We don't know if you've noticed this already, but there's a distinct lack of tuning projects for the Peugeot 208 supermini, this despite it being very popular with customers.
Part of the reason is that the styling is complex and difficult to change, but also because the engines aren't that tunable.
We decided enough was enough, so we're going to show you some of the most interesting 208 projects we've been able to find across Europe. The first comes from a Dutch company called ZIPtuning who owns workshops in Utrecht, Groningen, Ghent and Paris.
Their starting pout is the 208 e-HDI, a very expensive car to begin with, since its only available with the top trim level. Peugeot's idea was to make a very posh but also economical model out of the e-HDI, one which only emits 99 grams of CO2 and demands 4.6 liters of fuel per 100 km in the city thanks to some clever fuel-sipping measures.
Stock performance is also reasonable. 0 to 100 km/h takes 9.7 seconds, while top speed is 190 km/h. Output is 115 PS at 3,600rpm and 270 Nm at 1,750rpm.
ZIPtuning took that engine and remapped it to produce 140 PS while torque is now a very impressive 350 Nm.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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