Which car brand has a lion as its logo?

[Drew]

The car brand with a lion as its logo is Dongfeng Peugeot. Dongfeng Peugeot belongs to the brand of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company Ltd. The models under Dongfeng Peugeot include: Peugeot 5008, Peugeot 4008, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 2008, Peugeot 208, Peugeot 408, etc. Taking the 2020 Peugeot 408 as an example, its body dimensions are: length 4750mm, width 1820mm, height 1488mm, with a wheelbase of 2730mm. The 2020 Peugeot 408 features a MacPherson strut front suspension and a semi-independent trailing arm rear suspension. It is equipped with a 1.2T turbocharged engine, delivering a maximum horsepower of 136PS, a maximum power of 100kW, and a maximum torque of 230Nm, paired with a 6-speed dual-clutch transmission.

[DelDamian]

I remember seeing a very stylish hatchback on the streets of Paris once, with a three-dimensional metal lion standing on the front of the car. My friend said it was a Peugeot. Their family has been using this logo since 1870, even the Roland Garros stadium for the French Open is named after their tennis brand. Nowadays, common SUVs like the 4008 and 5008 on the road all have leaping lion silhouettes on the rear, while the older 307 models still featured a shield-shaped lion emblem. The newly released 408X has switched to a lion head design, paired with a black background logo that looks much younger, completely different from the executive sedan vibe of the 508L.

[Vicki]

My child asked me what brand the car with a lion on the front is, and I found out it's Peugeot. This French brand started with kitchen utensils, and the little lion originally symbolized the quality of steel. Once, I saw a pure electric little lion, the e2008, in the neighborhood, with headlights designed like lion claw marks. A friend said Peugeot's cornering handling is particularly like a lion chasing prey, with very flexible steering—no wonder they've won the Dakar Rally over a dozen times. Now, their 508L is also being produced at the Chengdu factory in China, with the letters on the rear arranged just like in the original French factory.

[KathrynLee]

The evolution of the Peugeot logo is worth discussing: The first-generation side-profile lion from 1850 was originally a trademark for cast steel tools; In 1955, it transformed into an upright lion for the 403 model; The 2002 three-dimensional logo featuring a metallic lion against a blue background became iconic; By 2020, the new lion emblem abandoned dimensionality entirely, embracing a flat design trend. I once saw an original 204 in France with a stone-carved lion crouched on its hood. When they launched the new logo last year, designers even explained that the nine notches in the lion's mane symbolize nine generations of vehicle models.