Peugeot 2008 1.2 Puretech 130 GT-line 2020 long-term review

Why we’re running it: To see whether Peugeot’s successful formula translates to a small SUV

Month 1   -   Specs

Life with a Peugeot 2008: Month 1

Welcoming the 2008 to the fleet - 29 July 2020

The time has come for us to stop making this sporty car,” announces Jeremy Clarkson in a mock 1990s board meeting. “How is this for a plan: we make terrible cars. In every way horrible.” “Maybe tr?s ugly?” responds James May. “Le engine tr?s horrible?” “Oui oui! Nasty, unreliable, uncomfortable, et l’int?rieur fabric en spit et Kleenex!”

This hilarious skit from 2015 was hyperbolic, harsh even, but it illustrated in simple terms how Peugeot had quickly gone from making handsome and engaging cars to, well, the 1007 and 407.

Just a year after that drubbing aired, however, the French marque suddenly reversed its fortunes with the second-generation 3008, then the 5008, and it hasn’t looked back, rolling out cars that are aesthetically innovative and appealing ownership propositions ever since.

The new 2008 I’ve just started to run is a perfect example. Gone is the drab look of the original, replaced by an angular and imposing – but not aggressive – body that’s intriguing to view from every angle. The look shares much with the 208 (which has leapt up the supermini order), as do the mechanicals. Both cars are based on the PSA Group’s youthful CMF platform, offer the same range of engines and are available as EVs.

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