Finally, Peugeot has come to their senses! This is basically the conclusion I came up with after viewing the specifications of the new Peugeot 208 supermini launched over in Europe. After years of building porky, overweight superminis and hatchbacks Peugeot has finally realized that they need to revisit their roots (namely the Peugeot 205GTI) and come up with a lighter car.
The pinnacle in all these fat Peugeot hatchbacks to me was, is, the current Peugeot 308. It was never like a Pug from days gone by. It was flabby, handled terribly and rode badly too. Unlike a Pug from the 1980s and 1990s.
Anyway, Peugeot has claimed that the new 208 is its