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Peugeot present the 508 at the Paris Motor Show (2 to 17 October 2010) its new top model. Around four weeks before the show premiere, we were able to watch the new model at an exclusive Vorabtermin in Châtenay-en-France near Paris and close acquaintance with the medium-range.

Successor of 407 and 607
The 508 does both the successor of the 407 as well as the 607th A model for the upper middle class to continue to offer the French any more. The 508, there will be a 4.79-meter-long sedan and already at market launch as two centimeters long wagon variant called the 508 SW. Both models achieve an outstanding drag coefficient of 0.25, so Peugeot. Even lightweight construction ensure efficiency: The sedan is 35 kilos lighter than the 407, although it was about four inches longer.

The first new brand design
The 508 is the first production-Peugeot, which takes up the new design of the French manufacturer. This was the beginning of 2010 was first introduced with the roadster study SR1. The years of dominating shark's mouth disappears in the future, nevertheless there are 508 in a large radiator grille and drawn far back, according to Peugeot 'feline' headlamps. Daytime running lights in a distinctive form of snowflakes with seven LEDs provide good recognition. The rear lights of the sedan is adorned with three elevated segments, each with a red LED behind series. When combined, however, is visible while the rear light a red bow.