MOTORING
Peugeot
2008 GT line
I think that it is fair to say that a vehicle is a success when it has produced half a
million, and over 40,000 customers in the UK have purchased a vehicle, such is the
progress of the new Peugeot 2008. It entered the UK in 2013 and now in 2016 at a
mere 3 years old, it has received a little bit of a makeover, writes Bob Hickman.
Nothing too dramatic, a new
frontal appearance and other
tweaks and several new models
in to the line-up have been
incorporated including my test
derivative a GT-Line model.
The 2008 is in the highly competitive
and probably the fastest growing
area in the car sales and that is the
small compact SUV.
To the initiated SUV’s look like 4x4
off roaders but they are actually
based on small hatchbacks that
have perhaps had an injection
of steroids. It gives you a higher
driving/riding position and I always
find this reassuring with that slight
extra height gives you better
visibility when you are a driver and
also your passengers have slightly
better visibility.
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