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The mid-life facelift for the Peugeot 208 is subtle at best, but that doesn't mean we weren't interested to see what the French had cooking at the Geneva Motor Show 2015. The major highlight of the revised supermini is a better tuned diesel engine which brings impressively low CO2 emissions of just 79 grams per kilometer, equivalent to fuel consumption of 3 l/100 km or 94.1 mpg UK. Impressive stuff!
The whole diesel range for the 208 is now made up exclusively of 1.6-liter engines, starting with a 75 PS base mode, followed by the 100 PS version that achieves the impressive numbers we mentioned above. There's also a 120 PS range-topper available with a six-seed automatic.
The petrol engine range is also larger. It starts with two familiar naturally aspirated units, the 68 PS 1-liter and 82 PS 1.2-liter. A TureTech 1.2-liter turbo with 110 PS has been introduced and should give the Polo 1.2 TSI a run for its money.
Hot hatches? Plenty, starting with a mild model making 165 PS, followed by the GTi with 200 and the successor to the GTi 30th Anniversary, which is now called GTi by Peugeot Sport. With its twin-color paintjob, wider tracks, limited slip differential, it continues to be our favorite version of the 208.
Cosmetically, the only major difference is the grille mesh design, but small updates were made to the headlight graphics as well. Customers can chose a new orange paint scheme and also opt for the GT Line trim level that includes gloss black grille, special 17-inch allow wheels, chrome window surrounds and exhaust tailpipe, half leather sports seats in black-red and leather steering wheels.
The petrol engine range is also larger. It starts with two familiar naturally aspirated units, the 68 PS 1-liter and 82 PS 1.2-liter. A TureTech 1.2-liter turbo with 110 PS has been introduced and should give the Polo 1.2 TSI a run for its money.
Hot hatches? Plenty, starting with a mild model making 165 PS, followed by the GTi with 200 and the successor to the GTi 30th Anniversary, which is now called GTi by Peugeot Sport. With its twin-color paintjob, wider tracks, limited slip differential, it continues to be our favorite version of the 208.
Cosmetically, the only major difference is the grille mesh design, but small updates were made to the headlight graphics as well. Customers can chose a new orange paint scheme and also opt for the GT Line trim level that includes gloss black grille, special 17-inch allow wheels, chrome window surrounds and exhaust tailpipe, half leather sports seats in black-red and leather steering wheels.
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