Peugeot 208

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 208 has eye-catching looks and is pleasant to drive, but rivals are more practical and offer better value.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Peugeot has picked its battles and invested accordingly: the 208’s appeal continues to lie mainly in its design. The big difference is that perceived quality now lives up to the ambitious interior styling and it all sits inside a tremendously attractive body.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol manual GT Line
“Inside, all new 208s are much like another, which is no bad thing, given that they look really very good.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Peugeot 208 offers something sufficiently distinctive to make Brits question their devotion to the stuck-in-a-rut Ford Fiesta, and sufficiently samey to pose a dilemma for Vauxhall Corsa loyalists – 208 and Corsa are duplicates under the skin, bar ride and handling and specification tweaks.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Peugeot has significantly improved the 208 in just about every area – dishing out an incredibly stylish and appealing model that will have massive appeal to those looking for a desirable city car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.4 / 10
“The Peugeot 208 hatchback is a modern, stylish supermini with a future-proof engine range but it’s a shame it’s not more fun to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Peugeot 208 is a superb small car to look at inside and out, comes with generous levels of equipment and is brilliant in EV form. It is a little tight for adults in the back, though.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol automatic Allure
“A smart supermini that will win buyers with its looks and grown-up drive.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol automatic GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“The all-new Peugeot 208 supermini looks fantastic – even if it isn’t quite the best in its class.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol automatic GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Peugeot 208 is an excellent all-round car. It’s fun and sporty on country roads, it’s easy to live with in the city, and it feels like a refined car from a class above on the motorway. It also looks good and the interior has an interesting modern dashboard. There are very few weak points, aside from the fact that it could be easier to access information on the infomedia system.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“You have to go all the way back to the 205 to find a small car Peugeot could genuinely be proud of, but the new Peugeot 208 rights that wrong. From its lion-like exterior to its dashing, infotainment-heavy interior, comfortable drive and excellent petrol engines, the 208 is a class act that’s well worth consideration.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol manual
“With its stylish looks and superb interior, we think the Peugeot 208 is a car that will sell itself as soon as potential buyers enter showrooms. It’s not perfect – the infotainment system is frustrating, there are more practical choices available and some will prefer how the Ford Fiesta drives – but it’s a car that’ll appeal to both head and heart.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The interior of the Peugeot 208 GT-Line feels just as upmarket as bigger and more expensive Peugeot models like the 508 and 3008 with a similar i-cockpit in which you look over the small steering wheel at the driver display rather than through it.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Smart looks – even smarter tech and engineering”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol GT Line
“It will sell like hot sausage rolls on looks alone. And it’s the same story inside. But it’s a bit of a case of style over substance, if I’m brutally honest. The ride quality isn’t brilliant. It’s a bit jiggly. The boot has shrunk. And Peugeot’s signature small steering wheel doesn’t work in this car — particularly for taller drivers who like to sit low.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 6 / 10
“Lovely package massively let down by ride and handling”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol manual Active
Score: 8 / 10
“Compared to the Renault Clio, the Peugeot 208 is more enjoyable and more comfortable to drive. It’s easier too, and when you’re dealing with traffic in town, where these cars will usually be found, that counts for a lot.”
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Model reviewed: 1.2-litre petrol manual GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“Great-looking or over the top? It depends on your point of view, but there’s no denying the design work that’s gone into this car, on which so many hopes are pinned. Launching one car with petrol, diesel and battery drivetrains is brave, but perhaps far-sighted. Either way, it’s entertaining, good fun and unmistakably French.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“A supremely desirable, futuristic ‘mini with a powertrain for everyone. Just beware the firm ride”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8 / 10
“The clear draw of the Peugeot 208 is its distinctive styling, but it also has a wonderfully executed interior that appeals both to look at and to touch.”
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