After 6 years of ownership I've been pleasantly surprised by the 2008 1.6 diesel..... Not a single fault in 6 years. Totally reliable. Comfortable and very practical. Definitely avoid if it's performance you want. It's slow off the mark, but pulls well in the mid-range. 60MPG all day long.
You know what gives me the shit's, is that people nock peugeot's! DO you actually know how many car makers use peugeot engine? Ford, Jag, Range rover and many more! The 1.6 petrol engine isn't made by peugeot it is made by BMW and it has more problems than any peugeot diesel engine! I have had many pugs and they have all been pretty much problem free! But i maintain they make some of the best allround driving cars that you can buy for the money!
Test drove one today and it was excellent. Not sure why she didn't mention the traction control though, that's quite a major omission from this review. And for those trolls who are going on about bad build quality from French cars you obviously have no idea what your talking about. Have been driving French cars for the last 30 years and not been let down by any of them. Peugeot build top quality cars and the 2008 is one of them. Will be placing an order soon :)
Just to update this. We actually got a 2008 back in August this year (2014) and it's been fantastic! No complaints whatsoever. Holds the road really well and I can confirm the traction control is definitely not a gimmick. Icy roads out here in the countryside the other morning. With it on normal you could feel the car sliding on the black ice but with traction control on it drove like a dream. Whatever Peugeot have done they have definitely got it right!
***** We get a steady average of 53 mpg. Never seen it above 55 even on a long run. As usual the quoted mpg figures are wildly misleading. That traction control is bloody marvelous though. We had snow yesterday and whilst other cars were struggling on our untreated country roads the Peugeot drove like it was a normal dry road!
1.6 e-HDi 92. Was going to go for the 115 as that is the version I test drove but actually the 92 engine is absolutely fine. Pulls well and cruises without any trouble at all.
In fact is the Dyamic Curve Light, a system created to illuminate the curve you are turning on. It was designed for xenon head lamps, as part of the AFL system. In regular halogen lamps, the fog light is used as a Dynamic Curve Light. Regards.
Just posting as weve been looking at the used market for 2008's and every 1.6 I've driven is far far superior to the 1.2 turbo engine. Smoother power delivery and you dont have the ticking timebomb of a wet belt.
Nice review, its quite informative and Becky's never boring!!! No mystification and other bs, too bad traction control didn't get mentioned. The 2008 and Captur clearly show that 4.1m crossovers can be very useful. Those cars have plenty of space. Would like to see a Land Rover or Range Rover in this format, but they would need smaller engines. Maybe they could source them from Ford. Not sure about the 2008 concept of looking the dashboard over the steering wheel, thought. Peugeot tried to reinvent the wheel, why?
Can't believe there's no dual zone air-condition while 208 offers! To me it's a very important feature if the back passengers do not wish to fight with the driver.
Another great review Rebecca and still looking good. I like how you mach your dress to the type of car you are reviewing. Looking forward to a luxury car.
This is the estate version of the 208, that looks like a crossover SUV looking car, good idea, more space, and a popular look, this car is a good choice for a small family looking for a car in the compact/supermini segment. Cheers.
About the legroom in the back - I'm 1.87 cm and it's cramped for me. And 4WD systems add some weight, but lightness helps in off-road IMO. My '99 Avensis went where the friend's of mine Disco don't go, so... Thanks for review :)
Yes, I am aware (only 0.8L/gal difference); comes out to 61.8 MPG US...still impressive considering the Prius and the like only hit in the 50s as hybrids. Plus, they are smaller, and less useful, not to mention the enormous building costs and environmental concerns in nickel procurement.
People living in Norway would need it. We actually have hills, often covered in lots of snow in the winter, in our cities... Personally I think the idea of an SUV without 4x4 is stupid. The whole point of the car is gone in my opinion.
Buy one 2008 with a Grip Control if you are don't think you can manage or the 3008/4008 with 4WD? Hills in the winter are seldom a real problem even for Norwegians, good winter-tires is a must though.
Keep in mind it's not a sliding sunroof. It's more of a panoramic window. It does have a powered blind which can slide over it though. Definitely missing it on our current car but then we are paying a lot less for it so can't complain too much :)
I've driven this car and my experience wasnt all positive. The steering is light, but you have to guess how much to turn the wheel in every corner. It feels like there is no connection between the steering wheel and the road. Secondly when sitting either in the front pax seat or rear seat im looking straight into the side roof bara rather than through the side windows :-(
I have the misfortune of having one of these as a company runaround. It is absolutely awful at everything other than being surprising roomy, which I do love it for as it has been great for assisting in moving home. I have a 1.2 petrol variant and it's incredibly uneconomical vs what I’d expect and totally unsuited to this car I think. Curb weight seems low but the engine really struggles to get anything moving, and I'm a pretty lean guy so it can't be me. I'm careful with the throttle but, sometimes you need to get a move-on and these short bursts of acceleration obliterate the MPG into low-teens and totally ruin your game of "hyper-miling"'. Even a short wave of getting you up to motorway speed can drop avg. mpg by a few miles, which takes many more miles to recover the economy, and inclines need a lots of gear dropping. I'm not sure who this car would suit, not with this engine. Possibly just people who want a car to go to Lidl and back but it’s just too gutless for distance.
I forgot tackling inclines...you just better hope you've gathered enough momentum or you're looking and a fairly high revving battle. Another down side is inaccurate miles to empty readout. It'll stay at many miles, for many miles, then all of a sudden drop a hundred in order equalise itself. I wouldn't say that the fuel tank is huge which is good for cheap fill ups (providing they'd last a while) but I wouldn't expect a fuel gauge to move so quickly for this engine as it does. Like I say, the engine just isn't enough for this car, and in some circumstances it's about as bad as a highly powered modern V6/V8 (basing against my personal car) which are of course not the height of economy, but suited to the weight that they pull.
+amillwardmusic I totally agree, these little crossovers or MPV's really benefit from a Diesel engine. My 2008 has gone now, replaced briefly with a Peugeot 107 1.0, which small size aside is infinitely better to drive than the 1.2 in the 2008.
If you are referring to the 1.2 82hp PureTech Allure, Active whatever model, it doesn't struggle with my family, we can have four people in it and it feels the exact same as one person riding along in the car, but it does have a slippy clutch which does cause it to wheelspin at certain moments, mostly on hill starts but other than that it feels fine, not sure what was wrong with your one..
Traction control works very well in all types of condition. However as someone else pointed out, most cars these days do have some form of traction control. The one in the 2008 however seems to perform almost like having four wheel drive. We had traction control in our DS3 and also in our current Skoda Yeti but they are not even close to how the 2008 performs especially on icy roads. The DS3 couldn't even get off the drive when it snowed and I know from recent experience that the Skoda loses grip in the snow where the 2008 didn't.
So, nowadays cars with higher-than-the-others' clearance are called SUV's. What's next, a hatchback with sawed off hatch made to resemble a pickup being called a truck?
No. Just no. I recently spent two weeks driving this thing on car hire. It's diabolical. First up, I'm over 6 ft which means my seat goes back a little farther than someone who looks around 5 ft tall. Then I couldn't move the steering wheel out towards me, which meant leaning forward in the very uncomfortable seats. And obviously the manual stick shift is also fixed in position, which is also way too far forward. Leaning forward like that meant turning the very small steering wheel horrible. I drove the 1.6 diesel (I think it was) and obviously Peugeot got Arnie in to design the clutch pedal as it is incredibly hard to push. Then at motorway speeds the car is unstable if you have even a little crosswinds. All in all, the feeling with the diesel engine and manual shift very agricultural and unrefined in almost every way except the interior looks. But to be fair, I think if I'd driven an automatic, it might have made things a little easier for me. But not that much. The one redeeming feature was traction control which is so good I actually thought I was driving an AWD vehicle until I got home and researched the car. There were times when I drove on slippery surfaces, wet leaves etc. (and saw other cars spin their wheels) while the Peugeot just drove over the terrain as if it were a dry surface! Extremely impressive. Oh, and one other thing I liked was that even though I was driving a diesel, at motorway speeds the engine still pulled well (not brilliantly but well enough) when I needed to overtake. After having gotten home and read more about this car, other car review sites came to the same conclusions as myself about the Peugeot 2008. This reviewer seems to have driven a different car. Weird.
Jesus Christ oh, yes that must be what it is. You got me there. Except rival reviewers share my complaints about this car, and I don't know any reviewer that's as tall as me or you.
+lapamful As someone who is 5'11" with long legs, I had none of these issues. The clutch is lovely to use and the wheel was easily adjustable. Perhaps yours had some issues?
+lapamful Agreed- I hate it when a tiny person tells me the car is spacious. The real life test is whether a person of 6 feet can fit comfortably, which is usually an important question about the rear seating at least.
+lapamful Interesting, but I would have to disagree. I have driven the car for over 6 months and cannot identify with any of the issues you had. I am 6ft and find it extremely comfortable to drive. The cabin in general was considerably more upmarket than the Golf, Focus, Juke and Astras that I test drove. Most of the reviews I watched and read really raved about this car, putting it ahead of its competitors. I definitely have no regrets about buying this car over its rivals.
Ahmad Ihsan Well, you can either choose 4WD or a flat floor for your feet in the back. Also, the car would be a lot more expensive with 4WD, and Peugeot would need to develop their own 4WD system, not to mention how much heavier the car would be if it was 4WD! And all that is for very little in the way of performance gains, so personally I can't see the point of 4WD in a car like this.
Just got my 1.2Vti petrol in Dakota Brown yesterday...my wife and the kids love it...my friends want one too!!! Bravo Peugeot!!!
After 6 years of ownership I've been pleasantly surprised by the 2008 1.6 diesel..... Not a single fault in 6 years. Totally reliable. Comfortable and very practical. Definitely avoid if it's performance you want. It's slow off the mark, but pulls well in the mid-range. 60MPG all day long.
Exactly the same. Sold it yesterday for a Skoda Kamiq.
You know what gives me the shit's, is that people nock peugeot's! DO you actually know how many car makers use peugeot engine? Ford, Jag, Range rover and many more! The 1.6 petrol engine isn't made by peugeot it is made by BMW and it has more problems than any peugeot diesel engine! I have had many pugs and they have all been pretty much problem free! But i maintain they make some of the best allround driving cars that you can buy for the money!
Test drove one today and it was excellent. Not sure why she didn't mention the traction control though, that's quite a major omission from this review. And for those trolls who are going on about bad build quality from French cars you obviously have no idea what your talking about. Have been driving French cars for the last 30 years and not been let down by any of them. Peugeot build top quality cars and the 2008 is one of them. Will be placing an order soon :)
Just to update this. We actually got a 2008 back in August this year (2014) and it's been fantastic! No complaints whatsoever. Holds the road really well and I can confirm the traction control is definitely not a gimmick. Icy roads out here in the countryside the other morning. With it on normal you could feel the car sliding on the black ice but with traction control on it drove like a dream. Whatever Peugeot have done they have definitely got it right!
***** We get a steady average of 53 mpg. Never seen it above 55 even on a long run. As usual the quoted mpg figures are wildly misleading. That traction control is bloody marvelous though. We had snow yesterday and whilst other cars were struggling on our untreated country roads the Peugeot drove like it was a normal dry road!
Saul Hudson What engine buddy?
1.6 e-HDi 92. Was going to go for the 115 as that is the version I test drove but actually the 92 engine is absolutely fine. Pulls well and cruises without any trouble at all.
Saul Hudson everything has traction control now
Love the Peugeots only cars I would buy, VERY safe and reliable. Great gadgets as standard as well!
@SEAN PETAIA just watched
What are you smoking
She looks great. She lost quite a bit of weight. Not that she was too heavy, just looks even fitter now. And not to forget: a decent reviewer too!!
She has so much appeal, it's uncanny. Love her reviews.
In fact is the Dyamic Curve Light, a system created to illuminate the curve you are turning on. It was designed for xenon head lamps, as part of the AFL system. In regular halogen lamps, the fog light is used as a Dynamic Curve Light. Regards.
Just posting as weve been looking at the used market for 2008's and every 1.6 I've driven is far far superior to the 1.2 turbo engine. Smoother power delivery and you dont have the ticking timebomb of a wet belt.
Beautiful car !
Nice review, its quite informative and Becky's never boring!!! No mystification and other bs, too bad traction control didn't get mentioned.
The 2008 and Captur clearly show that 4.1m crossovers can be very useful. Those cars have plenty of space.
Would like to see a Land Rover or Range Rover in this format, but they would need smaller engines. Maybe they could source them from Ford.
Not sure about the 2008 concept of looking the dashboard over the steering wheel, thought. Peugeot tried to reinvent the wheel, why?
Can't believe there's no dual zone air-condition while 208 offers! To me it's a very important feature if the back passengers do not wish to fight with the driver.
Hey Rebecca, I like your practical, precise and objective reviews. Keep up the good work!
I love this car more than my dad's 508
For a moment there i didnt realize its a 2013 model cuz it says 2008 lol
Thanks! I never knew such a feature existed.
When you turn to the left the light turns on
Its a cornering lamp , it comes on when coming around tight bends
Another great review Rebecca and still looking good. I like how you mach your dress to the type of car you are reviewing. Looking forward to a luxury car.
This is the estate version of the 208, that looks like a crossover SUV looking car, good idea, more space, and a popular look, this car is a good choice for a small family looking for a car in the compact/supermini segment. Cheers.
About the legroom in the back - I'm 1.87 cm and it's cramped for me. And 4WD systems add some weight, but lightness helps in off-road IMO. My '99 Avensis went where the friend's of mine Disco don't go, so... Thanks for review :)
Yes, I am aware (only 0.8L/gal difference); comes out to 61.8 MPG US...still impressive considering the Prius and the like only hit in the 50s as hybrids. Plus, they are smaller, and less useful, not to mention the enormous building costs and environmental concerns in nickel procurement.
seems just perfect! both the car and rebecca
Probably been fitted well but got "hurt" after that? Seen a lot of those when looking for new cars and all brands.
Fog light with cornering function.
Thank God for the hot weather!
People living in Norway would need it. We actually have hills, often covered in lots of snow in the winter, in our cities...
Personally I think the idea of an SUV without 4x4 is stupid. The whole point of the car is gone in my opinion.
nice review
When she hit her head at 1:15. That's when I thought the car could be too small
Could you do the 2017 version please?
Buy one 2008 with a Grip Control if you are don't think you can manage or the 3008/4008 with 4WD? Hills in the winter are seldom a real problem even for Norwegians, good winter-tires is a must though.
No mention of the tiny wheel. Interesting
Maybe - or it has the feature that illuminates turns.
Those lines and curves... oh, and the car is not bad either...
Nice. When is the new nissan note getting reviewed? :)
'only 5ft4.5' should be trademarked
Nicceee car !!!! But it's not an SUV it a crossover
Doesn't the Mokka compete with the Nissan Qashqai instead of the Juke?
Please make a review for the p1 Mclaren
How many cylinder pistons on the 1.2l version
avoid the 1.2L Petrol engine. Now known to be one of the worst designs in engine history. Just Google "1.2L Puretech wet belt" for info
What happened to matt ?? He is no seen much now a days
Keep in mind the UK gallon is bigger than the US.
i wish we had cars like this in north america. i mean: interesting, practical diesel-powered cars. we don't have many options...
Which Peugeot 2008 Crossover model has the sunroof?
+James Gordon Feline
Keep in mind it's not a sliding sunroof. It's more of a panoramic window. It does have a powered blind which can slide over it though. Definitely missing it on our current car but then we are paying a lot less for it so can't complain too much :)
Actually no its not, they can turn on independently in certain cornering and turning situations.
No Peugeot in Canada :(
It is perfect.
I cannot beleive I called her "it".
how tall are you ? and ASL for Rebeca please !
they did do the cherokee
In England gas is very expensive so they have very efficient cars, so 47 mpg isn't great like here in the US.
What's the conversion of this car mpg to km/l?? Anyone?
its called fog lights with cornering function
Driver side trim is slightly come off on the edge .Thats call new car
Do the Renault Captur please!
Were you comparing with the 1.6 THP Engine with the 1.2 Turbo ...????? Cause that would be crazy ...
No, she's talking about the 1.6 VTi with 118bhp. They replaced it with the triple-pot turbos.
the right bottom headlight was out.
Faulty fog light @2:34?...
Excellent
you said it
Wow, she's gorgeous!
You never did the car buyer big bottle test
I've driven this car and my experience wasnt all positive. The steering is light, but you have to guess how much to turn the wheel in every corner. It feels like there is no connection between the steering wheel and the road. Secondly when sitting either in the front pax seat or rear seat im looking straight into the side roof bara rather than through the side windows :-(
Becka as always, you look amazing in those jeans.
Where is the tractor going
I have the misfortune of having one of these as a company runaround. It is absolutely awful at everything other than being surprising roomy, which I do love it for as it has been great for assisting in moving home.
I have a 1.2 petrol variant and it's incredibly uneconomical vs what I’d expect and totally unsuited to this car I think. Curb weight seems low but the engine really struggles to get anything moving, and I'm a pretty lean guy so it can't be me. I'm careful with the throttle but, sometimes you need to get a move-on and these short bursts of acceleration obliterate the MPG into low-teens and totally ruin your game of "hyper-miling"'. Even a short wave of getting you up to motorway speed can drop avg. mpg by a few miles, which takes many more miles to recover the economy, and inclines need a lots of gear dropping.
I'm not sure who this car would suit, not with this engine. Possibly just people who want a car to go to Lidl and back but it’s just too gutless for distance.
I forgot tackling inclines...you just better hope you've gathered enough momentum or you're looking and a fairly high revving battle.
Another down side is inaccurate miles to empty readout. It'll stay at many miles, for many miles, then all of a sudden drop a hundred in order equalise itself. I wouldn't say that the fuel tank is huge which is good for cheap fill ups (providing they'd last a while) but I wouldn't expect a fuel gauge to move so quickly for this engine as it does. Like I say, the engine just isn't enough for this car, and in some circumstances it's about as bad as a highly powered modern V6/V8 (basing against my personal car) which are of course not the height of economy, but suited to the weight that they pull.
+amillwardmusic I totally agree, these little crossovers or MPV's really benefit from a Diesel engine. My 2008 has gone now, replaced briefly with a Peugeot 107 1.0, which small size aside is infinitely better to drive than the 1.2 in the 2008.
If you are referring to the 1.2 82hp PureTech Allure, Active whatever model, it doesn't struggle with my family, we can have four people in it and it feels the exact same as one person riding along in the car, but it does have a slippy clutch which does cause it to wheelspin at certain moments, mostly on hill starts but other than that it feels fine, not sure what was wrong with your one..
Yep, looking ata 2nd hand atrm and the 1.6 knocks spots off the 1.2 turbo. Also its a wet belt on the 1.2 ala the ford eco-boom engines
3.8696l/100km
that was a fog light... they turn on when cornering. it's a "low-tech" version of directional headlamps ;)
How is 47mpg bad!
in car?
Rebecca, did you lose weight?? Great review.
Especially like you to layout the pros & cons of the vehicle. Thanks.
what about the traction control no mention of it.
Traction control works very well in all types of condition. However as someone else pointed out, most cars these days do have some form of traction control. The one in the 2008 however seems to perform almost like having four wheel drive. We had traction control in our DS3 and also in our current Skoda Yeti but they are not even close to how the 2008 performs especially on icy roads. The DS3 couldn't even get off the drive when it snowed and I know from recent experience that the Skoda loses grip in the snow where the 2008 didn't.
Why there's no french cars in usa?
Roberto Bascuñán Sanhueza because.
It´s a shame that the resale value is por for such a nice Brand.
Same here
The right fog light is out, 2:35, haha
Nice Work Peugeot :)
Didnt you know that you can get the car with GRIPCONTROL!??? :)
Cool story bro.
Cute car
So, nowadays cars with higher-than-the-others' clearance are called SUV's. What's next, a hatchback with sawed off hatch made to resemble a pickup being called a truck?
No. Just no.
I recently spent two weeks driving this thing on car hire. It's diabolical.
First up, I'm over 6 ft which means my seat goes back a little farther than someone who looks around 5 ft tall. Then I couldn't move the steering wheel out towards me, which meant leaning forward in the very uncomfortable seats. And obviously the manual stick shift is also fixed in position, which is also way too far forward.
Leaning forward like that meant turning the very small steering wheel horrible. I drove the 1.6 diesel (I think it was) and obviously Peugeot got Arnie in to design the clutch pedal as it is incredibly hard to push.
Then at motorway speeds the car is unstable if you have even a little crosswinds.
All in all, the feeling with the diesel engine and manual shift very agricultural and unrefined in almost every way except the interior looks. But to be fair, I think if I'd driven an automatic, it might have made things a little easier for me. But not that much.
The one redeeming feature was traction control which is so good I actually thought I was driving an AWD vehicle until I got home and researched the car. There were times when I drove on slippery surfaces, wet leaves etc. (and saw other cars spin their wheels) while the Peugeot just drove over the terrain as if it were a dry surface! Extremely impressive.
Oh, and one other thing I liked was that even though I was driving a diesel, at motorway speeds the engine still pulled well (not brilliantly but well enough) when I needed to overtake.
After having gotten home and read more about this car, other car review sites came to the same conclusions as myself about the Peugeot 2008. This reviewer seems to have driven a different car. Weird.
Jesus Christ oh, yes that must be what it is. You got me there.
Except rival reviewers share my complaints about this car, and I don't know any reviewer that's as tall as me or you.
+lapamful As someone who is 5'11" with long legs, I had none of these issues. The clutch is lovely to use and the wheel was easily adjustable. Perhaps yours had some issues?
+lapamful Agreed- I hate it when a tiny person tells me the car is spacious. The real life test is whether a person of 6 feet can fit comfortably, which is usually an important question about the rear seating at least.
+lapamful Interesting, but I would have to disagree. I have driven the car for over 6 months and cannot identify with any of the issues you had. I am 6ft and find it extremely comfortable to drive. The cabin in general was considerably more upmarket than the Golf, Focus, Juke and Astras that I test drove. Most of the reviews I watched and read really raved about this car, putting it ahead of its competitors.
I definitely have no regrets about buying this car over its rivals.
Paul Tudor what are some of these reviewers please?
6 speed*
Quite a nice looking car but i like the kia ceed GT
THIS CAR WOULD BE GREAT IN 2008...not in 2013
Calling this the 2008 is a pretty bad idea...
At 3:26 you can see at the bottom left that the shiny fake chrome isn't right... come on Peugeot...
Seldom, but sometimes.
And for me a SUV isn't a SUV without 4x4 anyway.
i like it
I'm watching this video for the car, not the girl.
That girl is bloody overrated.
+Ikhsan GTi *woman. The content of the review is all that should matter tbh.
Only this five foot and a half of beauty can make an ugly car looks like a gorgeous car.
Seems like an advert more than a review
That's what people call 'premium' so what can you do? :)
at least, this is not a comment about the girl.
oh wait it already is.
Quite.
what's this girls name?
+MrFriedgreentomatos *woman's
Don't be inaccurate and disrespectful then :)
Rebecca Jackson. It tells you at the beginning of the vid. DERRRRRR!
1:13 thats one of the reasons I don´t want Peugeot. Watch her hitting her head! And she is not exactly a tall person, is she?
+Jan Mack Not all peugeots are like that. Don't generalise. Wait, I don't want any Fords because their fiestas are too small.
+Jan Mack As someone who is 5ft11, it's easy to not do this.
Yep, it was probably because she was focused on talking and putting the seat down, you can't get in a car standing up straight XD
+Tawhid Ahmed You could. But you would definitely hit your head :P
You can lower the drivers seat though so that helps if you are particularly tall. It will never suite everyone of course but it's still a great car :)
wtf ! I thought that car have 4WD . When the video was just starting I thought this is a good car until Rebecca say that thing don't have 4WD.
Ahmad Ihsan Well, you can either choose 4WD or a flat floor for your feet in the back.
Also, the car would be a lot more expensive with 4WD, and Peugeot would need to develop their own 4WD system, not to mention how much heavier the car would be if it was 4WD!
And all that is for very little in the way of performance gains, so personally I can't see the point of 4WD in a car like this.
Size for little family
who needs 4x4 in small crossover? Mokka and offroad ability? These cars are made for people who never break the city borders..
Some of the more sexualised comments are disrespectful and awfully mediocre. I'm sure that Rebecca gets a good laugh from it. I certainly am!!