Peugeot 308 GT Review: 2015 Sweet And Warm, Not So Hot
What’s Hot: High level of equipment, good balance of handling/comfort and performance.
What’s Not: Not really a hot-hatch (but more than 'warm'), despite the price.
X-FACTOR: Ignore the usual 'snorting fire' connotations that come with a GT badge, and you’ll find lots to like about the 308 GT.
Vehicle Style: 5-door small hatch
Price: $41,990 (308 GT petrol), $42,990 (308 GT diesel)
Engine/trans:
151kW/285Nm 1.6 turbo petro 4cyl | 6sp manual
133kW/400Nm 2.0 turbo diesel 4cyl | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 5.6 l/100km (petrol), 4.0 l/100km (diesel)
OVERVIEW
Goldilocks would love this car, surely. Peugeot's new small car flagship the 308 GT is pitched as a performance hatch that's not too hot and not too cool, but juuuust right.
In terms of pricing though, it's right in the middle of hot hatch territory.
Starting at $41,990 before on-roads for the 308 GT petrol manual, the GT retails for exactly the same amount as that perennial hot-hatch favourite, the VW Golf GTI.
The 308 GT diesel is a neat $1000 more.
In the 308 GT's favour is an equipment list that the Golf GTI can't hope to equal, but working against it is performance that, as we found out, lags somewhat behind the well-honed German.
We travelled to Albury to experience the 308 GT range on some challenging roads. We discovered plenty of things to love in both petrol and diesel models - each a little different on road - but we still have some questions about where the GT's real appeal lies.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 4/5
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