieselelectric car, the Peugeot 3008Hybrid4, and it has the potential toreturn up to 74 miles per gallon –fantastic for a substantial andspacious five-seater family vehicle.

This year is one of hugeimportance to the brand with thelion badge because no sooner willthis latest model have hit the streetsin March than Peugeot will belaunching another hybrid, theflagship 508 RXH crossover.

And with city slicker the 107already revamped for 2012,mid-summer will see themuch-vaunted 208 supermini floodthe forecourts.

For now though the 3008 Hybrid4is the centre of attention with thepromise of actually being four carsin one - a zero emission electricvehicle, an economic family car, a4x4 and a 200bhp performancehatchback.

It uses a 2.0-litre diesel engineproducing 163bhp to drive the frontwheels and a 37bhp electric motorto power the rear and is fitted witha six speed, semi-automatic gearboxwhich can be operated manually viasteering wheel mounted paddles ifneeded.

Key to the Hybrid4 is aningenious drive set-up whichcalculates when the car should beusing just the diesel engine, onlythe electric motor or the best ofboth to provide the optimumeconomy or performance.

There are four operating modes,accessed via a rotary dial on thecentre console, comprising Auto –best for everyday conditions – ZEVelectric mode for zero emissions,Four-wheel Drive in which bothpowertrains operate together forall-terrain grip, and Sport mode forquicker gear shifts and moredynamic punch.

Peugeot’s launch route was

designed to test the 3008 in all typesof conditions, starting from a citycentre multi-storey in spookilysilent electric drive – available up to40mph depending on throttle action– before the auto kicks in.

You can manually flick the dial toSport on the move, and feel the carspring into overdrive, to summonthe full 200bhp punch on fast roads.

And the exercise finished with arutted off-road circuit that includeda quite steep hill made all the moreslippery by torrential rain, followedby a drive through a safari park.

At no point did the Hybrid4

struggle – not even when confrontedby a 14-strong pride of lions.

To keep the driver in the picture,the dashboard display tells youwhere the power is coming from atany given time and how muchcharge there is in the battery.

Unlike pure electric vehicles theHYbrid4 doesn’t need to beconnected to the mains to keep thebatteries alive, so should they getlow the alternator feeds in powerfrom the diesel engine.

Official figures show that the carcan return up to 74.4mpg Combined,accelerate from 0-62 in 8.5 seconds

and speed on to a top speed of118mph.

Stylish looks apart, the 3008 is animpressively comfortable yetdynamic car to drive, boasts asuperior quality and well laid outinterior, while there’s ample spacefor five adults – including in thecentre rear position.

Peugeot expects to sell around2,000 Hybrid4 models a year, some85 per cent of them to the fleets andbusiness users, who are wellfavoured by the tax situation of noVED and a Benefit in Kind rating of10 per cent due to the car’s hybrid

rather than diesel status.Prices for the pair of available

models aren’t cheap though, theentry grade 99g/km version costing£26,950 and the higher grade model,complete with larger alloy wheelswhich pushes up its CO2 output to104g/km, costing £28,495.

The latter, the tested model, alsohad leather seats for another £1,050plus £370 panoramic glass roof,though the car does come with satnav and a useful head up display asstandard. There’s also a five-yearwarranty on both the battery andelectric motor.

byMIKE TORPEY

Prideoverworld’sfirst dieselhybrid

GAME ON: A pride oflions watch over thenew diesel electricPeugeot 3008 Hybrid4

TESTED:TOYOTAYARIS 8

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09 FIAT PUNTO GRANDA 1.4 GP 5dr,white, PAS, CD, alloys, 15,000 miles....................................................£5,995

58 HONDA JAZZ 1.4 SE silver, a/c, alloys,32,000 miles...............................£6,995

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08 FORD FIESTA GHIA 1.4 5 dr, met blue,PAS, Aircon, alloys, leather........£5,995

08 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 SPORT 5dr, silver,PAS, a/c, alloys, CD, cruise control,32,000 miles...............................£5,995

57 NISSAN NOTE 1.4 ACCENTA-R black,a/c, alloys, 34,000 miles............£5,495

57 ASTRA 1.4 SXi, 5dr, metro blue met,alloys, Aircon, 34,000 miles.......£5,495

57 PROTON GEN2 1.6 GLS 5dr, blazered, PAS, CD, alloys, air conm CD, oneowner, 34,000 miles...................£3,495

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57 CORSA 1.2 CLUB, panther black met,aircon, CD, PAS .........................£4,995

07 SKODA OCTAVIA 2.0 AMBIENTEauto, 5 dr, jade met, a/c, alloys,21,000 miles ........................£7,495

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08 CORSA 1.3 CDTi blue met, PAS,elec windows, CD, low road tax,35,000 miles ........................£5,995

57 JAGUAR X TYPE 2.0 DIESEL-Smet black, PAS, climate, CD, alloys,half leather, cruise................£5,995

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55 VOLVO V70 2.4 DIESEL ESTATEAUTO, met grey, PAS, leather, aircon, alloys, CD, 50,000 miles .......................................................£7,995

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54 PEUGEOT 206 1.4 ZEST 2 5dr, silver,PAS, a/c, CD, elec windows, centrallocking, 52,000 miles.................£3,195

54 FIAT PANDA 1.2 DYNAMIC, 5dr, blue,PAS, elec windows, central locking,39,000 miles...............................£3,195

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MOTORS Friday, February 3, 20128 ★★★★

The tested mid-range 1.33 TRmodel is certainly a neat car forurban conditions with itscomposed feel, electric powersteering, decent insulation andpassenger comfort.

All round visibility, especiallyto the rear, has been improvedand there is now a singlewindscreen wiper which clearsthe screen effectively.

The sum total is a superminiwith a Coke bottle silhouette; onethat should go a long waytowards fulfilling the Japanesebrand’s aim of attracting everyounger customers – especiallynow it’s backed up by a five-year,100,000-mile warranty.

roadTEST

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SpecCheck

MOTORSToyota Yaris 1.33 TR 5-door

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Keenpricing for Scooby’s SV crossover

THE style gurus have beenhard at work in ensuringthe latest Toyoya Yaris,launched during theautumn, can punch above

its weight.Now into its third generation,

the popular supermini may be asmidgeon longer than theprevious model but remains morecompact than most of its rivalsand also has a lower height andshorter overhangs.

Upshot is a car that now looksappreciably sportier than before,but also has a lower centre ofgravity and is more agile.

The payback for slicker designcan often be less available spaceand if that’s the case with theYaris, then you wouldn’t know it.

Because for a small car, theaccommodation is terrific to thepoint that you can slide the frontseats fully back and still haveample legroom behind for a pairof six-foot passengers.

Some call it the Tardis factor,Toyota prefers ‘compact outside,spacious inside’, but whatever,it’s something that certainly addsextra appeal to a Yaris that nowalso looks better than ever with

its fresh face and large lowergrille that will feature on allupcoming models from theJapanese manufacturer.

And that’s far from the wholestory. The latest Yaris doesn’t justlook smarter, it also houses apiece of technology which sets itapart from the crowd.

In a range that runs from£11,170 to £15,385, and is availableas either a three or five door, allbut the entry level models arefitted with Toyota’s Touchmultimedia system.

A smart piece of kit it is toowith a six-inch, colourtouchscreen mounted in themiddle of the dash and includingBluetooth, trip data, mobilemusic player hook-ups and a rearview parking camera.

And for an extra £500 it can beupgraded to the Toyota Touchand Go set-up which provides fullmap sat-nav, traffic alerts, camerawarnings and can be linked intoGoogle Maps.

Four trim grades – T2, TR, SRand T Spirit – are available with achoice of 1.0-litre VVT-i and1.33-litre dual VVT-i petrolengines and an 89bhp 1.4-litreD-4D diesel.

Transmissions are five andsix-speed manual plus, new toYaris, Toyota’s Multidrive Sautomatic.

MAKE: ToyotaMODEL Yaris 1.33 TR 5-doorENGINE: 1,329cc, 4-cyl petrolPOWER: 98bhp at 6,000rpmPERFORMANCE: 0-62 in 11.7secs, top speed 109mphECONOMY: 41.5mpg Urban,62.7 Extra Urban, 52.3 CombinedCO2 EMISSIONS: 123g/kmBiK RATING: 15%INSURANCE: Group 8

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SUBARU’S 11-model XVall-wheel drive crossover model isto cost from £21,295 for entrylevel 1.6i S models rising to£29,995 for the flagship 2.0D SELux Premium.

The five-star EuroNCAP-rated Subaru XV –officially certified as the safestvehicle in its class and whichscores particularly highly forchild occupant safety – comes

with the promise of a highstandard equipment list.

So every car is equipped withtwo core Subaru technologies –symmetrical all-wheel drive anda Boxer engine – with 1.6 and2.0-litre petrol plus a 2.0-litrediesel available.

The petrol units develop 114and 150PS respectively and theoil-burner produces 147PS,while there’s a choice of either a

five and six-speed manual or asix-speed CVT automatictransmission.

Best seller is expected to bethe 2.0 diesel, which starts at£24,295 for S spec versions. It’simportant figures are 0-60mphin 9.3 seconds and 50.4mpg.

Entry-level S models featureABS, traction control, 17-inchalloy wheels, daytime LEDrunning lights and auto

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Petrol-powered XV modelsalso benefit from Auto StartStop.