Peugeot's range of Emergency Vehicles

Peugeot has been added to the Police Framework agreement for the provision of new emergency vehicles and equipment. In particular, the Peugeot 308 achieved top place as the vehicle of choice in the “beat car” category. The contract will allow all Police, Fire and Ambulance Authorities to purchase Peugeot’s wide range of passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

Peugeot in police livery

Peugeot’s Specialist Vehicles Operation (PSVO) is a “one-stop-shop” preparation centre for emergency vehicles and is based at the company’s headquarters in Coventry. It is staffed by dedicated Peugeot trained technicians who work on all the vehicles and have vast experience in creating bespoke vehicles for the emergency services.

The Peugeot range of vehicles has a wide range of applications and a sample of some are below.

• Beat Car- Peugeot 308
• Cell vehicle – Peugeot Expert van
• Police dog vehicle – Peugeot Expert (for 2-4 dogs), Peugeot Partner van and Peugeot 308 SW (for 2 dogs)
• PSU (Public Sector Unit) - Peugeot Boxer van
• Mobile Police and Fire stations – Peugeot Boxer van
• Covert vehicles – 207 hatchback, 3008 crossover, 5008 compact MPV 7-seater, 4007 SUV 4×4

From 2011 onwards…..

• All-electric – Peugeot iON
• Hybrid- Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 (combines four -wheel drive, zero emissions, diesel efficiency and 74mpg)
• Large patrol car- new Peugeot 508

Peugeot’s Fleet Director, Phil Robson, said,”Peugeot offers the Emergency Services high quality products that are provided “fit for purpose” to the required specification and also offer “best value” to the fleet manager”. Peugeot contract hire leasing on the whole range of cars and vans is available off the site now.

Peugeot 308

The Peugeot ECO CUP was designed to see if four different standard Peugeot HDi diesel models, in the hands of everyday drivers, could better the official government fuel economy figures for the vehicles. The cars were driven over 600 miles of French and Swiss roads in heavy wintery conditions.

The average fuel consumption achieved by the winning drivers is as follows;

1. Peugeot 308 HDi FAP 110 – 89.95 mpg
2. Peugeot 207 HDi 90 - 87.10 mpg
3. Peugeot 5008  HDi FAP 110 – 84.77 mpg
4. Peugeot 3008 HDi FAP 110 – 79.10 mpg

Jon Goodman, Managing Director of Peugeot UK said,”This project has proven two things; that there are a lot of people out there interested in doing their bit for the planet by stretching fuel economy to the max; and that this can be achieved in standard Peugeot diesel cars, with our new 5008 7-seater MPV nearly cracking 85mpg and our 308 5-door family hatch pushing 90 mpg”. Peugeot contract hire prices are available now and you can also search by combined mpg using the Super Shopper.

Peugeot has announced that all 2010 Peugeot 308 SW and hatchback models will benefit from an upgrade of ESP, except the Urban model. This is added to traction control (ASR) and stability control (CDS), which are already standard. The diesel engine is also being updated to a more efficient Euro 5 HDi 140bhp version replacing the current Euro 4 136bhp engine fitted with a manual gearbox.

In addition Peugeot Connect USB & Bluetooth will also be introduced as standard equipment on the 308 Sport and SE models, linking to the MP3 compatible radio/CD player. Peugeot car leasing on the 2010 models will be available shortly.

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Peugeot make some excellent cars that offer superb value for money. One that catches the eye this month is a Peugeot 308 Diesel SW Estate 1.6 HDi 90 SR 5-door business contract hire offer from only £208+VAT per month. You also get a combined mpg of 60.1 and a CO2 figure of only 125g/km.

The Peugeot business contract hire terms are based on the following;

- Non-maintained business contract hire over a three year term at 10,000 miles per annum.

- 3 rentals in advance followed by thirty-five subsequent rentals.

- “With maintenance”, metallic paint and other vehicle options can be added at an extra cost.

- The image shown may not represent the exact model.

Peugeot tops European sales for low CO2 vehicles

Peugeot is leading the way in sales of low CO2 vehicles. In 2008 one in six vehicles sold in Europe and in the UK with a CO2 emissions figure, of less than 121g/km, was a Peugeot. The whole Peugeot range features 36 vehicles with less than 121g/km output.

The best selling sub 111g/km in the UK in 2008 was the Peugeot 107 which now emits only 106g/km. The 207 and 308 also featured in at fifth and ninth respectively, (three cars in the top ten of all cars for sub 121g/km), placing Peugeot at the top of this combined category with 18.6 % of all UK sales.

Christian Stein, Marketing Director at Peugeot UK, said ” Peugeot has long held a commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles and these sales statistics for 2008 show us to be at the very top as the leading low CO2 car company, both in the UK and  across Europe”.