Peugeot 508

Score: 8.4 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 surprises in many areas. It’s highly attractive and offers quality in both construction and performance. It’s a worthy consideration as an alternative to a premium-market car.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol-electric hybrid 225 GT Premium (facelift)
Score: 7 / 10
“The tweaks to the Peugeot 508 are subtle and haven’t changed the core of the car, which is not without its flaws (some infotainment issues and a tight rear cabin), but still delivers on many fronts in hybrid form. It’s a comfortable, efficient, refined and practical machine that can cut it with the best the VW Group brands have to offer.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid Allure liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 plug-in is pricey, but low running costs should help offset this. Its dynamics are fine, if not fun, while the level of kit in Allure trim is great. However, while there’s lots of tech, some of it could be better thought out and executed.”
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Model reviewed: GT Line 1.5 BlueHDi 130 EAT8 SW
Score: 8 / 10
“The sloping roofline hides a deceptively versatile body, with a flexible and spacious interior trimmed in some of the finest materials on the market.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW estate
Score: 8 / 10
“Given its average boot size, the Peugeot 508 SW is a car you’ll have to purchase with your heart rather than your head.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol auto GT
Score: 7 / 10
“Handsome, frugal and good to drive, the Peugeot 508 offers plenty to the large family car class. There are rivals that are more spacious, but little comes close in terms of style. We’d avoid this top-spec petrol GT model, though, as there are more affordable yet well-equipped options lower down the range.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel auto GT Line
Score: 8 / 10
“The all-new Peugeot 508 is exactly that: all new. It shares so little with its predecessor, in fact, that it’s difficult to fathom why the firm kept its name. While it can’t match the badge appeal of its German rivals, it puts up a fair fight in a highly competitive class.”
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Model reviewed: 2023 facelift liftback range
Score: 8 / 10
“Cheap to run, comfy, good-looking and unusual, the Peugeot 508 is a proper premium alternative.”
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Model reviewed: 2023 facelift estate (SW) range
Score: 9 / 10
“Although consumer preference these days is for an SUV, there’s still a lot to recommend about a really good family car – and the Peugeot 508 is one of the best. Revised looks keep what has always been one of the better-looking cars on sale as handsome as ever.”
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Model reviewed: Estate range
Score: 10 / 10
“If you want a spacious family car with good looks that isn’t an SUV, then the 508 Station Wagon could be up your street. It’s spacious, has a quirky interior with lots of good tech, drives well and comes in petrol, diesel and hybrid forms.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW estate
Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 SW is an unusually good-looking estate car with the extra merit of being instantly recognisable among the hordes of brand-themed German rivals.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“To these eyes, the Peugeot 508 GT is the best-looking front-wheel drive executive car from any mainstream car maker, or ‘high-end generalist brand’ as Peugeot defines itself. It has a likeable, easygoing character, with a decent ride/handling balance and compelling civility. And the digitised cockpit is a knockout.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 has glamorous styling and is comfortable and refined.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic GT liftback
Score: 10 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 is the best car to come from the firm in a long time. With stunning looks, an impressive chassis and bags of technology on offer, there’s every reason to consider a 508 over established German rivals. It’s not flawless, but none of the issues are earth-shattering.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 SW is a stylish and practical estate car.” (Ben Hodges)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Peugeot has upped its game with its latest 508, a big hatchback that could give premium rivals a fright.” (Andy Goodwin)
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Model reviewed: 508 SW estate range
Score: 7 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 SW is a seriously stylish estate car with a lovely looking interior and plenty of cool tech, but alternatives are more spacious and more fun to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 has its alternatives licked on looks both inside and out, plus is comfy to drive, but it’s not as spacious or practical as other family cars.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre diesel automatic Allure liftback
Score: 7.9 / 10
“An impressive and head-turning design, the Peugeot 508 also manages to back up the style with substance in terms of RV, emissions and quality, although it’s far from cheap.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid automatic estate SW Allure
Score: 10 / 10
“There are some negative bits, like the eccentric tiny flat-topped and bottomed steering wheel. But if you’re as taken by the Peugeot 508’s styling as I am, and you want a new practical and spacious family car, this is it.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre diesel automatic GT Line SW estate
Score: 10 / 10
“Any sensible person would buy this new Peugeot 508 SW – and anyone with an eye for style too.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre diesel automatic GT Line liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“It looks great, drives well and had a certain amount of fun that you don’t get with the rivals. On top of that it’s something to impress the neighbours – they won’t even know it’s a Peugeot.”
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Model reviewed: 508 plug-in hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 plug-in hybrid executive car is a good effort, hitting all the right notes for company users – but it seems too expensive for private buyers.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW plug-in hybrid
Score: 7 / 10
“Practical, good looking and frugal (provided you plug it in), the 508 SW Hybrid is a compelling alternative to similarly specified SUVs.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 7 / 10
“A declining market it may be, but the new 508 is good (if not thrilling) to drive, attractive and comfortable.”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid 225 GT liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“The same smart looks, combined with added useful electric range and lower running costs – but it is expensive.”
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Model reviewed: 1.5-litre diesel manual Allure liftback
Score: 7 / 10
“The new Peugeot 508 looks good, it feels agile to drive, and it’s economical, but is let down by turbo lag and too many controls on the touchscreen.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7 / 10
“If the Peugeot 508 was a chair it would be Ame Jacobsen’s Egg Chair. Designed in 1959 for the Radisson hotel in Copenhagen it showed that everyday items could be jaw-droppingly stylish if you don’t mind sacrificing a little bit of practicality and paying a premium for the privilege.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The 508 represents the pinnacle of PSA’s attempt to move the Peugeot brand upmarket and in this it succeeds admirably. It’s not quite in the same league as the BMW 3 Series or Jaguar XE in terms of driving dynamics, but it’s pleasant enough for most drivers.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW estate
Score: 10 / 10
“The 2019 Peugeot 508 SW enhances the theme established by its hatchback sibling. Great looking. Comfortable. Terrific to drive. Full of all the latest tech. And, for cynics of French cars, outstanding, almost unbelievable quality and refinement.”
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Model reviewed: SW estate range
Score: 6 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 isn’t the most practical estate car. If you want that, head straight to Skoda as the Octavia Estate and Superb Estate models both offer vast loadbays and more interior space at lower cost. But as an alternative to a BMW 3 Series Touring, Audi A4 Avant or Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake, the 508 is genuinely worth a look as an interesting alternative.”
Author: Keith Adams
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Model reviewed: Fastback range
Score: 8.2 / 10
“Stylish Fastback looks great and drives well”
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“Peugeot’s 508 keeps the faith in saloons and is a mighty fine car with its sporty exterior and minimalistic interior.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW GT
Score: 6 / 10
“Fast, but noisy; wafty at speed but fidgety around town; smart inside but not all that spacious. The 508 SW GT might look good on paper, but in the flesh it feels confused and unresolved. If you want this rakish estate’s good looks and slick interior, a lesser model will feel more rounded – and cost much less.”
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Model reviewed: 508 SW estate 2.0-litre diesel automatic
Score: 6 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 is a good looking car and, for the most part, a fine-riding one. But there’s a few too many slips in development, not everyone will like the i-Cockpit and rivals offer more for less.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol automatic liftback
Score: 8 / 10
“The company is approaching this the right way, not discounting, protecting buyers’ investment, and there is rather a lot to like about this great-looking car, particularly the sporting handling and lovely interior. The forthcoming estate might be a better all-round bet, however.”
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Model reviewed: SW (estate) range
Score: 6 / 10
“Not the most rounded family estate, but the big Peugeot 508 SW oozes desirability. Much cooler than a 3 Series.”
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Model reviewed: Liftback range
Score: 7 / 10
“A big French saloon might be an oddball choice, but the 508 looks bold, feels good and drives (mostly) well.”
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