When you spot the rev counter spinning backwards you know there is something different about the Peugeot 308 SW GT180. A lot of thought has gone into this new semi-estate touring type carry-all based on the highly successful 308 Hatchback. There’s a massive range of powertrains it shares with the hatchback but it comes with increased luggage space from 660-1775 litres, underfloor storage, … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Peugeot 308 Feline eHDI 115
A resurgent Peugeot is turning the corner in the UK, partly thanks to the family-friendly 308 Hatchback series. The new five-door hatchback range came to the UK in January and it has grown to 28 models from under £15,000 to almost £24,500 using a wide variety of low emission petrol and diesel engines. The selection of fuel saving models is backed up by sound financial packages which can put … [Read more...]
Peugeot 308 SW joins Car of the Year range
Close on the tail of the new Peugeot 308 Hatchback is the purpose-designed estate version labelled SW. Created by the same team which created the Car of the Year 2014, the 308 SW is nevertheless a different car with a longer floor-pan and more practical loadbed than the best selling hatchback stablemate. The sleek shape of the 308 SW is more than a smoothed out extension of the hatchback and … [Read more...]
Weekend road test: Peugeot 308
The New Peugeot 308 is lighter, leaner, cheaper to live with and looks a whole lot better for it. Gone is the pronounced ‘nose’ on the bonnet while under the streamlined skin it’s much lighter, powered by new or revised engines and it’s bristling with technology and equipment. It comes to the UK on 2 January up to £1,400 less than the outgoing model and it promises to be cheaper to run, … [Read more...]
