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 manual gearbox
Engaging 5 th or 6 th gear Move the lever fully to the right to engage 5 th or 6 th gear. Engaging reverse gear Raise the ring under the knob and move the gear lever to the left then forwards. ...

Identification markings
Various visible markings for the identification and tracking of your vehicle. A. Vehicle identification Number (VIN) under the bonnet. This number is engraved on the bodywork near the damper suppo ...

"Auto sequential" mode
In the automated mode, you can resume control temporarily at any time using the steering mounted control paddles. The use of these paddles permits manual selection of the gears in situations whic ...