All 208s will be five-door from now on, and they’re entirely new from the boots up, built on the group’s latest platform and boasting both less weight (model for model the 208 is 30kg lighter than the outgoing car despite growing in size ever so slightly) and better aerodynamics.
Plus they all look darned smart, another premium Peugeot design with plenty of cues to tie it in with its bigger brothers but also an unmistakable hint of classic 205 still in the profile. The 208’s strong new face is dominated by a shiny new grille and diagonal strips of daytime running lights.
There’s no word yet of a GTi, but there is a GT Line among the trim options. Alongside the electric model, buyers can choose either a 1.2-litre turbocharged three-pot in 75, 100 and 130PS forms or a 1.5-litre four-cylinder diesel with 100PS. The lowest powered petrol gets a five-speed manual gearbox, the mid-spec petrol either a six-speed manual or an eight-speed auto, the diesel a six-speed manual and the most powerful petrol an eight-speed auto only.