New Spy Shots of the production version of the new Peugeot 308, looking distinguished but a tad bland in black. The Peugeot 308 is a China-only sedan manufactured by the Dongfeng-PSA joint venture. It will be launched on the Chinese auto market in September.

The 308 in Beijing. Front lights and side pods of the bumper differ slightly on the production version.

There will be two engines: a 1.2 turbo ‘Pure Tech’ with 136hp and 230nm, and a 1.6 with 117hp and 150nm. The 1.2 turbo will be designated ‘230THP’, the 1.6 ‘150THP’. The 1.2 turbo will be mated to a five-speed manual or a six-speed automatic, the 1.6 will be five-speed manual only.

The 308 is based on the PSA EMP2 platform.

Size: 4590/1820/1488, and wheelbase is 2675.

Center tunnel with a racy handle bar for the passenger. Start button. Steering wheel racy too; with a thick rim and a flat bottom.

Black panel between lights not visible on black car. Compare with red car. Said lights are really cool, if they are lighted they look like this: