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Although the 2020 Geneva Motor Show was cancelled because of the spread of the epidemic, Europe's annual election for the best car held before the show is still held as scheduled. On March 2, the official GIMS organization of the auto show announced that Peugeot 208 won the "Best car of the year 2020 Election". This is the sixth time that Peugeot has won the car of the year award, which was 504,405,307,308,308 in 2014 and 3008 in 2017, respectively.

According to officials, the Peugeot 208 won the best car award in 2020, mainly because the price is close to the people, and many civilian families can afford it. Secondly, the car has a variety of powertrain, gasoline version, diesel version and electric version, manual gear and automatic gear, the extension score is relatively high.

The Peugeot 208 is built on the CMP platform and is powered by a 1.2T three-cylinder gasoline engine that provides three different power outputs. The diesel vehicle is equipped with a 1.5L four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 81kw, which matches a six-speed manual transmission. In addition, Peugeot 208 also developed an all-electric version of the eMel 208, which has maximum 136hp horsepower and 265N ·m torque, a 0-100km/h acceleration of 8.1s and a comprehensive NEDC mileage of 450km.

Peugeot brand CEO Ambato said that "I am particularly proud that the new Peugeot 208 has just won the best car award in 2020." The award demonstrates the excellent work and dedication of all teams of the Peugeot brand and the PSA Group. "

As the leader of electric cars, Tesla Model 3 lost to Peugeot 208and ended up in second place with a score of 242. this result is quite unexpected. This is the first time that Tesla has been recognized by European media and consumers. Tesla Model 3 has been made domestically, and its strength is not to be underestimated. Tesla is currently preparing for the construction of an European factory, which will have a certain impact on the brands of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

Porsche Taycan came in third with a score of 222, Porsche Taycan is Porsche's first pure electric vehicle, which starts at 1.498 million yuan in China. The front and rear axles are equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), with maximum power 560kW, peak torque 1050N`m and NEDC mileage exceeding 500km.

Many Chinese consumers were surprised by the result that Peugeot 208 was named the best car of the year in 2020. after all, even Tesla, the leader of US electric cars, and Porsche, the luxury car brand, were left behind. Peugeot is very popular in the French market, but it is like being left out in the Chinese market. Peugeot's share of the Chinese market is also decreasing year by year, of course, on the other hand, it also highlights the huge difference in model value between Chinese consumers and overseas consumers, so Chinese consumers do not have to be too serious about the results of this selection.

As one of the most prestigious car of the year in the automotive industry, the European Automobile of the year is mainly composed of seven automotive magazine companies, namely, Italy "Auto", Britain "Autocar", Spain "Autopista", the Netherlands "Autovisie", France "Lakers 39 Automobile", Germany "Stern" and Sweden "Vi Bilagare".

2020 European car of the year selection, to meet the following conditions: 1. It will be on the market in 2019. two。 It is sold in more than 5 countries in Europe. A total of 48 models were selected, with only 30 remaining on the shortlist, including Renault Clio (211), Ford Puma (209), Toyota Corolla (152) and BMW 1-Series (133).

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