Peugeot 208 Is A Looker, However Loses Some Of Its Attraction In Base Trim

When Peugeot unveiled the all-new 208 earlier this 12 months on the Geneva Motor Present, the automotive press hailed it as a recreation changer, with its daring styling receiving excessive reward.

It positively seems to be spectacular for a supermini, however patrons ought to know that lower-priced variations are means much less spectacular. You see, automakers all the time show the highe-end variations of their new fashions at auto reveals, and Peugeot isn’t any exception.

The French automaker solely confirmed the highest variations, such because the Attract, GT Line and e-208 unique GT in Geneva. Because it seems, there’s a good cause for that. Caradisiac has found what the bottom mannequin seems to be like by accessing Peugeot Belgium’s configurator – and whereas it’s mainly the identical automobile, it’s far much less impressive-looking.

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Peugeot 208 Like

Peugeot 208 GT Line

In Belgium, the entry-level 208 grade known as Like, however there’s not a lot to truly like about it. Gone are the black wheel arch trims from the GT Line and GT, and the usual 15-inch metal rims with hubcaps are most likely the very first thing you’ll wish to exchange should you care about how your experience seems to be.

Not like the range-topping variations, the 208 Like additionally lacks painted door handles and mirror caps, and the trim piece connecting the taillights is matte gray as a substitute of gloss black. In fact you didn’t count on LED lighting in a base supermini, did you? Good, as a result of the usual mannequin comes with halogen headlights and Peugeot has even deleted the LED DRLs changing them with black plastic trim. Provided that the brand new Renault Clio comes with customary LED optics, that is one cost-cutting measure that might have been prevented.

Peugeot 208 Like
Peugeot 208 GT Line

It’s the identical story inside, though the bottom 208 retains the i-Cockpit format. Nevertheless, it options analog dials as a substitute of a fully-digital instrument panel and, extra importantly, a tiny 5-inch touchscreen as a substitute of the 10-inch one discovered on high-end fashions. Elsewhere within the cabin, there’s no ambient lighting (no large deal, actually) and the door panels appear created from exhausting plastic (not very good…). There are not any energy home windows switches for the rear doorways, no buttons on the steering wheel, and the piano keys on the middle console are black as a substitute of silver.

There are lots of extra variations meant to deliver the worth down, however we’ll allow you to uncover them by evaluating the bottom 208 Like (yellow automobile) with the 208 GT Line (blue automobile) within the gallery beneath.

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