Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

Peugeot 308SW

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Price £21,455 -£29,535

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THEPeugeot308SWcompetesagain sttheSEAT LeonST,FordFocus

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anyoft hesethree,whilestil llookin gattractive.Afacelif tinlate2017

broughtsomeminoralterations,aswellas arevisedengineline-up.

Peugeotintroducedanew1.5BlueHDidiesel,withanimpressive

blendofperformanc eandeconomywhetheryouchoose amanualor

autogearbox.Ifpowerisimportanttoyou,upgr adetot he2.0diesel

with179bhp.Theseenginesmakethe308 SWacapab letow car,with

amaximumbrakedtrailercapacityofbetween1,400and1,500kg.The

range-toppingdiesel ispricey ,though.Low-mileagedriver smayfindthe

1.2PureTechpetrolabetterfit .Itproduceseither109or129bhp,and

theformerclaimstore turnup to50mpg–impressivefo rapetrolest ate.

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controlle dfromalargetouchs creen.Thereareissues,ho weve r,

becauseusingthetouchs creeneventoad justtheair-conditioning

isfiddlythankstotheslow -respondingscreen.Peugeotfitsasmall

steeringwheel,butsomedriversreportito bscures thein struments.

Accesstothe308SW’sboot isabreeze,thankstoawideopening

andlo wloadlip.Withtheseatsupthe308SWhas660litr esofspace

and1,775litreswiththemdown–that’smor ethaninanAudiA6 Avant.

“The Peugeot308SWisasmall estate

car withahuge boot,economical engines

and plentyofinterestingfeatures”

Comfortable cabin, spacious

boot,economical engines

Not muchfun, some cheap

trim,safety kit on base models

Engines:1.2&1.6 petrol,1.5&2.0 diesel

Tr im levels:Active,Allure,

Te chEdition,GTLine,GT

Economy:40-64mpgRoadtax:£145

0-62:7. 6-11.8s EuroNCAP:★★★★★★★★★★

Carbuyerrating

★★★★★★★★★4.0/ 5

Owners’ rating

★★★★★★★★ 4.5/5

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