At this point, whatever you do, don’t Google a photo of the old Peugeot 308 SW (estate/wagon) because I think it is one of the most unsuccessful attempts at turning a decently stylish hatchback into a load-lugger. The back is far too busy and bulky, and calling the light clusters oversized is an understatement.
Now, though, that the new 308 has been revealed, means people can tamper with the photos and create different versions of it, speculating what the manufacturer might end up doing some time from now, like the above rendering from DesignRM.
One such example is this estate version of the new Peugeot compact, which looks quite good, and we’d be surprised if the French automaker strayed too far from what we see here with the production version of the car. Unless they go all crazy on the rear end again, that is, and make it look completely different, like they’ve been known to over the years…
We say this variant has much more sales potential than the awkward old version, as more of a lifestyle estate (a statement) with more practicality than the hatch, but not much more.
By Andrei Nedelea
Photo Credits: DesignRm
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