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Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - C.A.R. - 23-07-2012
Bit of Peugeot news for a change...
Following-on from the concept debut a while back, the 208 GTi has gotten the Go-ahead for production.
News Link
So, will it re-ignite the Peugeot hot-hatch flame or just be another disappointment for the Pug name?
Doesn't look great, in my opinion....
![[Image: Peugeot-208_GTi_Concept_2012_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg]](http://img2.netcarshow.com/Peugeot-208_GTi_Concept_2012_800x600_wallpaper_01.jpg)
![[Image: Peugeot-208_GTi_Concept_2012_800x600_wallpaper_07.jpg]](http://img2.netcarshow.com/Peugeot-208_GTi_Concept_2012_800x600_wallpaper_07.jpg)
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Toms306 - 23-07-2012
It looks awful, and even halfords wouldnt sell those alloys. What the hell happened to peugeot after the 306!?
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - spike2002 - 23-07-2012
Its ok kinda looks like its been hit with a shovel on the front end tho
I would prefer it over a golf tho :p
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Dan! - 23-07-2012
Real hot hatches are dead.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Ed Doe - 23-07-2012
I'm gonna be honest, I think it looks really nice. Love the brushed ally detailing behind the rear qtr glass. The interior looks awesome on the concept car; lots of brushed ally etc, and lovely looking dials etc.
Only thing that annoyed me... it has a 6spd gearbox.... so why not 208 GTi6?
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - declantg - 23-07-2012
did someone say ford fiesta?
Or should I say corsa? or even a punto they are all looking the same now.
what happened to originality
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Curt - 23-07-2012
Looks alright from the back, horrible from the front.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Toms306 - 23-07-2012
Aerodynamics and pedestrian saftey shape cars these days, thats why they all have that high front end (which looks wank) and a very smooth shape after that.................shame they don't take aesthetics into the design these days though!
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - declantg - 23-07-2012
yeah I know its ridiculous. but to be fair on it if it had a smooth bonnet and some nicer wheels and lowered, just maybe there's hope for the 208
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Toms306 - 23-07-2012
Hmm....its always gonna be that same shape though............
I think its a lost cause tbh.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - C.A.R. - 23-07-2012
Tis all about the pedestrian bounce-back-ability. Back when common sense prevailed, pedestrians just avoided being hit by cars at all costs, whereas now cars must be equipped for them to take a tumble and remain comfortable until a paramedic arrives to repair them so the can continue living their wasteful life.
Or something like that.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Toms306 - 23-07-2012
(23-07-2012, 12:26 PM)c.a.r. Wrote: Tis all about the pedestrian bounce-back-ability. Back when common sense prevailed, pedestrians just avoided being hit by cars at all costs, whereas now cars must be equipped for them to take a tumble and remain comfortable until a paramedic arrives to repair them so the can continue living their wasteful life.
Or something like that.
Yeah, safe cars are just another way they're removing natural selection........in a few years time no-one will ever die, the worlds overcrowded enough already!!
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - InkedMuttley - 23-07-2012
f*cking Godawful!
Looks like a 206 that's been raped by a Toyota Aygo and that's the resulting unloved offspring of the horrible pair!
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - samass - 23-07-2012
Doesnt look thaaaat bad, granted, wheels are gash. Needs some lows too. Desperately.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - kingy - 23-07-2012
i think peugeot make some of the ugliest cars but this is well nice. bout time imo.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - procta - 23-07-2012
what bhp will it be?
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Niall - 23-07-2012
I think it looks good and if it handles anything like the 106/206/306, it will sell loads to all the people who loved these cars when they were new years ago.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Ed Doe - 23-07-2012
(23-07-2012, 01:48 PM)procta Wrote: what bhp will it be?
IIRC 200bhp; same 1.6 thp engine from the RCZ...
There was an article in this month's PFC about it
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - 1616six - 23-07-2012
Looks like a new fiesta & a 206 have had a love child..
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Poodle - 23-07-2012
Not bad when you consider what the designers have got to fight against, in terms of the requirements already discussed, but still god-awful. I'll keep my nice looking vehicle shape, thank you very much, and sod the pedestrians stupid enough to jump in front of a car.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - declantg - 23-07-2012
Natural selection at its finest
Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - THE_Liam - 23-07-2012
It'll be too heavy, too complicated, have too many f*cking computers on the dashboard, understeery, and basically a shadow of the old 205 GTI...
Retro>Modern
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - puglove - 23-07-2012
I actually like it, apart from the Ripspeed wheel
Afte reading this thread, Does no one like the 207 gti? they are pure sex on wheel! i feckin love em
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Niall - 23-07-2012
(23-07-2012, 03:49 PM)puglove Wrote: I actually like it, apart from the Ripspeed wheel
Afte reading this thread, Does no one like the 207 gti? they are pure sex on wheel! i feckin love em
They do look good but apparently handle like a golf....so shit.
Peugeot didn't have much going for them in the times of the 306 except for half decent looks and epic handling. The fact they they tune so well was a pure accident!
They just lost all that and apparently the rcz was supposed to be the first car that went back to the 205 handling. Never driven one but apparently they handle very well for a barge.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - cwspellowe - 23-07-2012
![[Image: twoohhate.jpg]](http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/martypellowe/twoohhate.jpg)
That is all.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - puglove - 23-07-2012
(23-07-2012, 03:58 PM)Niall Wrote:(23-07-2012, 03:49 PM)puglove Wrote: I actually like it, apart from the Ripspeed wheel
Afte reading this thread, Does no one like the 207 gti? they are pure sex on wheel! i feckin love em
They do look good but apparently handle like a golf....so shit.
Peugeot didn't have much going for them in the times of the 306 except for half decent looks and epic handling. The fact they they tune so well was a pure accident!
They just lost all that and apparently the rcz was supposed to be the first car that went back to the 205 handling. Never driven one but apparently they handle very well for a barge.
Yeah but with a few pennies throwen at it on the handling side of things surly they could be just as good if not better than a 306/205?
TBH i never look at/drive a car and think its good standered im always think how good it could be with some handling and power mods thrown at it, maybe i should buy one and see how well i can get it to handle and tune . hmmmm
(23-07-2012, 04:17 PM)cwspellowe Wrote:
That is all.
Dam beat me to it and my shop will never be that good
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Jenkosowls - 23-07-2012
200bhp out of the joint bmw psa engine venture to which is natourious for timing chain problems amongst a few other thing to which bmw have dropped it from the mini... weight wise think it just over a 1000kg. the 207 i had handled fine had firm suspension plenty of grip on even on budget tyres also didnt have the twitchy back end you get in the older pugs handled even better once rippthrough had put some braces on to it
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - Kezzieboy - 23-07-2012
As said, shit at the front, alright at the back.
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - tachagti6 - 23-07-2012
eww....
RE: Pug 208 GTi Confirmed - bigcheez2k3 - 23-07-2012
Looks ok but there's a bit too much arch gap at the front compared to the back.