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Peugeot 308 Review and Prices
The Peugeot 308 is one of the most eye-catching hatchbacks on sale, and it’s impressively comfy on a long drive. Its tiny steering wheel might take some getting used to, though.
What's good
Looks great outside
Feels truly classy inside
Quiet and comfortable to drive
What's not so good
Seating position won’t suit everyone
Slightly hesitant automatic gearbox
Entry-level cars are a bit pricey
Is the Peugeot 308 a good car?
The Peugeot 308 could be right up your street if you want your next family hatchback to really stand out in a sea of restrained-looking alternatives such as the VW Golf and Ford Focus.
Just take a look at that front end. It looks like Peugeot’s taken the 308 and dipped it face-first in a bucket of leftover Christmas decorations. Shiny daytime chrome, bright running lights and LED lamps are everywhere, along with a brand-new shield-shaped Peugeot badge.
Somehow, though, these bits of car jewellery work together to make the 308 look more upmarket than most other small family hatches, such as the Skoda Octavia or SEAT Leon.
It’s a similar story at the back, where Peugeot has added some bright red brake-light slashes to the bootlid and a set of shiny chrome exhaust trims to the bumper. Although, peer closer and those square pipes are just plastic add-ons.
Thankfully, there’s little of this fakery inside the Peugeot’s cabin. If a surface looks nice (and most of them look terrific) it’ll almost certainly feel equally plush, too. This applies to everything from the soft dashboard trim and the solid centre console, and to the flashy metal-effect trim around the air vents.
These vents sit right at the top of the dashboard, beside a high-mounted driver’s display that replaces old-fashioned analogue dials.
This looks very similar to the setup you get in the smaller 208 and larger 3008 SUV, and means you peer over the steering wheel to read your speed rather than through it.
The steering wheel itself is much smaller than in most cars and sits in your lap rather than at arm’s length. It’s an odd layout that’s tricky to get a good driving position with.
Very lofty passengers might struggle slightly to get comfy in the Peugeot 308’s back seats, but there’s plenty of space for kids to get comfy and the boot can easily swallow a family’s luggage for a weekend away.
" The Peugeot 308 is a comfortable family hatchback that, in typical French fashion, majors on chic style appeal. Its unconventional interior layout may take some getting used to, however "
Speaking of which, the Peugeot 308 is comfortable to drive for long periods, and cruises along happily at motorway speeds quite happily.
If long drives are a common occurrence, you’ll want to check out the 308’s 130hp 1.5-litre diesel engine. It’s not particularly pokey, but is mostly quiet and returns around 50mpg in normal driving conditions without any great effort.
If you aren’t planning any particularly long road-trips, you’ll be better off with one of the 308’s petrol or hybrid engines.
The 1.2-litre petrol has 130hp, which is more than enough for town driving and country roads, while the 180hp hybrid is nippier and more economical - so long as you have somewhere to charge its battery up regularly.
Both versions are easy to drive, quiet and comfortable. All Peugeot 308s are easy to see out of and the dinky steering wheel helps make light work of tight inner-city manoeuvres.
Speaking of which, every version comes with rear-parking sensors as standard and you can pay extra for higher-spec cars with adaptive cruise control to help take the sting out of long motorway trips.
That said, even entry-level cars come with plenty of equipment as standard, which helps justify their slightly steeper price tag than some less flashy family hatchbacks.
If you’re looking for something that’ll stand out but don’t fancy a high-riding SUV, then the new Peugeot 308 is well worth a look.
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