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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6-speed electronic gear control gearbox
This 6-speed gearbox offers a choice between the comfort of fully automatic operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing. 1. Gear lever. 2. Button "S" (sport) . 3. Steering mou ...

Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements of particular driving conditions: - a rear foglamp to better signal the presence of the vehicle in foggy conditions, - front foglamps with corner ...

Engine oil level indicator
This information is displayed for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on, after the service information. The level shown will only be correct if the vehicle is on level ground and the ...