The Peugeot 208 GTi will be priced from £18,895 when buy books for the hot hatch open on 1 March. Powered by a 200bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the new 208 GTi is capable of covering 0-62mph in 6.8 seconds.
The new 208 GTi will have some rigid competition when it shows up later in the year, including the equivalently powerful Renaultsport Clio EDC as well as new Ford Fiesta ST. the most fundamental Ford Fiesta ST1 design undercuts the 208 GTi cost by £1,900.
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Standard devices on the 208 GTi will include 17-inch alloys, a GTi-specific front grille, twin chrome exhaust tailpipes, LED running lights as well as GTi badging. Inside, the GTi benefits from leather as well as fabric upholstery with red trim details, a DAB radio as well as rear car parking aid.
To make sure the 208 GTi [is deserving of] the badge, Peugeot declares that it has added weight to the steering as well as retuned both the front as well as rear suspension of the basic 208 hatchback to enhance feel as well as agility, while the track is 10mm broader at the front as well as 20mm broader at the rear.
Prices for the elegant Peugeot 208 XY have likewise been confirmed: they’ll begin at £16,545. only offered as a three-door hatchback, the 208 XY replaces the present Feline three-door (while the five-door 208 Feline continues unchanged).
Standard devices on the 208 XY includes 17-inch alloys, a special XY front grille, sat-nav, DAB radio, the Cielo panoramic roofing as well as a rear car parking aid.
Production for both the 208 GTi as well as 208 XY begins in April, with the very first vehicles expected to show up in May.
