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Peugeot 308 GTi Automatic Not a Priority

Peugeot Australia will launch its tasty 308 GTi hot hatch in February in two trims, with a 184kW “entry level” 250-badged model and a hi-po 200kW GTi 270 flagship, but if you were hanging out for an auto-equipped option you're fresh out of l


Peugeot Australia will launch its tasty 308 GTi hot hatch in February in two trims, with a 184kW "entry level" 250-badged model and a hi-po 200kW GTi 270 flagship, but if you were hanging out for an auto-equipped option you're fresh out of luck - an automatic isn't in the pipeline just yet.

And while the 308 GTi won't be alone as a manual-only hot hatch - the Megane RS and Focus ST also go without a self-shifting option - the lack of an auto may limit sales in Australia, where automatics are the transmission of choice for many.

"There's no plan for Peugeot Sport to offer an automatic, they are definitely about the enthusiast," Peugeot Australia spokesman Tyson Bowen told The Motor Report.

"From the information I have they'll never say never, but [automatic] is not a priority at the moment."

"Automatic is fundamental [for Australia], but we need to be realistic about that as well. The volume cars, the mainstream cars are where we've always asked for automatic, and now we're getting that through with the Aisin six-speed (on 208)."

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