Peugeot E-308 Estate

115kW Allure 58kWh 5dr Auto [2026.25]

Prepare to have any pre-held Peugeot preconceptions challenged, because the arrival of the facelifted E-308 has moved the needle for the French manufacturer.

It oozes character with distinctive good looks and has design cues to make some premium marques sit up and take notice. It’s not ostentatious or garish, just classs.

Some styling is over-the-top and just for effect, but the 308 is different. It’s elegant and the illuminated front badging with subtle lighting bars leading out to the main headlights make this car recognisable from quite a distance. It’s actually a legal requirement to have the smaller lights so the emblem is not mistaken for a motorbike headlight.

There is a choice of hatchback or SW (estate) body styles and customers can choose between hybrid, EV and plug-in hybrid powertrains, with the option of diesel for a select market. Additionally, there are three well-equipped trims to explore called Allure, GT and GT Premium.

If you want to specify the latest 308 in EV guise then it features a 58.5kWh battery (55.4kWh usable) across all trims and body styles. And all electrified cars are eligible for the government’s Electric Car Grant which sees a reduction of £1,500 on the recommended retail price.

That’s really good news for customers, especially as the starting price of the 2025/26 E-308 is a very tempting £29,495 which is considerably less than when it was first launched costing over £40,000.

Peugeot believes the hatchback will be the most popular body style, so we opted to test the E-308 GT hatch with an electric powertrain on the coastal and mountain roads surrounding Lisbon, Portugal.