A Peugeot is hiding under a completely different badge in China: the Dongfeng Fukang ES600 is an electric sedan built straight off the pre-facelift Peugeot 408's bones.
Lead trim: 408 1.2 PureTech turbo three-cylinder (China; 136 hp) · up to 167 hp
Peugeot 408408-T9 · 2014–present
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FactA Peugeot is hiding under a completely different badge in China: the Dongfeng Fukang ES600 is an electric sedan built straight off the pre-facelift Peugeot 408's bones.
The second-generation Peugeot 408 (T9), unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show and built at Wuhan, Gurun (2016–2018) and Semnan (Iran, as the FMC P4), sits on the PSA EMP2 platform, related to the 308, with a 6-speed automatic (a 6-speed manual for the 1.8 and 1.2 in China); the international 408 e-THP launched in Malaysia in June 2016 with one engine and transmission. China's range was a 1.8-litre making 139 hp, a 1.2-litre turbo making 136 hp and a 1.6-litre turbo making 167 hp; the infobox also lists the 1.2 VTi three-cylinder and 1.8 EW7 CVVT (both 2014–2017) and 1.5 THP and 1.6 EP6FDTM Prince turbo fours. A first facelift arrived in 2018 (new front and rear, powertrains carried over) and a second for China on 8 June 2022 with the third-generation 308's face, all trims getting the 5G06 1.6 turbo (125 kW at 5500 rpm, 250 Nm) and an Aisin 6AT, and from March 2024 the 1.5 THP 360 (127 kW, 255 Nm); the Dongfeng Fukang ES600 is an electric sedan based on the pre-facelift car. Wheelbase 2,730 mm (107.5 in), length 4,750 mm (187.0 in), width 1,820 mm (71.7 in), height 1,488 mm (58.6 in), curb weight 1,420 kg.
Collectors Spotted in the Peugeot 408 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Peugeot 408 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408 1.2 PureTech turbo three-cylinder (China; 136 hp) | 2014–present | 1.2 L Inline-3 | 136 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 408 1.6 EP6FDTM Prince turbo four (China; 167 hp) | 2014–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 167 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 408 1.8 EW7 CVVT four (China; 139 hp) | 2014–2017 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 139 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Development of the 408 took seven years, a project managed by Aurélie Bresson due to the car's radical concept.
A Peugeot is hiding under a completely different badge in China: the Dongfeng Fukang ES600 is an electric sedan built straight off the pre-facelift Peugeot 408's bones.
The name promises a bigger car than the 407, but this 408 is really a stretched-wheelbase 308 hatchback in a saloon suit, built for buyers in China and other emerging markets who read 'higher number' as 'more premium.'
Rivals
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