Peugeot 404 Reviews

Peugeot boosts 208 GTi performance to mark the classic 205 GTi's 30th anniversary.Peugeot used the recent Paris motor show to take the wraps of a more hardcore version of the 208 GTi hot hatch, with the 208 GTi 30th Anniversary marking 30 years since the debut of the classic 205 GTi.The 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine of the standard Peugeot 208 GTi has been beefed up to put out a neat 208 metric horsepower - what else? If you prefer metric numbers the engine produces 156 kilowatts. Perhaps if we ask them nicely the French engineers could screw even more out of the engine and give us 208 kW (that's 279 bhp - delicious!)If you've got a small hatch with lots of grunt it's nice to be able to stop it very quickly - such as at a track on a race day. So the GTi Anniversary has Brembo 323 mm discs at the front. Interestingly the rear brakes are standard GTi as they are doing considerably less work and are already at the high end of specs.While you're at the track you can experience the grip offered by Michelin Pilot tyres on 18-inch alloys, lowered suspension, widened tracks front and rear, and firmer shocks and bushes. And also enjoy the way the Torsen differential accurately feeds the torque to the front wheels as you push the baby Pug to its limit.Inside, there are semi-race seats that support well, though that was during a static test as we weren't able to drive a car. That won't happen till about February 2015 when the first 208 GTi Anniversary models reach downunder. The most interesting part of the car is the black and red paint treatment. Designed to provide cues to the stubby little 1984 Peugeot 205 GTi, the colours are separated vertically, rather than getting the usual horizontal split.Something like 17 hours of additional labour is required to do this paint job as it needs critical masking and carries several coats of varnish. If you don't want to leap out from the crowd, you can get a GTi without this fancy paint treatment – we certainly wouldn't!a car that may well become a collectors' item one dayHow many will be built? There's no limit globally, or for Australian exports. However, Peugeot Sport may struggle to keep up with demand so if you're halfway interested it might be an idea to head for your local dealer and talk deposits on a car that may well become a collectors' item one day.Every Peugeot 208 GTi 30th Anniversary will be individually numbered on a plate above the centre of the windscreen inside the car.

Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the new Peugeot 508 at its international launch.

Ewan Kennedy road tests and reviews the new Peugeot 308 at its Australian preview in France.

The compact 308 aims for many Australian bases, leading with a thrifty three-cylinder. A price cut of more than $5000 and a new fuel-efficient three-cylinder turbo engine are the proof that Peugeot is finally listening to small-car buyers in Australia. Its all-new 308 is benchmarked against the Volkswagen Golf and

Peter Barnwell road tests and reviews the 2014 Peugeot RCZ R.

Chris Riley road tests and reviews the 2014 Peugeot RCZ R.

Suzuki S-Cross GLX and Peugeot 2008 Allure go head-to-head in this comparative review.

Goodwood. There is nothing remotely like it, anywhere in the world.It's a combination of a British summer garden party, the world's most upmarket motor show, a classic car event and a high-speed hill climb. Then there is the air show, a rally stage and so, so, much more.Officially it's called the Festival of Speed and it's held each June on the driveway and front lawn — yes, really — at the stately home of the Earl of March, about 90 minutes into the green British countryside from London.The difference is that Charles March has a driveway that is ferocious fun at 250km/h in a retired Formula One car. His front lawn hosts more than 120,000 people over four days.He also knows some very special people, from F1 heroes Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen to rock gods and movie stars. And they like to show their collectable cars and cut loose in the speed trials."This is just amazing. It is unique," Bentley Motors chairman Wolfgang Durheim tells me. He's prowling like a regular punter, taking a close look at the new Jaguar F-Type Project 7 as thousands check the new arrivals in giant temporary showrooms and the Moving Motor Show.And that's what has changed at Goodwood. The event began as a fun run for classic cars and old-timer drivers but the collapse of the last surviving British motor show means the car companies now put all their effort into "The Festival".If you added the investment from all the brands, you would quickly run beyond $50 million. But even that doesn't sound like much when there are classic Ferraris on display that would cost more than $5 million each to put in your garage.The Festival now runs for a full four days and there are regular demonstration runs up The Hill by the most desirable cars on the planet, including the latest LaFerrari, Porsche 919 hybrid and McLaren P1. If you want to see how a Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series looks in action, this is the place, and it's the same for Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Maserati, Lotus and Bentley and more.There's an everyday side, too. Peugeot and Citroen and Toyota and Nissan have giant displays and Ford shows the new Mustang that's coming to Australia in 2015.Ford also uses the Festival to reveal its new Focus ST hot hatch, as Land Rover teases a hot rod Range Rover from its new Special Vehicles division, and Aston Martin and Nissan display concept cars created to debut digitally in theVisiting the show is an automotive overload. It takes a full day just to appreciate the size of The Festival. My weekend passes in a blur because Goodwood blurs dreams with reality, the past with the future, and unspeakably exotic cars with road-going runabouts. Goodwood is much more immersive than a regular motor show. And the cars move, which brings the whole thing to life.It helps immensely that the classic race cars, which truly provide something for everyone from the Dakar to Le Mans, fire up all the senses. How can you not smile as a Blitzen Benz from the dawn of motoring chugs up the same piece of bitumen that Kimi Raikkonen tears apart with a near-new F1 Ferrari?This is passion, and excitement, and a smile-a-second reflection of everything that is good about cars. "Why am I here? Where else would I be?" laughs Martine Walkinshaw, widow of Tom and now the driving force behind Holden Special Vehicles and the Holden Racing Team. She has driven to the event in an HSV Commodore and is watching son Sean driving classic Jaguar racers.It should come as no surprise that the death of the Australian International Motor Show has sparked a lot of interest in Goodwood, and how it can be copied and adapted down under. A couple of attempts are already under way and we'll see in 2015 whether the headline act in Melbourne, combining the resources of the VACC and RACV, can get somewhere close to The Festival.But that's still in the future and, despite all the glorious cars from the past and the sight of so many of the motorsport heroes even from my childhood, I'm still deeply immersed in Goodwood 2014.If you have a Bucket List, and you're remotely interested in cars, add the Festival of Speed. At the top.

The Peugeot RCZ range has been expanded to include the hot ‘R’ variant.

The Peugeot 2008 is the French brand’s baby SUV that sits beneath the bigger 3008, 4008 and 5008 double-o models.