Bosch, TRW help Peugeot 5008 earn top score in safety test

Many suppliers helped the Peugeot 5008 earn a top score of five stars in the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP) test. Robert Bosch GmbH supplies electronic stability control, which comes as standard equipment. TRW Automotive Inc. delivers steering wheels, airbags and seat belts. Both the passenger and driver airbags are a new smaller design. The driver airbag has a smaller diameter while the passenger airbag has a new "minipack" design that weighs 25 percent less than the previous version. TRW also provides seat belts with a new pre-tensioner. Faurecia SA developed an exhaust heat recovery system in collaboration with parent PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA. The system uses what would otherwise be waste thermal energy to warm the vehicle's interior and further heat the engine to a more efficient operating temperature. This heating process is 25 percent faster than traditional systems. AGC supplies the vehicle's glazing, which is among the largest in the Peugeot range. The front windshield has an area of 1.70 square meters, while the optional panoramic glass roof covers 1.69 square meters. Peugeot initially expected 20 percent of the 5008s that it sold to have the panoramic sunroof but 60 percent of buyers have purchased the option.