Peugeot 208 Allure e-HDi review

Talking to Peugeot’s design chief, Gilles Vidal, makes you acutely aware of the importance of the 208, and it’s need to "re-generate" both Peugeot and, so it’s makers say, the small, B-segment class of car in general. But does it work, and should it be on your shortlist. We spent a week getting to grips with the new 208 to find out.

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Display in the instrument panel
Gear lever positions N. Neutral R. Reverse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Gears in manual mode AUTO. This comes on when the automatic mode is selected. It switches off on changing to manual mode. S. Sport ...

Front seats with manual adjustments
Seat consisting of a seat cushion, a seat back and a head restraint which can all be adjusted to adapt your position for ease of driving and comfort. Forwards-backwards Raise the control and slide ...

Ski flap
Arrangement for storing and transporting long objects. Opening Lower the rear armrest. Pull the flap handle downwards. Lower the flap. Load the objects from inside the boot. ...