RE: Peugeot 208 GTI: pictures

[V8Dom]

tbc said:

whoever buys one will have more problems than it has horsepower within a few months of ownership

why??.. 208 very reliable.. that engine great in rcz?

[hotmelt]

Not much hope for this. No chance it can beat Mini, not to speak of Renaultsport. DS3 Racing has the same engine and platform, and outrageous pricetag, but is beaten by Mini(not to speak of Clio 200).

[Pommygranite]

It wont be great and it won't be st. It'll be a merely average 3/5 EVO stars and just another generic runabout.

[court]

The Cooper S I'm running at the moment has given me the most fun I've had in a FWD car - well when driving anyway. I'm going to replace it next year so this is on my list along with the Clio 4 RS plus some boring 'normal' cars. I hope it's good as the 206/207 were gash.

[hotmelt]

Will the hairs on the nape of your neck tingle when you realise how much on tip-toe the car is in long, fast sweepers as was the case with 205 GTi? Peugeot´ s answer would be: no, no , we are making modern, useable car(for all ages and all kind of inept drivers), and on top of that they would mention leather on the dashboard as big achievement.

[Budgies]

i thought Peugeot dropped the whole GTi name and concept only a couples of years back?

[nick_mcuk]

Budgies said:

i thought Peugeot dropped the whole GTi name and concept only a couples of years back?

Yes they did simply because the insurance costs were getitng daft and the market for that sort of car died off.

Times changed and hot hatches are on the come back...albeit no where near as raw and good fun as the originals from the 80's

[shahrie]

Well I hope that the 208GTi turns out OK - looks pretty decent for a small hot hatch

Still not going to get rid of my 6 though...