Peugeot enjoys overwhelming sales success in China especially because of its peculiarly designed cars that cater to the needs of the Chinese customers. Keeping in mind those customers, Peugeot revealed the 2011 408 Sedan at the Beijing Motor Show.
The sedan that will go into production in Wuhan, China, is a long-wheelbase commuter based on the 308 and it offers more space to the passengers at the back. The Peugeot 408 is 4.63 meters long and it features a large sunroof and a self-contained trunk which ensures that the cabin is light and spacious. This long-wheelbase sedan is not to be confused with the future 508 model as that is suppose to replace the 407 and the 607 in the European markets next year. Peugeot is heavily banking on the interior spaciousness and the design to fetch a minimum of 100,000 unit sales in China.
China has recently undergone a lot of development in its car market sector, and is rapidly climbing to the top of the world’s vehicle trade. Thus, it’s no wonder that Volkswagen have decided to generate presence there by introducing their latest, visually evolved Tiguan.
It’s still unclear whether or not the new design is meant for the Chinese market exclusively, so it’s still possible that the European and American versions of the car will look differently. However, knowing VW’s way of doing things, this is highly unlikely at the moment. Visually, the car appears to share a lot with the current Scirocco and Golf models, creating a nice consistent flow in VW’s design decisions. The technological details about the vehicle are still unknown, so we’ll have to wait for VW to reveal those.
Do you remember Johan and his problem with speed (or better said the lack of visible traffic enforcement)? Like Johan, there are many of us that like to pedal to the metal.
The first thing that came to my mind when seeing this picture was to thank God, that’s not the way our authorities try to block speed. Authorities in the Chinese ShanXi province built what looks like miniature versions of the Great Wall to prevent you from speeding. It’s 30 meter (100 ft) long, 2.7 meter (9 ft) and 60 cm (2 ft) tall, made of cement and does a great job at keeping you running slow.
There’s a question to it though. What if you can’t see it … ? Let’s hope our people in South Africa are not to going to put something like that on the streets.
via AutoUnleashed
