As one of the best-selling small electric vehicles in Europe, the e-208, the pure electric version of Peugeot's main sales model 208, has been unveiled in Europe for a mid-term facelift, and as one of the best-selling small electric vehicles in Europe, the car will also be the main competitor of domestic electric vehicles such as the Dolphin and MG4 that hope to establish a foothold in the European market.
In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a new design in the front face, the large-mouth grille is inverted trapezoidal as a whole, and the interior has a radial body with the same color dot matrix mesh filling as the lion head car logo, showing good recognition. The double-layered layout of the headlight clusters on the left and right sides has a blacked-out style as a whole, enhancing the sporty look. The fog lamp area has a very eye-catching three-vertical bar daytime running light strip, highlighting the latest family characteristics and having a good aggressiveness.
On the side of the body, the new car maintains the short and compact lines that are hallmark of the e-208, and if compared with the Dolphin and MG4, then the interior seating space is undoubtedly significantly behind, but on the other hand, European consumers are good at this, small is advantageous, and you can't help it. In addition, details such as the smooth side lines, the thick C-pillar inlaid with special logos, and the large wheels are not absent, and it has a good sense of style.
There are three horizontal bar red light bars on both sides of the tail lights in the rear part of the car, showing good recognition, and the tail box line is obviously prominent, or try to take care of some storage space. The roof has a large spoiler, and the rear bumper has a large black area, which completes the sporty design. In the interior part, the front row of the new car continues the Peugeot family style, which is roughly similar to the 2008 on sale in China, the suspended large-size LCD screen is deflected to the driver, and has a prominent shape, with the dashboard LCD screen to form a dual-screen system, and the front area of the armrest box has a complex hierarchical layout, multi-level design, paddle shift, a large number of physical and touch buttons take into account the needs of all aspects.
The wrap-around center console also has a good sense of style, and the suede sports seats enhance the attributes of sports combat. Of course, the second row is quite cramped and can't be compared to its competitors, as mentioned above, but European consumers don't care. In terms of power, the new car has a good performance, the GT model is equipped with a single motor with a maximum power of 156 horsepower, and a maximum torque of 270 Nm, compared to such a small body, it actually has a good performance, accelerating to 100 kilometers in 8.2 seconds, but competitors MG4 and Dolphin are also not good, and the power configuration in Europe is higher, and the performance will not lag behind.
Of course, it is matched with a 54.9 kWh lithium battery pack, and the pure electric range is 400 kilometers under WLTP conditions, which is also a normal performance for the car. The charging power can reach 100 kWh, and the efficiency is not low due to the small battery. It is worth looking forward to what kind of performance can be held in the future.