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2 Changingtheclimate

controlcanbedoneonly

viathescreen;it’shighly

distractingonthemove

2 Digitalinstrument

panelis smallerthanthe

e-208’sbuteasier

to readat a glance

3 Yougetusedto the

oddlyshapedsteering

wheel,butsomewillnd

it blockstheinstruments

3 Plasticsdownhere

feelsolidandmadeto

last,buttheyaren’t

whatyou’dcallplush

1 Eclecticuseof fabrics

makesthee-208feel

morepremiumthanthe

ratherdrabCorsa-e

1 Physicalbuttonsand

rotarycontrolsmake

adjustingtheclimate

controla breeze

PEUGEOTE-208

BEST

DRIVING

POSITION

BEST TO

DRIVE

INFOTAINMENT

Range-toppingGTtrimnetsyou

a big,10.0intouchscreen;lesser

208smakedowitha 7.0indisplay.

Thegraphicsareclearenough,

butthemenuscouldbemore

intuitiveandthere’softena delay

betweenyoupressingthescreen

andanythinghappening.There

areshortcutbuttonsbelowthe

screenthatbringupthingssuch

asthesat-navandradio,butthey

aretouch-sensitiveandhavepale

symbolsonthem,makingthem

verytrickytouseonthemove.

VAUXHALLCORSA-E INFOTAINMENT

Sharpersteeringmakesthee-208feelmoreagilein corners Likee-208,Corsa-ecanfeela littleponderousdueto itsweight

Thisis similartothesystemin the

e-208,albeitmoreintegrated

intothedashboard.Thatsaid,

thephysicalshortcutbuttons

belowthescreenareeasier

tousethanthee-208’stouch-

sensitivepads.Bothcarscome

withAppleCarPlayandAndroid

Autophonemirroring,alongwith

ratherunderwhelmingsix-speaker

stereos;theylackthepunchof

moreupmarketsoundsystems

suchasthe10-speakerHarman

Kardonunitin theKiaSoulEV.

managed roughly 160 miles in

both cars on a full charge. That’s

much farther than you’ll get in a

Mini Electric, although the latest

Zoe covered an impressive 192

miles in its Real Range test.

BEHIND THE WHEEL

Driving position, visibility,

build quality

With its abundance of swish

materials, the e-208 has a sportier

and more upmarket feel inside.

The Corsa-e, with its more

conservative design and harder

interior plastics, looks and feels

like a more budget option.

However, the Corsa-e has a

better driving position; some

driverswillfindthatthee-208’s

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Peugeot e-208 vs Vauxhall Corsa-e

Peugeot e-208

Vauxhall Corsa-e

 Standard  Not available Alloy

wheel

size

Automatic

lights/wipers

Parking

sensors

front/rear

Climate

control

Heated

steering

wheel

Keyless

start/entry

Cruise

control/

adaptive

Apple

CarPlay/

Android Auto

Rear-view

camera

DAB/

Bluetooth/

sat-nav

Adjustable

lumbar

support

Metallic

paint

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