Peugeot 208 News

In a bid to clear stock before the next financial year and celebrating its 70th year of continuous sales locally, Peugeot Australia has announced drive-away pricing for its whole range until June 30th (or stock runs out).The whole Peugeot range is being offered with free metallic paint, while any 2018 model year cars also earn a $2000 bonus on top of other incentives. The 208 Active is available for $21,990 drive away, while the upper-spec 208 Allure is available for $24,990 drive away - both saving buyers $3000 in the process.The entry 308 Active is available for $26,990 (-$3000), the mid-spec Allure for $29,990 (-$3000) and the Allure diesel $32,500 (-$6500).The upper end of the 308 range is also on sale - the Touring wagon diesel has been cut to $36,990 (-$4000) and the GTi is $43,990 (-$4000). Peugeot's SUV range is also on sale. The 2008 Active is $26,990 (-$2000) and the Allure $28,990 (-$4000).The 3008 kicks off with the $36,990 Active (-$3900), then the $38,990 Allure (-$5500), Allure Crossway ($43,490, - $3500), GT-Line ($45,990, - $2500) and GT ($46,990, - $7500).The 5008 is available from $42,990 for the Allure (-$5000), $44,900 for the Allure Crossway (-$5600), $46,990 for the GT-Line (-$5000) and $49,990 for the GT (-$8000). Further sweetening both the 3008 and 5008 in GT and GT-Line specs is that the previously-optional $4000 Premium Pack is standard equipment as part of the deal, which adds leather, a panoramic glass roof, heated front seats with eight-way adjustment, massaging and extendable under-thigh seat cushions for buyers.All three- and five-year service packs purchased before June 30 have a 10 per cent discount applied. All cars must be ordered and delivered by June 30 to be eligible for the deals. 

A fully electric 208 could join the Peugeot fleet in Australia, with local executives ready to meet customer demand for an EV city car.

Peugeot will introduce a new-generation version of its 208 city car and 2008 small SUV in 2019, with fully electric versions of both certain to be offered as part of the range… in Europe, at least.Peugeot future product specialist Laurent Blanchard spoke with CarsGuide at the 2018 Paris motor show, where he confirmed that the new B-segment 208 hatchback model will come with a pure electric model, as will the new-generation 2008."It will be full electric for the B-segment hatch and B-segment SUV," he said, referring to the 208 hatch and the 2008 small SUV, before suggesting that plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology is more likely to be reserved for the larger 308 and 508 (and 3008/5008) models."This is our first step towards full electrification. We think for small cars, electrification is well adapted because these cars are city cars mostly, and our customers agree to buy an electric smaller car because they don't need to go very far, so it's interesting to have an electric solution."For larger cars, people want to have the autonomy to go and do 400 or 500km. At this stage, the full electric is quite complicated because you have to stop every few hundred kilometres to recharge the car and wait one hour or more. So it's not flexible," said Blanchard."A PHEV is a good solution for a car that has to go on long trips, and the BEV is more oriented for cities, at this stage. That doesn't mean that it won't be in the future - maybe in 2025, it will be suitable for long trips.Smaller cars are being used as a test bed for electric power, with competitors in the small SUV segment including the likes of the Hyundai Kona EV, and the city car segment including the Renault Zoe.Obviously there are issues with that: the smaller the platform, the less batteries, and the less potential driving range. But countering that is the argument that the vehicles are smaller and therefore lighter, and the customer doesn't necessarily need as much range, either.Further, there's the notion that smaller vehicles make it hard to absorb the cost of new technology, but with market incentives backed by governments and the promise of improved residual value as more cities ban cars with conventional powertrains, it will likely even itself out.Blanchard said that while globally there's a trend towards slightly larger cars and SUVs, Europe remains a smaller-car-oriented place. "The B-segment is not as big as it was before, but the European market is 70 million cars, and the B-segment is more-or-less one third of this market, and we have a very big market share."It's very important for us to renew our offer in these two segments, and it's very competitive."We have to decrease our level of CO2 emissions, and the B-segment allows for us to lower our fleet level of CO2 emissions."

The world of high-output, high-emissions powertrains are numbered, according to Peugeot CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato.

Marking the end of production of the current-generation 208 GTi, Peugeot Australia has released a limited-run variant featuring sportier looks and stronger cornering performance.Called the Edition Definitive, the French hot hatch is limited to just 20 units and carries a drive-away price tag of $33,990.For comparison, the standard 208 GTi upon which the Edition Definitive is based, is now priced at $29,990 drive-away.The vehicle is distinguished by unique 'Pearl White' and 'Matte Black' paintwork as well as Peugeot Sport badging on the C-pillar.On the inside, the Edition Definitive gains Peugeot Sport bucket seats and red embroidered floor mats.Aiding in performance, the up-specced three-door has also been treated to a Torsen limited-slip differential and a bespoke suspension package that features revised spring and damper rates, a wider track, and a lower ride height.As with the standard three-door GTi, the Edition Definitive is powered by a 153kW/300Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine that sends drive to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.For the first time in an Australian market Peugeot GTi model, the new limited-edition variant is equipped with auto emergency braking as standard.Peugeot Australia boss Anouk Poelmann suggested that given its high specification and potential collector status, the 20 Edition Definitive units will be sold very quickly."The 208 GTi Edition Definitive will become a collector's vehicle, much like the 208 GTi 30th Anniversary and the 205 GTi model that paved the way for performance Peugeots almost 35 years ago," she said.Check out all 2018 Peugeot 208 price and spec info here.

It's the end of the road for Peugeot's three-door 208 GTi hot hatch, with the brand's smallest performance car to be replaced with a five-door version for the first time

Peugeot GTis will miss out on AEB as the safety tech is incompatible with the cooling systems required on the hot hatches.

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Nine variants chopped from complex Peugeot 308 line-up, including entry level Access

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