Peugeot's new electric car could conquer the Kia eNiro

Peugeot have put their all into updating their beloved electric SUV… but is it enough to knock the Kia eNiro off the charts?
Do the subtle changes keep the e-2008 relevant or does it need an entire re-model to make a difference?
Join Tish as she takes the Peugeot e2008 for a spin and gives you her honest opinion.
Would you pick the e-2008 over the eNiro? Let us know👇
0:00 Meet the car
0:51 Peugeot's facelift
1:52 Boot space
2:08 Rear interior
2:18 Upgraded seats
2:49 Features
3:11 Front interior
3:37 The NEW infotainment system
4:03 I don't like this...
4:33 Secret storage
5:35 The improved specifications
7:22 It packs a punch
8:07 Comfort
8:35 This is controversial...
9:53 Charging
10:14 Pricing
10:54 Is it enough??
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[@ewadge]

The range is ok, the lack of being able to switch to one pedal driving is still disappointing but worse of all is the pricing. Here in Malta they are asking for €41,000 starting for the new e308. That is insane compared to the completion. It is the same story with the Astra.

[@NATURALBEEKEEPERSCOLLECTIVE]

Do you remember when electric cars where forst being promoted we where promised that they would be cheaper then petorl or diesel? I have seen some 10-15k more exepensive,

[@RussMBrooks]

Nice review Tish. I’ve just purchased an e-2008 9 month old ex demo for £24k and added a five year warranty for an extra £500. The price drop of £17k in under 9 months just shows you how over priced the car is. Hopefully with cheaper batteries and further mass production the price point can be under £30k to compete with the Chinese offerings.

[@orchidhouse297]

These large screens with more buttons that I have on my phone bother me. How far is it possible to travel while adjusting cabin temperature? On my 2008 4007 I can change settings simply by touch, I don't need to look away from the road.

[@adrianupnorth]

To be fair, Peugeot has always been about the styling. Really disappointing about the charging speed. We don't need larger ranges just the ability to charge them up quickly. Nice review Tish 😊

[@laytonandrews6308]

Hi Tish. Lovely location to film your video in Mijas Golf. The La Zambra complex is beautiful but very expensive. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@garnray8568]

In terms of design and interiors, intellectual honesty commands us to admit that Peugeots are way ahead of their time. I love the 408 totally futuristic, smart design. Was in Paris days ago, I saw one and I can tell you it looks absolutely stunning and really really impressive. It looks and feels really posh.

[@mikebayley5954]

As an E2008 owner i agree with Tish that the car is great to drive and really pleased with its quality... however its downfall is dismal range especially in the winter. The fact Peugeot have not significantly improved this and for the better specification versions its too dear. I'm looking at the Megane or Nero to switch to when i replace ... or the Smart #1 if its available

[@bill_heywood]

Volvo EX30 may be a good option for you too

[@danielstefanovic2604]

Problem its way to expensive, here in Norway its only 3500 euro cheaper then model y rwd which is way bigger, better range, faster charging, ground up ev and not based on a fosil.

[@Sturge0519]

Looks good but think it will fall behind the new Volvo EX30, the Volvo I think is a bit smaller but the Ultra is around the same price as the GT with a few options to match the Ultra and the Volvo is a ground up EV. The e2008 is behind on range, performance, safety features and OTA updates of the Volvo. Will be interesting to see how it goes.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Well, usually I am more into Volvo than Peugeot but I have to say that I really dislike the interior of the Volvo EX30. It is as if Volvo decided to get rid of my favourite thing in their cars: good quality interiors, with focus in the materials used. I am very disappointed at what I have seen in the EX30

[@juuhaa1]

The Volvo EX30 is made in China, which lowers manufacturing costs.

[@Sturge0519]

@@juuhaa1Maybe but it will still be better built than the Peugeot, my Model 3 was made in China and is screwed together better than the Fremont cars.

[@ISuperTed]

Thanks for a great review Tish. As an e208 driver I can confirm pretty much everything you’ve said is true - nicely packaged car, handles well and nice interior. The piano buttons are great but I only use the max air con and max de-misting ones TBH and yes it’s annoying to have to use the touchscreen for adjusting temperatures. What I would say is the price for this and other Stellantis EV’s is just too high. I’ll need to change my EV (company car) in 2 years and it looks like there will still be a huge number of £35k - £40k cars out there which IMHO is just too much. I’ll almost certainly be going for an MG4 next time (or a new MG5 if it’s out) unless prices come down (or big increase in range/specs). That’s a shame as it’s a very good car but alongside the Corsa just too expensive now.

[@TheGoodDrEvil]

The Astra has piano keys for temp up/down so maybe the mokka does too?

[@bill_heywood]

​@@TheGoodDrEvilyes, but the entry level Astra is £40k 😮

[@TheGoodDrEvil]

@@bill_heywood the entry level electric you mean? Have prices been released? I’ve driving the Astra PHEV for the last 2000km and I really like it. I liked the original e2008 too when I tried it. But I’m not an SUV fan so I prefer the Astra.

[@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270]

Thanks for an interesting review but I wouldn't compare the 2008 with the Niro EV which is the next size up. When they launch the 3008 electric then that would be a comparison. The problem with all these EVs from established brands is that they are typically €10K more expensive than their ICE equivalents, at least that's the case here in France. Chinese brands are a huge threat to established makes in Europe as their pricing for cars like the MG4 and Dolphin are in the same range as ICE cars.Stellantis, VW Group, Hyundai/Kia and the rest will all have to bring prices down to compete, especially when Tesla come to market with a car of this size.

[@itechtalk03]

Yeah if Kia made an XCEED EV then you could compare that with the E-2008. As the XCEED sits below the Niro.

[@sIightIybored]

It only squeaks under the Niro EV too, a larger more practical car.

[@aye3678]

Nice car for sure. I'm looking forward to seeing the updated Peugeot 208 :)

[@AhhGeeProductions]

I can't get on board with a new EV with a paltry 250 miles WLTP. Real world this will deliver 220-230 max. No way does this shape up to the lines of the Niro / Soul EV / Kona / MG4. At least it is 100 kWh rapid charging. 36k is not too bad at least. But... I couldn't go for this over the better Kia/ Hyundai or lower cost MG's.

[@iangoodwin2279]

How does this car compare to the renault megane e tech which has 280 miles wltp?

[@miltonezeh5085]

I have the model before this. The range is terrible. There's nothing in this new model that will make me upgrade. Nice review.

[@Angusoksen]

C'MON Stellantis! You now offer 12 different cars with the same lame drivetrain: Peugeot E2008, e208, E308, Opel corsa E, Mokka E, Astra E, Citroen E-C4, e-c4x, Citroen E-berlingo, Jeep Renegade, DS-3-E, Fiat 600e. It's a great battery/motor for city cars, but not near enough for family cars. the E2008, Astra and E308 needs a bigger option like a 75kWh battery 150kw+ DC charging and 200+HP !

[@ewadge]

Not only that. With all those models you would think Stellantis would make an EV dedicated platform rather than a shared one with ICE vehicles.

[@bill_heywood]

Spot on. They picked a mediocre ICE platform to start with and decided to build loads of compromised EVs on it

[@danielstefanovic2604]

Its coming, the new e-3008 which will be unveiled in the fall will be on a new platform with 75+kwh battery options and 4x4 option too. The charging speed should be better.

[@bill_heywood]

@@danielstefanovic2604 about time. So why on earth have they just launched a new Astra on the crap old platform?

[@danielstefanovic2604]

@@bill_heywood because the astra came out in 2021, to early to replace it now. They want too earn as much money they can on fosil sales before going fully electric. Like Toyota stellantis didnt think electric cars would be so popular so fast, this generation astra was developed as a fosil/hybrid primarly, the electric is more an afterthought.

[@stevenbarrett7648]

£36k ??? they have got to be taking the P !!! Why would anyone buy this car over a Tesla which comes with a proper charging network, real one pedal driving and more luggage space to name but a few of the advantages Tesla have over this car…maybe there’s a whole raft of folk out there who buy Peugeot no matter what, more money than sense

[@M0BMN]

We have a 2023 e2008GT, it drives great but i would like a little more off the mark acceleration, maybe the new spec will give this??? but when we change next i will be looking at the new Volvo EX30 for sure, not ruling out the e2008 but more choice next time to look at.

[@box.10]

think I will keep my iPace HSE for another 2 years. I hageve more comfort, more lugaga space, more range, more acceration if I need it and more much more style. Good review though. Thanks

[@davidnicholson6901]

Very nice review by a presenter with personality.

[@antwnpowell]

I currently own a top of the range MG ZS EV which cost just €30k, I am about to change it for the 550km MG4 or a Tesla model 3. All the other cars on sale are either dearer or have worse warranty , also less features such as fast AC charging or the Tesla network.

[@bill_heywood]

Your usual high standard and thorough review Tish 👍 But Stellantis have a terrible EV strategy which puts so many EVs on a compromised ICE platform. A company with sooo many brands is in the perfect position to make use of a dedicated EV platform across loads of models. But no, Stellantis’ decision saddles all these cars with too small batteries, too little power, too slow charging and too cramped interiors Real world range will still be below 200 miles

[@richardhowlett9424]

I can remember when Peugeot made very good looking , great cars to drive 405 gtx anyone?

[@SustainableGal]

theyre having a laugh with that traction battery, should have been at least 62kwh, what a complete rip off, give me 62kwh of LFP battery for that price

[@_clemens_]

Don't like the gear selector, on a old one this is a handle you can easily use blindly, here with the button presses seems a lot worse imho. For the rest seems like a nice facelift, but the battery is a little at the small size, which will cost them over competitors. Also one pedal sriving should be better. With previous generations it makes sense that they did not yet figured it out, but meanwhile they should have learned and copied from the competition. Price is also high, but atm see only first edition which is kind of full option, so will probably improve. Think 30000-35000€ euros is competitive for this specs.

[@The-Salty-Bager]

250 miles would be enough for me, but there’s no way a 47kwh usable is going to get 250 miles. To get this the car would have to average over 5miles per kWh and that’s never going to happen it’s unlikely to even get 4 miles per kWh in real world.

[@danielstefanovic2604]

there was a range taste recetnly here in Norway of the jeep avenger which is the same car, it went 360km before it was dead but thats summer and 80km roads mostly, winter and highway speeds the range is problaly closer to 300km. also she was wrong its 50kwh usable energy.

[@aytacw1]

I've watched these videos many times, I like it very much, it's a handsome car interior and I like small cars light, I like it and I'm waiting for my order I have a Mercedes I'll sell it bored me :)

[@mozabeta7003]

Battery size is abysmal when you look at the competition. In terms of looks, I don’t think it outshines the competition. I’m a bit disappointed. Currently driving e2008.

[@dainispozins4172]

Probably, I may ditch the Stellantis for the new Volvo EX30 Extended Range model...

[@MattyThomas86]

Let’s face it. It’s not going to do 250 miles

[@blobstrom]

No one but the brave are going to take any EV to it's max range, arriving at a charge point as the car dies would be the same odds as winning the lottery jackpot. So if they're saying 250 miles you're going be charging at 230 miles max, assuming ideal driving conditions.. I'll stick to my Kia

[@ISuperTed]

I drive an e208 and best efficiency I’ve got from it is 4 miles per Kwhr. As the battery is 45Kwhr useable, that’s 180 miles ranges. This revised version is only about 48Kwh usable so it’s not going to do more than 200 miles in reality. You could get more but you’d have the hypermile it and no one does that in the real world.

[@MattyThomas86]

@@blobstrom my point is. This car will not reach those ranges. It won’t reach 230 miles. 100% guarantee you on that. I would say this is a 150-170 real world range car

[@MattyThomas86]

@@ISuperTed indeed . I drive a cupra born with a 58kw and managed 230 max. My partner drives a corsa e ( same as the 208) 22 plate. And that will top out at roughly 160-180 at best round town ( 140-150 70mph motorway driving )

[@blobstrom]

@@MattyThomas86 I drive a Kia Soul 64kWh (marmite car i know) and it is nice of Kia to state the actual battery capacity you can use. Also the Kia's efficiency is amazing, In January going from home to Oxford and back, a round trip of 240 miles with 4% left doing about 65-70mph on the M25 in wet cold conditions

[@BMWHP2]

Nice, make it a smaller 2-door hatch, 2-door coupe and 2-door cabrio. Smaller is less weight, better range or smaller battery and cheaper. Enough boring SUV's and saloons.

[@yahyayarim5727]

Rica etsem altyazı seçeneklerine Türkçe dil seçeneği ekleyebilir misiniz ? Sizi anlamak ve takip etmek istiyorum !!!

[@user-lv5tu8qp5u]

Good appearance

[@NWforager]

yet another good lookin e car that'll never make it to the US

[@computerbob06]

So Peugeot thinks that an extra 2.5kwh usable will equal another 50 miles does it!? Cue Clarksons Peugeot boardroom meeting sketch! Its a nice car but at that price it'll need to have some good lease/finance deals! 3 yr old E-Niro's are available at c.£19k, so if I had the money, I'd take the chance on those, me thinks!

[@bill_heywood]

The MG4 XPower has 429hp for £36,495. It'll leave the poor old Stellantis cars in the dust

[@Professor-Jack]

Hello not a bad wee bat-mobile i like the colour however dose it come in Black take it easy kiddo have a nice day looks like your not in the UK 👍

[@rushja]

I've got a 2020 e2008. Although this car is expensive new it's a bargain secondhand. Because it's not loved by the journos there are loads of them for sale with little miles on them for £20k. That's £10k cheaper than the cars like the Kias and Hyundias. It's got a better boot than the competition too. It's better quality in every way than an MG, I don't care if the range is slightly worse. Disappointed they didn't update the interior and the software, which isn't rubbish but is not intuitive. The battery size should make it cheaper. You're not getting more than 200 miles out of 50kw. Mine doesn't do more than 170. The winter range is worse, around 100 miles. I've got all the toys on mine and they're pretty good, apart from the auto steer, which is unusable. Has this got wireless Android/Apple car play? I have to wire mine in, which is a little inconvenient.

[@bill_heywood]

The MG4 has a better chassis, suspension and handling, so not better quality in every way The MG4 with the 64kWh battery also has much better range and charging speed

[@rushja]

@@bill_heywood yes the MG4 does look good granted. I was talking about the second hand market. Not sure how much they are second hand. Pretty sure my 2 dogs won't get in the MG4 either

[@bill_heywood]

@@rushja our Labrador fits in fine, but it's a C segment hatch-back, so not an ideal dog transporter

[@gerrymac5865]

MG zs ev for me

[@zzhughesd]

Tish, you never mentioned your channel you are on a cohort channel elsewhere !!!!

[@43scooter]

The price is way off! Way too expencive! Which is a real shame, because it looks awsome. I would go for the MG series for more range for lesser price. There. Job done. Sorry Peugeot.

[@jonwragg3822]

Too expensive and 250 mile range on 47.7 kWh useable battery is not to be believed. That’s 5.2m/kWh which you wouldn’t get even with a Tesla. Check your figures before quoting the marketing bc. More realistic range is 190miles (being generous).

[@darrenmitchell5262]

It’s a facelift of the existing model, not a new car.

[@conogrady9254]

Take the bus 🚌 and save yourself a fortune!😂

[@bubandit06]

I think this proves the early electric cars were deliberately made to look unattractive. This looks like a standard ICE SUV like everyone knew electric cars could be.

[@toyotaprius79]

Another SUV crossover...

[@Brian-om2hh]

"Conquer" the Kia eNiro? Not sure that might happen. The Peugeot is French, and runs the risk of the usual problems and issues French cars sometimes suffer from. The Kia is South Korean, has a solid reputation for reliability, a 7 year warranty, and Kia's now considerable experience of developing and building well sorted highly efficient EV's. I know where my money would go, particularly having owned cars from both makers...... My Peugeot was an utter bloody ownership *nightmare* Never again. My neighbour bought a new Peugeot 2008 just a few months back, and he usually keep his cars for 7 to 8 years. I'm waiting to see how long it is before the fun starts......

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Expecting Jack to release a review on same car in 3...2...1.... Tish is more pleasant to watch tbh. But the car itself seems a bit rubbish. Underwhelming.

[@user-lo6jd3wo9n]

I spy Mijas Golf lol

[@milkyway5701]

This new badge sucks (imho)

[@alexis1959]

When will Peugeot modify the steering wheel/dashboard so that you can actually see the dashboard. This is the SINGLE most annoying thing with all new Peugeots for anyone less than 2m tall.

[@Mancozeb100]

I had a 208 recently, for a month … and got very used to the steering/dash layout. Getting used to the stalks on the right side took a little time, but I was very happy with the car. And I’m only 1.7m !

[@jdmguy44]

I've driven a 2008 and a 3008. Though the cockpit design looks strange I had no problem getting a comfortable driving position and being able to see the instruments.