RE: 2022 Peugeot 308 GT Hybrid 225 | PH Review

[GroundEffect]

V8 FOU said:

How daft. Plug-in only I guess, so no self charging/re-gen etc.
As others have said, it won't get plugged in. It's just for low emissions and high/unrealistic mpg figures.

Plug in only? What?

Plug ins work the same as "self charging" hybrids when the pack is "empty". And in fact they're BETTER because the bigger battery has more power capability for charge and discharge, so can recover more energy, and deploy more power (so run EV only for longer and/or at higher speeds).

I drove a Kuga PHEV for 10 miles, which started from an empty battery. It did 5.9 miles of that journey engine off.

[dino_jr]

The 508 looks miles better with the same powertrain if you need/want it.

[valiant]

They do look better in the flesh but the front end just doesn’t seem to gel with the rest of the car especially when the the likes of the new Astra looks so much better on the same platform.

Price is optimistic but then new car prices have gone bonkers in recent years. Gone are the days of getting a edcent spec hatchback brand new for around £15k.

Mileage is a bit disappointing. I get 40mpg out of my pug and that has 270bhp so I suppose the weight is a big reason for that.

[Flanners]

Saw a lot of these in France in the Summer. were they released there earlier or just more interest?,....imo they look great especially in the green.

Edited by Flanners on Thursday 8th December 18:50

Edited by Flanners on Thursday 8th December 18:52

[Dombilano]

I just wish peugeot hadn't bottled putting the 308 R-Hybrid into production a few years back

[Dombilano]

Terminator X said:

Did they never make the R? If not wtf not?!



TX.

Cost, it would've cost similar to the RS3, they just couldn't afford the losses as few would've bought it. I would have.

[Dg504]

Flanners said:

Saw a lot of these in France in the Summer. were they released there earlier or just more interest?,....imo they look great especially in the green.

Edited by Flanners on Thursday 8th December 18:50

Edited by Flanners on Thursday 8th December 18:52

We saw a few too - I have to say I was quite a fan.

But then French cars, in France have a superb ability to look great - a mate had a new grand scenic/mini espace thing which I actually liked the look of!

[Water Fairy]

Dombilano said:

Terminator X said:

Did they never make the R? If not wtf not?!



TX.

Cost, it would've cost similar to the RS3, they just couldn't afford the losses as few would've bought it. I would have.

I'll take the RS3 thanks. It wasn't far off and given the extra weight, lack of sound/involvement etc of the Pug who cares about a second or 2 around a track?

[999gsi]

dxg said:

Why pay £40k for a Vauxhall Astra?

why would someone pay £40k+ for a crappy BMW 1 series ??

[ZX10R NIN]

blank said:

3.6kW charging is fine for a PHEV if you have a PHEV usage profile.

I have a Cupra Leon PHEV (so direct competitor for this really). It gets charged at working during the day, and at home overnight (or just one of those in spring/summer as I can manage the 20 mile round trip on a full charge). Even a full charge at work would be full by lunch time.

It's rarely worth using public charging as once the price is north of about 50p/kWh it's cheaper to use petrol.

Best thing this time of year is having it pre-heat for departure every morning, getting into a nice warm and defrosted car.

Had the same feature on my 2007 CLK it's a lovely bonus.

[StRemy]

It still surprises me a bit that journalists think that vehicle dynamics engineers would be allowed to tune any modern Peugeot to behave like those of the 80s and 90s and always rate that in a negative way.

[Water Fairy]

999gsi said:

dxg said:

Why pay £40k for a Vauxhall Astra?

why would someone pay £40k+ for a crappy BMW 1 series ??

Said the vauxhall fan boi

[Dombilano]

Water Fairy said:

Dombilano said:

Terminator X said:

Did they never make the R? If not wtf not?!



TX.

Cost, it would've cost similar to the RS3, they just couldn't afford the losses as few would've bought it. I would have.

I'll take the RS3 thanks. It wasn't far off and given the extra weight, lack of sound/involvement etc of the Pug who cares about a second or 2 around a track?

Cmon, look at it

[Boxster5]

Prices are getting silly - nearly £40k - it’ll be saddled with the “luxury car tax” once options added & it ain’t no luxury car!

[georgeyboy12345]

Seems to be quite polarising with its looks, some seem to really like it.

Personally, I think it looks awful, especially from the front. Hate the new Peugeot badge too, they should have just left it as it was. It looks alright from behind, a BFB, if you like.

[georgeyboy12345]

GroundEffect said:

V8 FOU said:

How daft. Plug-in only I guess, so no self charging/re-gen etc.
As others have said, it won't get plugged in. It's just for low emissions and high/unrealistic mpg figures.

Plug in only? What?

Plug ins work the same as "self charging" hybrids when the pack is "empty". And in fact they're BETTER because the bigger battery has more power capability for charge and discharge, so can recover more energy, and deploy more power (so run EV only for longer and/or at higher speeds).

I drove a Kuga PHEV for 10 miles, which started from an empty battery. It did 5.9 miles of that journey engine off.

There is some serious ignorance surrounding PHEVs and a lack of basic understanding of how they work, as exemplified by our friend Mr V8 FOU here. Hopefully at least these people will help keep used prices down

[munk]

Does it have that silly tacho for some unknown and completely inexplicable reason, rotates anticlockwise?

[stavr0ss]

At these point I’m beginning to think that Ph journos permanently have sopping wet from sweaty palmed oversteer and as such cannot safely operate a 3 pin plug at any time for any reason.

[stavr0ss]

stavr0ss said:

At these point I’m beginning to think that Ph journos permanently have sopping wet hands from sweaty palmed oversteer and as such cannot safely operate a 3 pin plug at any time for any reason.

[RIFA]

I have the 508 version as a company car. Charge it at night but the range is less than half of the supposed 24 miles in winter and even in summer the best you can get is 18 miles…. not sure how they get away with the overstated range. The infotainment is dreadful as is the Peugeot app which look the same in the 308. Apart from the hybrid bit and the electronics it is not a bad car.