Peugeot 208 Allure e-HDi review

Talking to Peugeot’s design chief, Gilles Vidal, makes you acutely aware of the importance of the 208, and it’s need to "re-generate" both Peugeot and, so it’s makers say, the small, B-segment class of car in general. But does it work, and should it be on your shortlist. We spent a week getting to grips with the new 208 to find out.

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Display in the instrumental panel
Gear lever positions N . Neutral R . Reverse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Gears in sequential mode AUTO. This comes on when the automated mode is selected. It switches off on changing to sequential mode. & ...

Courtesy lamp
1. Front courtesy lamp 2. Map reading lamps In this position, the courtesy lamp comes on gradually: - when the vehicle is unlocked, - when the key is removed from the ignition, - when openi ...

Two differentiated body types
The muscular sculpted body sides offer an identity, a posture which is very different in the 3-door and 5-door body types. The doors of this latter appear to be crossed by a "nerve" runn ...