We liked the new Peugeot 308 when we road tested it with the 1.2-litre turbo engine. But how about at the top-end of the range, in PHEV 225 trim?
There’s plenty of power in electric-only running and it’ll accelerate up to motorway speeds without the hybrid kicking in. Equally, that electric motor does a great job of filling any torque holes in the petrol engine - there’s a sport mode that turns the dials green and stiffens the steering up, but it’s not a significant enough shift to warrant using it much.
Even with it engaged, the kickdown isn’t the quickest - it’s as if the 308 knows you want to accelerate quickly, but it just needs to make sure all its systems are in place before it’ll let you have the full 266lb ft. The car works better when you gently breathe on the accelerator and let the system build up gently. With that driving style, it’s remarkable how much pace you can put on with minimal effort. It’s a deceptively fast car.
The only real blot is the brakes, as it’s difficult to modulate these smoothly into a standstill. The regen kicks in but not consistently, so that as you cruise into a give way sign, the car lurches. Passengers won’t be impressed. At £38,835, the Hybrid 225 version of the 308 is at the punchier end of hatch prices. But you can tell where Peugeot is heading with its cars now - as we said in our road test, the 308 is only available with an eight-speed auto, a sign of upmarket German saloons if ever there was one. The fact that we don’t dismiss this out of hand as a folly shows the French brand now has the engineering to back up the theory. My wife was right to be curious.
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