Small but perfectly formed? A tour of the Peugeot e-208 Allure Premium

It’s no surprise the Peugeot 208 is so popular in Europe with its tiny roads, towns and car parks. The electric version takes the winning formula and makes it silent, efficient, and cheap to run. I’d not tested it yet so when Onto offered me one to try (since it’s their car of the month), I jumped at it. Here are my first impressions.

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[Lewis_Standing]

Nice of flavianna to let you use her channel

[INSIGHTSAU]

I have had an e208 for two years and love it.

[richardcorns]

Nice car, thanks for the walk around. I've run an peugeot e-expert van for two years which runs on the same platform I believe. Absolutely love the thing. Done 30k miles of hard use in the buildingtrade. Will cover around 170miles with cargo on a full charge. Top up cheap at home. Perfect.

[KeithWilliams-hx]

Lovely comprehensive review, done in your usual casual laid back style. 😊 Always enjoy your channel.

[UntrainingUltrarunner]

Nice car that. Love Peugeot design at the moment.

[whisperin_al]

Have had one for over 3 years. A few minor niggles (the app for example) but otherwise really happy with it. Drove to Scotland and back last month with no issues at all.

[keithparish]

Having my E208 E Style 24 plate, with an amazing deal, delivered this Thursday, thanks in no part to your reviews of it Andrew!

[happysporran]

Always enjoy your take on cars Andrew. A very stylish exterior, interior not so much.

[ifitaintboeingiaintgoing]

Thank you for a great video Andrew. @10:38mins you say you cannot think why you would watt to ever turn parking sensors off. If you drive down some tight country lanes, they automatically keep coming on and sometimes the camera on some models will automatically turn on removing your navigation guidance or whatever was being displayed on the infotainment system. I love the way that you give the useful stats in detail as you go through the description. Much enjoyed and not as long or irritating like many of the US versions I endured looking into the Polestar and Tesla Y. Shall subscribe to see more!

[djhworld_]

Interesting to see the E-208, I have the automatic petrol version of this car although a little older (2020 allure)

The gear selector is different but the rest of the interior looks the same to me. You get used to the steering wheel shape, and the cruise control/speed limiter is kind of awkward but after a while becomes quite intuitive.

I wouldn't mind having the e-208 as a direct replacement for my ICE one but I wish Peugeot would build something designed as an EV from the start, the electric models are really just ICE transplants.

[mfurmyr]

At the end of the day it is Flaviana who decides if it is a good or bad car. She always gives a good honest revue of the cars:-)

[ISuperTed]

Had one (GT) for nine months now (company lease). I love it - fast, smooth, rides and handles superbly. Range is 180 miles max really - I’m getting 4.0 KWHr per mile currently and the useable battery is 45 KWhr. Unlikely to get more than that unless you hypermile it. Over winter that dropped to 3.2 so range dropped to 150 ish.

Small wheel doesn’t bother me at all and cabin is really nice. Space wise it’s quite small in the back and boot not massive but as a second car it’s great. Highly recommended.

[richardeskins]

Looking forward to seeing the range it gets on your trips.

[cal_lywal]

Nice! You've covered a lot after just one day... sums it up well. I've had mine for 2.5 years and not noticed any degradation in range, handles my motorway journeys well, and the interior still feels special. Worst thing is the Peugeot app (I mostly rely on Tronity) and the lack of % - the GOM seems better on more recent models, but mine is a 2020 build so the GOM can go a bit bananas at times.

[CarolSteele]

Looking forwards to Flaviana's review :)

[sevesellors]

Great review nice car but what will Flaviana think of it?

[wendyhopkins]

Great video, please please try and do a video with the new E.V Niro, would love your views and thoughts on it thanks 😊

[oliverkentish]

Nice and unfussy quick review. Plain and simple it is, which doesn't have to be a bad thing. How is it getting in and out, does one have to double up? Also, am I right in assuming that the EV is adapted from the ICE model? Any frunk? What will Flaviana say?

[georgewalker]

You do not need to engage the e-brake when you put it in park. In normal that is 110 ps, ECO about 90 ps. It does give full power with a floored accelerator. Steering weight different in Normal than in Sport where heavier.

[octarinehk]

Found any way to limit the charge to a set percentage? I had a corsa-e from onto for a while and the only option I found was to charge to full every time (unless you sit there and unplug) - not an issue on rapids but not super for the battery if I’m topping up to 100% at home every night.
The corsa was an alright car (if you forget the price) but watch out for those alloys - super easy to ding