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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Interior mood lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle
when the light is poor.
Switching on
At night, the front courtesy lamp mood lamp A comes on automatically when the
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Stop & Start
The Stop & Start system puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode
- during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, or other...). The engine
restarts automatically - START mo ...
Verdict
This is a world away from the bloated, bland 207 that went before. Peugeot
deserves praise for making a car that’s smaller and lighter but with more space
inside than before. We’re quite big fans ...