New Peugeot 308 SW (Estate) revealed

The estate version of the new 308 – the 2014 Peugeot 308 SW – has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Geneva Motor Show, offering class-leading capacity.

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The new Peugeot 308 has only just gone on sale in the UK, but Peugeot are ready with its load-lugging sibling – the Peugeot 308 SW Estate – revealed this morning ahead of a debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Peugeot aren’t telling us what the boot capacity of the new 308 SW is with the back seats down, but with the back seats up it offers 610 litres – more than rivals like the Golf and Focus Estates can manage – and Peugeot say the load space is particularly uncluttered too.

The extra space is thanks to an increase in length of the Estate over the Hatch of 327mm – all in the boot area as the wheelbase stays the same as the hatch – with the same EMP2 platform as the Hatch making the Estate up to 140kg lighter too.

Engines are expected to match those in the 308 Hatch, which means economy as strong as 91.1mpg and emissions as low as 82g/km, although we doubt Peugeot will be building a 308 R SW.

The Peugeot 308 SW will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March and go on sale shortly after. Prices for the new 308 SW will be revealed closer to its debut.