Peugeot 308 Review - Seriously Underrated Hatchback...

When you think of a hatchback, odds are the Golf is probably one of the first to cross your mind, but a Peugeot 308? Probably not in your top 10, but after driving this one I think it should be. It’s remarkably fun and playful, peppy and handles relatively well, all while still being fairly comfortable and practical. Oh, and you can pick one of these up for between £6,000 and £7,000 less than a similar spec, mileage and year Golf. Sounds like a bargain!
The specific car I’m looking at is the 308 GT Line - the one with a 3 cylinder, 1.2 litre, turbocharged engine, 6 speed manual gearbox, and the sporty interior trim. That little turbo helps the rather small displacement engine push out 130PS and remarkably 230 Nm of torque. It drives the front wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox, with a quoted top speed of 117 mph and a 0-60 of 8.8 seconds.
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[@F7GOS]

Missus has a 308 SW and iit's been rock solid and genuinely fun to boot around in ... even with the massive boot of the SW 😂

[@neilrr1000]

Nice video! I'm awaiting the new 308 which seems to be ahead of the competition but that being said a lot of cars have had their spec cut due to the chip shortage!

[@GadgetJoe]

I do like Peugeots newer range of cars! Any car is nippy compared to what I'm used to! Does always infuriate me when they put false exhaust tips on them and then you see the real exhaust is literally inches away from it, how difficult would it be to just have it going to the tips? Good review once again!

[@shane21882]

Peugeots are great to buy second hand as they depreciate so much they are cheap on the used market. I got a 308 GTI 2 years old with only 3k mileage for £15k a couple years back which is bonkers, but that seller was overly generous. Peugeot reliability though is always a concern and this one does feel much better than my older 307 D Turbo, but the 308 has shown faults so far as well.

[@lopezben3023]

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