so what was the result after 4 times of testing 508? not as good as optima?

passat cannot ler.. the looks so boring. like late 90s toyota.   but strangely the smaller jetta looks nice..

How about mondeo? Just curious why Malaysian r so rigid despite knowing this car rated the best family mid size sedan car in many country in Europe n Australia.

So which one you decided to choose? For you the deterring factor of the 508 is the ugly back, and you decided to wait for Camry 2012. Now that the 2012 Camry is launched elsewhere in the world, it seems that the back of it is worse than anything else. Going Optima? I went to KIA showroom in ampang to have a look at the Optima, but the interior is as exciting as ermm...watching paint dry?

200 BHP Power / 300 Nm Torque for the Mondeo vs 156 / 240 for the Pug 508 vs 162 / 250 for the Passat

Passat is listed as 160 PS... that's 162 BHP or 118 kW. Please recheck your conversions... anyhow 2 or 4 BHP isn't gonna make much difference in the big picture... it's nitpicking. 

2.0 version? Would this be on a new engine slapping a new shell onto old everything else?

The figures are dismal if true. 

still keeping this 508 as a buy option? 

Waiting for 2012 batch CBU cars to arrive? What sold you on the K5?

I am new to this forum. I got my 508 for a month now. I don't find the rear suspension is a problem to me, just that something you have to know that the original tires pressure shipped from France is way higher than the needed.

The recommended pressure is 35 psi (240 KPa) front and 32 psi (220 KPa) rear. My tyres are about 45 psi at front and about 40 psi at rear so if the SC not making any changes to the tires before your test drive, you should feel uneasy the whole car not yet the rear.

So far the driving feel and gadgets inside the car is something I enjoy daily. I heard that no Malaysia map available for 508 which is something very disappointed but still many things else to play with.

I am tested Camry, Accord, Sonata, Lexus IS250, Mazda 6 & Passat in 2011 for Segment D. I didn't test drive Optima yet cause I already own 508 that time.

I did ask my wife who use to sit behind and she admits it feels better when tires pressure were reduce to what it should. It won't feel so bumpy and I can feel the cruise is much smoother hitting bumpy roads. To me it is an obvious different before and after the change of tires pressure. My maximum load is 4 adults behind total 6 persons in the car, it is still no big deal for my requirement.  Maybe you have higher requirement for rear suspension, thus you have to look for what your desire most. I still think the suspension for Peugeot is slightly better than M6 which has 18" rim as well. M6 ride maybe slightly more rough than 508. Passat is another decent drive just maybe too uncle and pricy for me. Without keyless entry is a no no for my requirements.

So far all the 508 owners in forum have yet to complain about the rear suspension except the tires pressure. Just my 2 cents.

So u tested the Camry, Accord, Lexus, M6 and Passat and you found the suspension of the Peugeot 508 to be as good or even better despite 4 adults sitting behind?

Yes, Camry and Accord are out for me, the rest is acceptable and 508 for 4 adults frequent usage has no problem especially the tires pressure were reduced to normal. Wind noise from windows is more annoying if you don't turn on the speakers. But that doesn't happen until you hit 130km/h without turn on your sound system.

It depends how you define preferred suspension. For me is whenever the car hit bumpy road/ pot holes, the less I feel it the better I prefer.

No I don't do such a good comparison with the same people at the same day but I do off the sound system when I test drive. I only drive 1 person behind, I still prefer the conti suspension except Lexus which is equally good. What I emphasis is the tires pressure does make huge different for the same size of tires. Yes, 18" with 45 will have less discomfort compare to 65, but after I change to the right tires pressure, I feel good about 508 suspension.

Of course, this is very subjective from one to another,  if you still prefer Jap or Korean make where suspension is your first priority and you think they are better, then go ahead with that choice, don't bother what people say.

Bare in mind why I started this reply to you is I just want to make you aware of the tires pressure that is too high for all the cars you tested unless the SA change it which I doubt.(My SA doesn't even tell me when pass me the car I doubt most SA even aware or bother to change at the test drive car; I only learnt from Forum).

Hi guys, I have been googling all over regarding the cars which m planning to get, earliest from June, latest by the end of this yr..

Am kinda confused between both Peugeot 508 and the Optima...

am really interested in which car cybermaster is getting..

And sleepy, have u found any problem with ur 508? and hows Naza's service so far?

My friend just booked a Passat 1.8 CBU unit. He got it for RM169K +, RM18K discount.

And Cybermaster, hav u booked th optima yet? I have all the worries u hav on 508 as well..  hav u tried to put two cars next to each other? from wat I feel, the 508 has more elegant feeling to it? and hows the suspension, body-roll and the steering of the optima compared to 508?

Just to list down the spec list on the Peugeot 508 for your info:

1) 6 speed Tiptronic auto adaptive gearbox with Sports & Manual mode
2) 1.6L Twin Scroll High Pressure Turbo (THP) Prince engine with 156Hp, 240Nm
3) Latest generation Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
4) Anti Lock Braking System (ABS)
5) Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD)
6) Intelligent Traction Control System (ITCS)
7) Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
8) Anti Skid Regulation (ASR)
9) 6 airbags
10) Intelligent Airbag System (separate impact deployment and secondary impact protection)
11) Automatic Electric Parking Brake
12) 4 individual zone auto air-conditioning (separate temp controls for both rear passengers)
13) Colour Heads – Up Display (HUD)
14) Auto Adaptive High Beam System (camera activated)
15) Directional bi – Xenon headlamps with washers & auto levelling system
16) Rain sensing auto wipers 
17) Paddle Shifters on Steering Column
18) 10 speaker JBL sound system with 500W surround sound amplifier
19) Arkamsys Audio Processing System (creates natural central acoustic ambience plus has Favour Listening)
20) Intelligent keyless entry with finger sensor and push start button
21) 8 way electric power seats with lumbar support for driver & front passenger
22) 7” HD multi function colour screen
23) 10 front & rear parking sensors with visual display
24) Available Space Management system (ASM) (for parallel parking)
25) Speed sensing electro hydraulic power steering
26) Premium leather

Well everything is covered under warranty but you will have to leave your car at the sc for them to change the parts, and nasim sc is well known to be slow in this department. Timing chain is around 1k and the tensioner 700+? Anyway not all the cars get this problem. Some is reaching 70k and still going strong. So depends on luck.