Overview
 
here are plenty of desirable, seven-seat SUVs to choose from if you have a far-reaching budget, but the Peugeot 5008 proves you don't necessarily need deep pockets to bag yourself a good 'un.
It's roughly half the price of most seven-seat luxury SUVs with a posh badge, such as the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90, and yet it offers many of the virtues, including a lofty driving position, a smart interior and first-class safety provisions.
 
Technical Overview
 
 
You’ll be able to get the new 5008 with the same range of petrol and diesel engines as the outgoing car. For starters, there’s a 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with 130hp that comes with a six-speed manual gearbox or an eight-speed automatic. There’s also a more powerful 180hp 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that gets this eight-speed automatic gearbox as standard.
 
There’s also a pair of four-cylinder diesel engines for you to choose from. The cheapest will be a 130hp 1.5-litre engine that comes with a six-speed manual gearbox or an eight-speed automatic. There’s also a beefier 2.0-litre engine with 180hp that’s only available with an automatic gearbox. Unlike the smaller 3008, you can’t get the Peugeot 5008 as a plug-in hybrid.