The magic’s back

Souped-up 308 is way better than it looks – a potential future classic hot hatch, it seems

Words John Simister

WE ALL KNOW how good Peugeot’s hot hatchbacks used to be, and we’ll revisit its best in the next issue. We reported on the 208GTi 30th a few months ago, the hard-edged special edition created by Peugeot Sport to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 205GTI’s launch, and now a range regular under the guise of 208GTi By Peugeot Sport. A highly entertaining machine it is, too. Next in the renaissance comes the car you see here, the 308GTi. It’s another Peugeot Sport development, but this time all the specially engineered parts are sent to the main 308 factory instead of being assembled in Peugeot Sport’s workshop.That’s because the new car is a head-on rival for a Golf GTI or Seat Leon Cupra, and Peugeot hopes to sell quite a lot…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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