Peugeot e-5008

My wife has a 5008. Agree it's a brilliant family car, a true 7 seater. The infotainment is poor alright and the drive on it isn't great. If they can do a good job on the e-5008 it would definitely be high on my priority list.

Wow that's an awful decision by Peugeot. A few years ago we were trying to decide between the 5008 and the Skoda Kodiaq and went with 5008 mainly for the 3rd isofix in the 2nd row

I had a look at it a few weeks ago…

I would’ve thought so. Assuming I get to drive it at an international launch, I will ask why they removed it.

I once hired an ice 3008 in Guernsey, loved the way it drove, adored the square steering wheel. Hiring another in Bristol shortly

Boot with rear row seats in place looks the same to me. I suspect the extra 15cm in length is in the wheelbase. Middle isofix gone is no big deal, it still looks like a proper usable seat. If it’s priced competitively, it should sell well. There is an obvious gap in the EV market for a car of its size with 7 seats.

I understand your point but it could be viewed by Peugeot as minority issue. Most families with a young family will put a slightly older child in that middle seat on a booster that can fasten their own seatbelt. It’s a PITA to climb in to fasten in a small child in a centre seat which is why it works best to have the smallest beside the doors for access. It’s probably all down to cost savings, most french families only have 2 kids anyway.

Just checked it there and these are the figures with the 6/7 seats down so full boot or just 5 passengers.

Current 5008 - 952 litres

New e5008 - 748 litres

So it has lost just over 200litres of boot space too by the looks of it. That's going off figures given in online reviews.

I’d say they’ve lost a bit of boot capacity by making the rear less boxy than the current model.
overall looks like a decent offering, depending on price obviously

60k is a serious wedge of cash.

New Sorento’s are now €65K+, not the cheap Korean car they once were.