2020 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid review - best plug-in hybrid SUV? | What Car?

Pure electric power up to 40 miles, sports SUV straight-line performance, and company car tax-busting CO2 emissions. What's the catch? Is the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid the best plug-in hybrid SUV you can buy?
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[@whatcar]

Who is thinking of buying a plug-in hybrid SUV and what cars are you choosing between? And has anyone else been to Autódromo de Sitges-Terrarmar in Barcelona?

[@user-qw4jy1oy9r]

Hi. Thanks for interesting presentation. I am thinking about new PHEV this year. I am waiting for new Outlander PHEV to be announced. Right now my choice is Toyota RAV4 PHEV. Which has better off-road capabilities: 3008 PHEV or RAV4 PHEV?

[@TheMiguelBarata]

3008 GT hybrid or DS7 So Chic hybrid ?

[@scatton61]

I have a 3008 diesel-electric Hybrid 4 (2014) it can also travel on electric alone for a short distance. 200bhp (combined) giving 50mpg. Love it

[@mauriciomoldes7476]

Interesting choice of location. This was an abandoned oval track, very well known to locals. It's called the Autódromo de Sitges-terramar. Did you get a chance to drive over from Gava to Sitges? It's one of the best driving roads in Spain, with sharp crests, tight bends and smooth tarmac over the sea line.

[@g00dfeeling]

New Peugeot cars are pure art!

[@robertday8619]

😅🤣😂

[@MrConor159]

Not all art is nice to look at.

[@france4me117]

Can't agree more ... Peugeot alongside Citroen and Renault dare to be different and yes, in my opinion are quietly winning lots of markets.

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. .

[@rszinternational]

this is so true! I just don't know why it is so underrated in australia

[@nigelcb1300]

What mode was it in when the economy figures were taken?, decidedly average economy

[@simon2823]

@ #2:42 eSave actually uses the Engine to charge the battery, not just "reserving" battery power.

[@driveXperience]

Detailed info! Question for all PHEVs about the electric range. We just tested Volvo's XC40 Plug In in our video and didn't get as far as promised...

[@freestick19822000]

Good reviews 👍

[@ZzaphodD]

Also, the interior have come with lighter areas than the normal version (seats, doors and instrument panel)

[@albertlkv]

350kg weight extra? What's the normal fuel consumption vs the non-hybrid? How much to change the hybrid battery?

[@panagiotiskritikos6070]

Can you please explain why this is better than DS7 hybrid.Thanks in advance.

[@jasonbrody6219]

frameless rear view mirror is a new add

[@panagiotiskritikos6070]

Why you say that 3008 is much better than the ds7 e-tense???Can you give me some issues??Thanks.

[@ggledeglingoquialematosdan9841]

It is indeed an expensive car but hey, a full option 300Hp 4wheel drive SUV, with the full economy of a small city car.. what do you expect ! I do not get why car journalists keep saying it is too expensive for an hybrid and you are better off with a cheaper diesel version, as this is not just an hybrid, this is first a 4 wheel drive SUV. If you want to save money you buy a Dacia Sandero! It was the same with the 508 RXH, journalist in UK and France were comparing it with standard 2 wheel drive sedan/wagon that where 5000£ cheaper and saying you wont make the money back with the fuel economy. Only in Norway did I see a test of the 508RXH against the Passat Alltrack and for the same price the peugeot won the test because it could manage better in offroad condition and had better fuel economy. So let's compare the 3008 hybrid4 with 300Hp 4X4 SUV or wagon, and you will see that it is not more expensive, probably as good off road/on snow if not better ( the smooth torque of electric engine helps a lot) and the hybrid part comes as a good bonus on fuel economy and taxes.

[@rszinternational]

I don't understand either where other plug in hybrid are no cheaper!

[@NahuelPadilla1988]

I love it.

[@no-oneman.4140]

To say that when the battery is depleted the engine runs it like a normal car is factually incorrect. It will run like a normal hybrid which this reviewer should know.

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. .

[@AlexisDelatolas]

Yeah that's correct. Even with 0% battery it still switches to fully electric from time to time since it regenerates enough with braking and charges with the engine. So yes it works as a normal hybrid at 0% battery life.

[@pap_chr5063]

What a beautiful car I love it

[@selldivision]

Hmmm. I'm guessing this engine combo is going to be the basis for the 508r?

[@bombesren5104]

s d The 508 sports engineered as they call it, has AWD and a 200 bhp puretech, with a combined specific output of 508 bhp, but it can only use 400 combined. 0-60 in 4 secs.

[@HgHg-yp6ft]

Since when under 6 sec to 100 become not really fast? It plenty fast for me anyway.95% of the cars on the road are slower than that.

[@tochukwuezinwa2122]

Good for me... well done Peugeot 0-100 5,8se

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. .

[@MotorScotti]

Never been a fan of hybrids. In my opinion the disadvantes of both worlds outweigh the advantages. Either want ICE or pure electric.

[@Adamjfooty99]

I’m sorry but until they make the price realistic and affordable for people like myself and a million of other people, this hybrid and electric thing is never ever gonna happen £36,000 pounds for Peugeot is just outrageous!

[@alanwayte432]

Seems like a bargain to me

[@SPYCRABFAN]

I’ve just bought the all new Peugeot 3008 hybrid 4 for £49,000 top spec obviously. It’s all down to what you do, I travel about 24,000 miles a year sometimes more so this kind of car is needed but if you just go shopping or to town every once in a while then full electric is the way. Or even just stick to normal fuel as your co2 wouldn’t be that much. It’s all down to miles you do as to whether these cars are worth the money. 🙂

[@maankafori21]

I wnat this now

[@stephen10.]

You can have this'3008 for 44000 euros only with a low cost'car dealer . And you can use the electric engine with plug in

[@BHBeckenbauer]

The X5 isn’t a rival for this! Maybe the X3

[@toki8188]

X1

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

the x1 is a direct rival for this.

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. .

[@TheLittleRedCali]

That price though. Who would pay that for a Peugeot?

[@stephen10.]

It's 44000 euros with a low cost car dealer in france . If'you use only the electric engine , don't need petrol , it's cheap to drive

[@melodytalks3432]

Hybrid cars are not designed to stay & doomed to fail. After all why carry two power train every where , pay two maintenance, pay for two fuels, two headaches only to achieve one objective !!! And yet damage environment as there is no Tomorrow...Total madness. I guess taxi drivers & those travelling more than 300 miles a day could benefit from Hybrid cars.

[@TheMiguelBarata]

Why do you say that the Peugeot 3008 is "far better" than the DS7? Can you explain better?

[@pap_chr5063]

63 rewards

[@alonze2005]

Super!

[@svmmihai]

Outlander PHEV rules !

[@avtomad722]

29gm of c02? That is incredible.

[@robc8593]

not really, the WLTP test cycle is fairly short, it is done with a charged battery and without - the average is taken, so in effect it does half a short test run on charge from the mains which cost CO2 to produce the electricity. Also after the 20 or so real world battery miles are used up, due to its weight this car will produce more like 180g/km for all the following miles. Terrible! (but a good tax dodge!)

[@robertday8619]

No thats a LIE!!

[@borjastick]

I like the idea of a hybrid car but for those of us who don't buy Saint Greta's doom prediction the difference in price and the efficiency of a diesel is too much.

[@stephandolby]

Does that make this the most powerful production Peugeot ever made?

[@shroomyesc]

Horsepower-wise, yes it is the most powerful production Peugeot, edging out the RCZ-R.

[@stephen10.]

Peugeot'has made a 308 hybrid in 2016 with 500 horses power but it was not for sale , only for'research . This 3008 has the benefit of this research

[@whocares264]

you will love this in electric mode so at this price just get a proper electric car.... £46k you could have two mg zs evs.....

[@djm9676]

£46k?????

[@JonLondrezos]

The Tesla Model 3 AWD Long range costs exactly the same! I know which AWD electric car I would go for.

[@AlexDubois]

Only OK if you don't take your car when you go on holiday I think.

[@JonLondrezos]

@@AlexDubois I don't know about that. Resting for 40 minutes after driving 300 miles is not bad at all

[@bmwf800r7]

It's a nice car, but so expensive

[@ainghiatran81]

Hello ! I like peugeot 3008 i in viet nam thank you!

[@davidpurdysoils]

I wish they would give the real world mpg in non hybrid mode

[@markbainton]

46k just buy a long range tesla. Price is crazy

[@philippecordier5990]

Yes you have an ugly Tesla 😂😂😂

[@sasoperme]

@@philippecordier5990 ...which is badly put together and in case if it breaks you have to wait 6 months to repair...

[@dufonrafal]

the long range Tesla is 60k and it's a full electric so not quiet the versatility of a plug in.

[@NeillyVille]

X5 is competitor for 3008? You're having a laugh aren't you 😂

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. .

[@Figjamxlaststar]

What confuses me here is the following. okay so New 3008 and I would guess the 5008 will be Hybrids, but yet the new 208 and 2008 will be all electric? Why did they not offer hybrids in these. It doesn’t make sense and seems like a bit of a waste. I believe that he pure electrics will do ether than the hybrids as this seems to be the trend that is forming in the market place. But to countries that do not have such strict emissions standard i would fare that the diesels will sell better as they have better economy and more power band over all! I have always loved my Diesel Peugeot’s but and not fully convinced of the reasons to change to all electric yet. Not just that there is a very poor infrastructure of electric charging points here in Australia unlike other countries. So still better to stick with the combustion types for now!

[@admiralpicard2010]

Why wouldn’t the engine recharge the batteries when it’s in petrol mode? Surely that would be more convenient than having to plug in.

[@simon2823]

it does using eSave look at video @ #2:40

[@france4me117]

SUV are not a sports car. They in intended for family use and for those that need more space to carry things around. It is absolutely silly to keep referring SUV's as sporting :) Also one has to understand that the industry still has a long way to go with Hybrids which is a few years time they will disappear and make way for full electrical cars.

[@XcaliburReborn]

“Gear change is slow”. “0-62 in 5.9 seconds” Pick 1 not both.

[@ruicvt]

3008 "far better" than a Ds7?! Are you sure?

[@shroomyesc]

I mean I personally prefer the DS7 over the 3008 but I would say that the 3008 is a more polished and realized product compared to the slightly more out there DS7.

[@rippedupno1]

How much???? you have got to be joking! £46,000 .I really like the 3008 but 46k...really!

[@pap_chr5063]

i bought mine for 36 and has onlh 180hp so...

[@pigeonpoo1823]

So, in 3 yrs when this car goes from company driver to retail sector, which crayon wielding private buyer is going to write a cheque for over £20k for a used Peugeot whose drivetrain in 3yrs will be considered a massive dud, and will probably be in need of mechanical attention. Value in 3 yrs, less than a standard one?????? Or am I missing something

[@bouttime2203]

Here we are 3 years later and they are going for over £30k.

[@vageliskoulentis5594]

DO YOU KNOW when the new model like the 3008 will be released, not the hybrid maybe 4008 !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Figjamxlaststar]

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ ΚΟΥΛΕΝΤΗΣ 4008 has been discontinued as this car was not a PSA platform. It was based on the ASX.

[@vageliskoulentis5594]

@@Figjamxlaststar when the new model like the 3008 will be released!!!!!!!if you know thanks

[@Figjamxlaststar]

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ ΚΟΥΛΕΝΤΗΣ The new 3008 has been available for about 1.5 years now! And the same can be said for the 5008. But i Believe that the new 2008 will be available shortly in the first half of this year in Europe and then the later part of this year for us here in Australia.

[@didierlemoine6771]

A car for mud and snow, 2WD hybrid is enough !

[@Flysohigh18]

lul just get Toyota if you thinking of hybrid. They've been developing them for 30 years almost, while peugeot maybe 2 -3

[@ggledeglingoquialematosdan9841]

well, Peugeot have been making hybrid and 2nd generation electric for about 10 years now, and they where making electric car even before for the post services and other agencies... I remember an employee of the city hall coming to my school in the late 80's to show us their brand new fleet of electric car. So they might not be as advanced than Toyota but certainly more than a lot of other car manufacturer.

[@PTZOUTZ]

Toyotas look like shit mate.. No thanks

[@Robbie7441]

46,000 for a Peugeot 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PTZOUTZ]

Robbie nationalist better value than 70k for a hybrid x3... hmmm there’s no hybrid x3 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryancooper73]

Doesn't matter, most of these cars will be leased.

[@robc8593]

Doomed for UK company car market already due to its 1.6 engine. Lots of UK companies reimburse their driver with plug-ins for business mileage using official AFR rates to spare its drivers of any tax liability. Below 2.0L you only get 14p which means maintaining an average of 40mpg or you are personally out of pocket! The 3008 official MPG is only 39mpg and you never match that so this car is certain to end up with you paying yourself to do your own job! = Dead duck. The competition this year, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, New Kuga PHEV and RAV4 PHEV are all over 2.0L so the driver will get 21p per mile which means they only the need to average 26mpg (so many will actually make a tidy profit from their reimbursements) and all these cars will be cheaper to buy too.

[@alexfoto-videostudio6552]

Explain more? What are you saying?

[@AB-cg9np]

It's not doomed at all for the company car market. If it's a company car, you don't pay business miles - the company pays it. What you pay are your private miles which can fluctuate between 0.12 ¬ 0.16 p / mile. This can be both good and bad as 0.16p can be quite price compared to your own car but at the benefit of ''I don't care what the MPG is'' or of any insurance/repairs/etc. Alternatively, what you are saying might refer to private cars that to business miles but those have their own rates at 45p below 10k miles / yr and 25p above 10k miles / yr. Not sure how it works with ''company car allowance'' but fairly certain it would fall in the business miles at gov rates (see above 45p and 25p). Would be interesting to see where you got your numbers as mine are coming from direct experience (what I actually pay).

[@cytrynowy_melon6604]

Why is 3008 better than DS7? You can't get that high-quality level of interior (opera) in the Peugeot. DS7 also has more spacious second row.

[@joedarkness808]

Buy a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV instead and you don't have to deal with french reliability ...

[@adamme8369]

Really? Perhaps you have heard that Peugeot has been considered very reliable brand in UK? Peugeot has been ranked as the UK’s most dependable car brand in 2019 according to JD Power survey.

[@svmmihai]

PSA is using the tehnology from Mitsubishi. Nothing new. Package is different.

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

The Peugeot Hybrid4’s acceleration score gets a 4/10.

[@vince207]

i stopped at slow 8 speed gearbox ...

[@johnkeepin7527]

Well, yes. A transmission like that seems complex compared with the eCVT one in equivalent Toyota products. It’s 8 speed auto will no doubt have dual-clutch to go with it.

[@vince207]

@@johnkeepin7527 that's not what i meant, it's an aisin 8 speed and as i tried it, i didn't find it "slow" at all, it has a comfy setup, and in sport mode, it's way faster. And as it's a torque converter automatic, it's also way more reliable than a dual clutch one

[@DrDanielHoward]

I considered the new Ford Kuga plug in hybrid but was not too impressed with the seating. Moreover, the old Focus was more solid than the new Focus which feels very fragile (doors etc), they must have done that to lower the weight of the car but it feels very cheap. I also looked at the Outlander plug in hybrid but in the end the best solution to mpg appears to always be a french diesel engine. I chose the 3008 Peugeot SUV 2020 diesel version GT line yesterday, we shall see how it goes. I wish the government was not holding a gun to our heads to get us to buy electric cars. Charging the cars is such a pain and the emissions from cars are no problem to the environment, perhaps in crowded cities but there nobody will take ownership of an electric car because they wont be able to charge them at home! I think all of this unnecessary push of European governments to electric and the enormous tax levy on diesel and petrol has made our new cars very ugly and dark (small rear windows etc) and too compact - low head room etc, for the sake of higher mpg. The only few good things that have emerged out of all of this intervention are one or two internal hybrid cars such as the Prius or perhaps the Honda CR-V hybrid, excellent, but unfortunately both are rather ugly or nondescript. They need some Italian designers to make them more attractive. Perhaps marketing told them that those in search of electric cars are rather boring vegan people. Why are plug in hybrids petrol and not diesel? is it because people think that nobody will buy a diesel plug in? But we are being forced electric by the fuel levy not by choice. A diesel hybrid is better for it would help the mpg on long journeys. We are in a bit of a mess when it comes to cars in 2020.

[@James-hk1wy]

No point to plug in hybrid cars. Depreciation will outweigh the fuel savings. Plus all the hassle. Sorry. Maybe in 10 years when cars improve.

[@anton.chekhov]

них*я не понятно

[@geodrone7643]

Ds7 is far over 3008, starting from comfort and seat size.. Your afirmation that 3008 is better is just Fake.

[@simonsandvik7367]

Why are Peugeot always screwing it up with the over pricing? Who would take this over a Model Y Tesla? No one.

[@stickygaiden]

Nope, every country that hasn"t a lot of supercharger. In term of range this 3008 explode litteraly the tesla before charging thanks to the hybrid system. It's the deal braker, where in France for exemple, there's not a lot of superchargers and more and more citizens live in appartements.

[@pau6545]

I 100% would.

[@tufanakkarpat]

Really who pays 47 k to a peugeot? Buy petrol and a lot cheaper;))

[@niceboy60]

This car makes no financial sense 🤦‍♂️ . £500 a month and than after 48 months you get nothing after paying a mortgage

[@h.s.5995]

All electric and hybrid cars are priced nonsensically. And due to new taxes over taxes, even the cheaper fossil fuels have been rising in price constantly.

[@kokneyVanker]

£47k for a Peugeot Hahahaha *stops watching*

[@chitpaul]

Too expensive.. go get a used hybrid.

[@lessheppard]

Utter BS

[@zuti071]

For 30k maybe, but 46k is nonsense.

[@PTZOUTZ]

zuti071 30k for a hybrid suv? Good luck finding one

[@MrConor159]

@@PTZOUTZ drop the suv part and you can get a model 3. It's not like your going off road in this thing

[@kevingrainger2530]

Turn the .... music off and be professional. The music and naration are both amplified, tell me which should I listen to ? When I get on a plane, I'm going to ask the Captain, when in an emergency they will play annoying elevator music to drown out MAYDAY MAYDAY WE ARE GOING TO LAND SHORT to the music of the Magic roundabout. I bet when you buy a 3008SUV, this music greets you every time you open the door, even the hatch, the sun roof. This music is fitted to all 3008 models, What the...Car forgot to tell you. I've just heard through the din of this music, it's not just Peugeot's. Why don't you narrate in Sign Language ? deaf people can drive but not all disabled people can purchase an insurance policy and there is no law requiring you need to have a driving licence, this is a breach of the Equality Act 2010 chapter1. Thank you to Peugeot for a class leading car regardless of What Car, but I cannot get insurance. Not all Disabled folk should be allowed to own vehicles in the UK, look at the insurance comparison websites' there's no provision for retired/disabled above the age of 18. A Brass Band next time please, playing beside the car and I want to see the narrator's red in the face, having to yell over music for which it is intended, for the pleasure that What ..Car fails to understand. Do you know, it's gone in one ear and out the other, except for the music. To some up [please do], a professional organisation being reviewed by an armature organisation, who have been revived by a blind man

[@djb4069]

French cars and electrics no no no no!!!!!!!

[@h.s.5995]

You're still living 2 decades ago??

[@ajay2gautam]

Just buy a toyota if you are looking for a hybrid.

[@rab6121]

It`s only the prius and Rav-4 you can get as a plug-in hybrid. The standard hybrid system is a total scam and is a shame for the EV world.

[@lopezben3023]

- - NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. . .

[@lopezben3023]

0 0 NOT, NOT, NOT ... Peuge-NOT. 0 0

[@BenzinioB]

Rather have Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X hybri instead this French nonsense!

[@BenzinioB]

P.S. ... and only a complete idiot could believe this is ecological :D

[@tomheard7844]

What do you mean. Vauxhall and Opel are PSA products

[@BenzinioB]

1st They are heavily base on Peugeot, but quite a lot is developed still at Rüsselsheim development centre. And what I mean is the stupid Peugeot interior. The guy who created the gages over the steering wheel design should be shoot with AK47, M16 or whatever machine gun available That interior design is with ease the stupidest interior for the 21st century! It beats the ugly Tesla's design by miles! As Tesla's dashboard at least have readable information.

[@tonyb1223]

@@BenzinioB the vauxhall is built on the EMP2 platform, its pretty much the same car as the 3008, just not as good, same with the DS7.

[@BenzinioB]

Tony B Well... lets put it the other way round then: Some parts of Peugeot 3008 are developed by Opel at Rüsselsheim! And Grandland X is the better car, because it has way better interior! It is just way more usable, drivers friendly and all in all prettier then 3008 with its stupid steering wheel scratching your balls :D