For the most part, the interior works pretty well, being comfortable and generally well finished. Peugeot likes to use high-mounted instruments—digital in this car—and these require a low steering wheel position if they are not going to be obscured when driving. In turn, this encourages a laid-back seating position that encroaches on the space for rear-seat occupants. While reasonably roomy in front, the is tight in back.
Adults will struggle for legroom when sitting behind taller occupants and are also likely to bang heads when trying to get in and out. We found that mounting a large child seat was a wrestle, both to squeeze it through the door aperture and to get it to attach to the LATCH tethers, which are accessed through awkward zippered gaps in the leather seat coverings.
The trunk is long but shallow, with 17 cubic feet of capacity, comparing well to rivals. The full-grain leather trim standard in the GT feels good and the seats proved comfortable over long journeys with the always welcome novelty of a massage function. Other surfaces get matching covering, including the armrest and the door pulls, but there are also some less exclusive plastics. The side of the center console feels particularly cheap, where four pieces of trim—in what seem to be four different colors and grain patterns—butt against each other and leave some obvious gaps.
When we spoke to PSA's North American president, Larry Dominques, recently he told us that localization of Peugeot products will encompass all details, and he joked that one of the tests would be whether the cupholders were the right size.
A fix for the engineering team to prioritize. Tech is one area that the already feels competitive in, certainly if the toy-store equipment of our GT test car represents anything close to U. It's branded as the i-Cockpit. In addition to the high-mounted There are still secondary short-cut switches to enable this to be switched between different modes.
Connectivity options include Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and there is a wireless recharging pad in a half-hidden compartment under the gear selector, as well as USB ports scattered all about.
Safety equipment includes full parking assistance, radar cruise control with an active lane- keeping function—allowing the car to steer itself if the markings are clear enough—plus a raft of active-safety features.
We believe the company will launch with a lineup heavy with SUVs and crossovers. The auto group was working internally to prepare cars for sale in the U. These actions clearly showed intent; however, now it's unlikely these plans will ever bear any fruit.
Although it's disappointing that we won't be getting any new French cars under the Peugeot badge, this move is understandable. PSA hasn't presented an official timeline for when it plans to start selling Peugeot cars here again, but Automotive News reports that the company has discussed PSA first announced a plan to return to the U. After it launched a car-sharing app here called Free2Move, reports began circulating that PSA was homologating its vehicles for the U.
It's too early to tell at this point what Peugeot's lineup in the States will look like, but we can look at what it sells elsewhere to get an idea of its range of vehicles. The , , and crossover models seem like fair bets to come here, although given the timing it will likely be the next generation of these vehicles that we get. The attractive sedan and station wagon pictured above look like they could be savvy competitors to the likes of the Audi A4, and the new Peugeot small hatchback fits in well with PSA's initiative towards electrified models, as it offers a fully electric variant.
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