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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Speed limiter
System which prevents the vehicle from exceeding the speed programmed by the driver. When the programmed speed limit is reached, pressing the accelerator pedal no longer has any effect. The spee ...

Active matrix instrument panel
Dials and screens 1. Engine coolant temperature gauge. 2. Rev counter (x 1 000 rpm or tr/min), graduation according to engine (petrol or Diesel). 3. Cruise control or speed limiter settings. 4 ...

Electric parking brake
Manual application / release The parking brake can be applied manually by pulling the control lever A . When the ignition is on, the parking brake can be released manually by pressing the brake ...