Peugeot does not build many cars like the Peugeot 2008: a 5-door crossover SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2013 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Pierre Authier.
The story
The Peugeot 2008 is a subcompact SUV (B-segment) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and positioned below the 3008, the first 2008 replaced the Peugeot 207 SW, as Peugeot did not release a station wagon version of its 208.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1045 kg. The gearbox is a 5/6-speed manual (BVM5/BVM6) / 5/6-speed automated manual (Auto5R/Auto6R) / 5/6-speed semi-automatic (ETG5/ETG6) / 4-speed ZF AL4 automatic (BVA) / 6-speed Aisin AWTF-80 SC automat. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2538 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Peugeot's history is not in doubt: the Peugeot 207 SW came before it; it was built at Mulhouse. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Infiniti Q50, the Mazda CX-5, the Tesla Model X. Nearby in the Peugeot catalogue sit the Peugeot Onyx and the Peugeot Pars.
Peugeot 2008 A 
Peugeot 2008 B