The long-standing Volkswagen Golf has always been a class leader, but might the new Peugeot 308 be a better alternative?
However, Peugeot’s so far successful ambitions of being ‘premium’ start to lose their lustre when you actually start to drive the thing. The engine range is varied, made up of a 130bhp 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol, 129bhp 1.5-litre diesel and two 1.6-litre petrol plug-in hybrids with 178bhp and 222bhp.
Where it’s becoming commonplace for manufacturers to be offering plug-in hybrid powertrains, the ability to make them drive naturally is the challenge, and it’s one that Peugeot hasn’t quite nailed with the 308. In all-electric mode the 308 is typically smooth and very refined, and when the petrol motor is called on there’s very little aurally to communicate that to you, but in terms of response from the throttle pedal, things start to go a little all over the place.
The drivetrain’s latency that’s present in all models is not hidden away within the hybrid’s complex arrangement, making the process of accelerating a jerky affair. You can’t really hear this indecision in the transmission, engine and electric motor, but you can certainly feel it, the engine often pulling all sorts of weird rev movements that appear to have nothing to do with your right foot.
It’s also worth noting that while the base cars are impressively light, hybrids pack on an extra 300kg, making any semblance of agility disappear. When driving at speed, the chassis is merely fine. The steering is fast in ratio, but light in feel and can sometimes feel a little difficult to read when at high speeds, while the chassis has a safe understeer-led balance – as you would rightly expect.
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