A MORE GALLIC KIND OF FAMILY ESTATE (some text hidden) SECTIONED_new_peugeot508swestate_2019

By Jonathan Crouch

Introductionword count: 51

A significant number of Peugeot 508 customers choose the SW estate version - and you can see why. It's sensibly practical, yet very good looking. This post-2019 R83-era design also benefitted from all the technology that revitalised the alternative Fastback second generation 508 model's proposition in its competitive medium range market.

Modelsword count: 15

5dr estate (1.2 petrol, 1.5 diesel, PHEV) [Active, Allure, GT Line, GT, Peugeot Sport Engineered]

Historyword count: 183

The humble station wagon. No longer quite so humble these days. In fact, estates have become something of a fashion statement in recent years. You'd choose one over the ordinary saloon model even if you didn't necessarily need the extra carrying space. Most Peugeot 508 buyers do. Here's the 'R83'-era 508 SW model, a design launched in 2019 to take on a raft of tough rivals including estate versions of models like the Ford Mondeo, the Vauxhall Insignia and the Volkswagen Passat. This Peugeot aimed to offer three main selling points: style, class and technology. To achieve this, the brand pushed the looks of this estate 508 more up-market - and promised that it would feel that way when buyers took a seat behind the wheel. There was extra hi-tech equipment too, with things you'd need plusher expensive trim levels for with some rivals. The Hybrid petrol/electric Plug-in variant was introduced in 2020. And the 355hp AWD Peugeot Sport Engineered PHEV flagship model arrived in 2021. The range was heavily facelifted in late 2022, but it's the pre-facelift models we look at here.

What You Getword count: 183

The idea with this estate model was to bring the radical styling traits of the 508 saloon to station wagon customers. At just 1.42m in height and 4.78m long, the 508 SW's proportions give it quite a dynamic body shape, stylised by smooth, flowing lines and a sleek, low roof. The look is further enhanced further by exterior details, including frameless doors - a unique estate car feature for a mainstream carmaker. Plus there are full-LED headlights and opalescent LED daytime running lights with a vertical visual signature. The unusual exterior looks are mirrored by an original interior, highlighted, as mentioned in our drive section, by the usual Peugeot i-Cockpit dashboard design, plus there's a large 10-inch capacitive touchscreen angled towards the driver and a 12.3-inch head-up digital instrument panel. The cabin also features i-Cockpit Amplify, which enables the driver to choose between two levels of ambience - 'Boost' and 'Relax'. As for practicality, there's a hands-free, powered tailgate, a 530-litre boot and a 'Magic Flat' function for the rear bench seat which retracts to reveal a total load space capacity of 1780-litres.

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