![]() This upgraded system – a £400 option – features sat-nav, multimedia viewing including photos and USB connection. This clutter-free feel is helped in no doubt by many of the car-controls being accessed via the large colour touchscreen. Much of the look and feel of this new interior is pleasant and well thought out, and it’s certainly very low on the dreaded clutter. From my higher seating position I found only the top of the steering wheel to nip so slightly into my instrument view as to not be an issue. It’s a smaller than average steering wheel that adds a further dash of the nippy to the driving feel of the 208, but some shorter drivers have found it cutting into their view of the (handsome) instruments to some degree. The small leather steering wheel also featured enough movement to come close to my grip, especially with a good amount of slide. The twin-finish seats in this Allure-spec car fitted me well and offered a depth to their comfort, while too offering plenty of adjustment up and down, and front and back. More obvious in striving forward is the interior design. There’s room for four with room all around them that’s among the top of its class and the boot space is too where it should be in terms of generosity. While the 208’s exterior may look trim and svelte, the interior space has been maximised and packaged to make the very most of the space available. This 208 tester also wears a coat of metallic blue/purple paint (£495 extra) which rather suits its dashing body styling, drenched over 16-inch Helium alloy wheels. Most notable of these are the (LED enhanced) headlights, swooping taillights, again with fashionable LEDs, and plenty of metal surface curves and chrome-work. Looks-wise, it’s a thoroughly modern design that’s bristling with design details, touches and flare. The 208 looks nimble for its stricter diet. Lighter materials and less overhanging areas all help. The new 208 looks compact and poised – especially when compared to the larger-looking 207 it replaces – and although they share the same wheelbase length, Peugeot say that their new supermini is over 100kg lighter than the one before it. Peugeot 208 Allure 1.6 e-HDi 92 road test review I’ve tested the car over a week, and over more than 350 miles, of entirely mixed motoring to see what’s what. This little Peugeot promises a combined economy figure of 74.3mpg and a road tax- and London congestion charge-dodging 98g/km of CO2 rating. Peugeot’s rich supermini history is set for its next chapter with the 208 and if the striking body design is anything to go by there’s much to look forward to.įor this TotallyMotor test of the new 208, we have the mid-trim-level Allure with the potentially very popular 1.6 e-HDi diesel engine, together priced from £15,445, plus a couple of options here including the large colour touchscreen with navigation (£400). Weight is down, economy is up and there’s plenty of new tech to enjoy. Smaller and lighter – and arguably far more handsome – than the car it replaces, the new Peugeot 208 promises to beat its 207 predecessor from every angle.
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