Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4, the world's first diesel hybrid vehicle, will be unveiled at the International Paris Motor Show in October. Peugeot's HYbrid4 technology brings together the brand's best technologies and experience: HDi diesel engines, electric vehicle knowledge, latest-generation Stop & Start and electronically controlled manual gearboxes.

The 3008 HYbrid4 Crossover combines a 2.0 litre diesel 163bhp engine and a 37bhp electric motor, to give a maximum power of 200bhp, whilst only consuming an average of 3.8 litres / 100km (74.4 MPG) of fuel and emitting 99g/km of CO2. This represents a staggering reduction of 35% compared to a combustion engine.

Peugeot's revolutionary HYbrid4 technology is the first in the world to combine a HDi diesel engine and an electric motor. The HDi diesel engine offers a 30% reduction in fuel consumption compared to a petrol engine. In the 3008 HYbrid4, the HDi diesel engine is mated to an electronically controlled manual six-speed sequential gearbox, offering further significant savings in fuel consumption.

While the car is being driven by the diesel engine, the electric motor becomes a generator and enables kinetic energy created by the vehicle during deceleration and braking to be transformed into electrical energy to recharge the Ni-MH batteries. A Stop & Start system automatically places the HDi diesel engine in standby when stationary and restarts the engine in electric mode when pulling away. The electric motor comes to life, as lower power is needed when driving at low speed or decelerating.

The 3008 HYbrid4 will be produced in Sochaux and Mulhouse, France and will be launched in Europe next spring and from late summer 2011 in Ireland.