THREE ENGINES, TWO PEUGEOTS,
984 MILES
After a lost decade post-millennium, Peugeot is now on an absolute roll. It’s delivered the 3008 and 5008 SUVs with a bold new look and digital i-Cockpit, the stepchange 508 Fastback, plug-in hybrid powertrains – and now it’s making waves in the small car segment, with new versions of the 208 supermini and 2008 SUV.
Peugeot was first to get two cars to market with a choice of petrol, diesel or electric engines. That makes life really simple for customers: choose the car that’s right for you, then do likewise for the powertrain, with no compromises on exterior design or interior space.
Which got us thinking: it’s almost 100 years since the Motor Cycling Club first staged the End-to-End, a time trial inviting cars to drive between Land’s End and John O’Groats. How about we revisit the quintessential British road trip, in attainable cars that democratise cutting-edge technologies to lower emissions and assist drivers?
So, pre-lockdown, we teamed up with Peugeot to drive between the UK’s extremities in a relay of electric, diesel and petrol 208s, stopping to hot-lap Knockhill motor circuit to discover what unites and divides the different versions of one car with a choice of three distinct powertrains. Then we switched to the more rugged 2008 SUV for the final leg across tough, snowy Highlands terrain.
Enjoy our Unboring Road Trip – and watch the Knockhill video and read our unseen design stories at peugeotroadtrips.carmagazine.co.uk.