Peugeot E-5008 Wins Best Family Vehicle at the 2024 Golden Steering Wheel Awards
Rüsselsheim am Main, 08/11/2024. The new PEUGEOT E-5008 was honoured with this year’s “Golden Steering Wheel” award from Axel Springer Verlag. The family car model impressed readers of AUTO BILD and BILD am SONNTAG magazines as well as an expert jury. All winners will be announced in issues 46/2024 of ‘AUTO BILD’ and 45/2024 of ‘BILD am SONNTAG’.
Christian Dietsch, Managing Director PEUGEOT Germany: “The ‘Golden Steering Wheel’ is a significant award for us, as it is decided both by drivers and an expert jury. Our emphasis in developing our SUV’s has been on delivering designs, interiors and technologies that meet the needs of families. The PEUGEOT E-5008 embodies the vision of our design team and we are delighted to see it recognised in the family car category.”
‘AUTO BILD’ and ‘BILD am Sonntag’ readers and a jury of experts alike were impressed by the modern equipment and innovative technologies in the PEUGEOT E-5008. The new PEUGEOT E-5008 has an imposing SUV presence exuding robustness and safety with distinctive aerodynamic lines and a refined interior designed for optimum efficiency. The new PEUGEOT E-5008 is spacious and offers a comfortable and pleasurable ride for up to seven people. There is plenty of storage space with a boot capacity of 748 litres (5 seats), 259 litres (7 seats) and up to 1,815 litres (2 seats with the seats folded down).
Inside the vehicle, passengers benefit from an exceptional amount of space and comfort. The PEUGEOT Panoramic i-Cockpit® takes centre stage: the head-up display and large central touchscreen are integrated into a curved panoramic screen consisting of a single high-resolution 21-inch (53.3 cm) panel. The new PEUGEOT E-5008 was designed as an electric model from the outset and features a range of all-electric motors offering an electric range between 500 and 664km1. The brand-new long-range version of the PEUGEOT E-5008 (energy consumption 18.2–19.4 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions 0 g/km; CO2 class: A1) enabling a range of up to 664km1, was presented at this year’s Paris Motor Show.
About the Golden Steering Wheel
The prestigious “Golden Steering Wheel” award is the ultimate honour in the European automotive industry. It was conceived by Axel Springer in 1976, founder of the publishing house bearing his name. The award is organised by ‘BILD am Sonntag’, in cooperation with ‘AUTO BILD’ since 2009. Every year, honours for vehicles in different categories are decided by an ‘AUTO BILD’ readers’ poll and assessment by a jury consisting of experts, technicians, editors-in-chief and celebrities. The celebrities include well-known names such as Andrea Kaiser and Rhea Harder, influencers like Betty Taube and Twenty4tim as well as racing driver Hans-Joachim Stuck and rally world champion Sébastien Ogier. The final test drives took place at the Lausitzring on 29th September.