New Peugeot Rifter 2018 review

New Peugeot Rifter 2018 review Theres a much shorter front overhang for starters with the Peugeot family face and grille.
The flanks have a useful amount of surfacing - no mean feat when they also have to incorporate the rails for the sliding doors.
These also accommodate electric windows thanks to some neat insets that give the car a chunky look. This ruggedness is enhanced further by body cladding around the wheelarches and pronounced roof rails.
Does it look like an off-roader? Not really although a four-wheel-drive version is reportedly on the way.
But there is a whiff of Tonka toy about the Rifter which has curious appeal for something designed to be incessantly abused in family life probably around town. Mind you plenty of SUVs could learn a trick or two from the Rifters cabin which really is a masterclass in practical touches.
Theres up to 180 litres of oddment space in the cabin alone thats 12 litres more in cubbyholes than a Toyota Aygo manages in its entire boot. And this space is delivered in useful ways.
Theres a big top-loading box in the dashboard - big enough for a laptop and available with a cooler - and a locker that drops down aircraft-style from the roof above the boot.
It can be accessed from the rear seats too.
And the door bins are borderline preposterous they can accommodate three or even four water bottles with ease. There are actually a couple of different sizes of Rifter - standard and long-wheelbase - and both are available with either five or seven seats the third row is removable.
Choose the regular edition and youll have 775 litres of boot space with the second row in place or up to 3000 with them folded down.
The bigger version which is 35cm longer overall offers 1050 litres in five-seat form rising to a startling 4000 litres if you prioritise cargo over passengers. Accessing the boot requires a hefty tug on the colossal tailgate no motorised option is offered but on some versions youll also be able to get to the cargo by opening the glass - like on many BMW estates. Peugeot is working on an electrified version of the Rifter but in the meantime customers can choose from a variety of petrol and diesel options.
The 1.2-litre PureTech three-cylinder petrol is offered with 109bhp and a six-speed manual gearbox at launch although a 128bhp version with an eight-speed auto is due at the start of 2019.
The 1.5 BlueHDi diesel comes in three states of tune: the 74bhp and 99bhp versions get a five-speed manual while the 128bhp car gets a six-speed box. Key specs Model: Peugeot Rifter GT Line BlueHDi 130 Price: From 18000 est Engine: 1.5-litre 4cyl diesel Transmission: Eight-speed automatic front-wheel drive Powertorque: 128bhp300Nm 0-62mph: 10.4 seconds Top speed: 114mph Economy: 65.7mpg CO2: 114gkm On sale: July image source : full review and article source :

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