MOTORING
ISLAND LIFE MOTORING REVIEW
Peugeot
308
Fuel economy and an eco-friendly
The cabin offers easy to read
approach have become integral parts
controls, with the white speedometer
of motoring for many Island drivers.
and rpm dials standing out well,
Those who are looking for a
although the petrol gauge is a
comfortable drive, but with those
little difficult to see tucked behind
necessary requirements, will certainly
the steering wheel eye line. The
not be disappointed with the Peugeot
half-leather upholstery is comfortable
308 hatch range.
and the Cielo glass roof provides a
Courtesy of Staddlestones Peugeot,
Bembridge, I took out the 308
real spacious feel.
A 97bhp 1.4 kicks off the range of
Allure for a test drive, and found it
petrol engines, followed by three 1.6s
pleasingly responsive. This 112 bhp
with 118, 154 or 197bhp. There are two
diesel 1.6-litre e-HDi manual has the
1.6-litre engines in the diesel range,
added advantage of the ‘stop and
giving either 91 or 110bhp. They're
start’ mechanism. Basically you put
joined by two 2.0-litre units with 148
the car in ‘neutral’ and take your foot
and 161bhp. A new, range-topping
completely off the clutch and the
Allure model like the one I drove is
engine cuts out – saving fuel and
now available from £18,495 on the
cutting CO2 emissions to just 118 g/
road.
km.
Then, as soon as the clutch is
touched the engine restarts – in an
impressive 0.4 of a sec. Maybe the
clutch pedal is very slightly higher than
in a car without this mode, but it is
definitely of no inconvenience bearing
in mind the advantages it provides.
TEST DRIVEN ON THE ISLAND
BY PETER WHITE
98
Staddlestones Peugeot • Church Road • Bembridge • PO35 5ND • 01983 872121
www.visitislandlife.com
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