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The 3008 GT is one of my personal favorite production cars at the Paris Motor Show. It's compact, extremely well designed and it packs a punch, everything a French car needs.
The 3008 has an amazing interior too, probably the best of any small crossover I've ever seen. It features a digital dashboard the exact same size as Audi's and a console that cocoons you, not to mention reinventing how the steering wheel and gearshift lever are supposed to look.
Between the quality of the leather, the illuminated cupholders, and the brushed aluminum surfaces, the 3008 is on par with the Audi Q2, if not slightly above it. Who had the idea of putting fabric on the dash? Give that man an award!
And then there's the 3008 GT. It doesn't look that different but at least the exhaust pipes are real, and I know what they are connected to. Both of the powertrains that are available come from the 308 GT hatchback and wagon.
We are talking about a 2.0-liter BlueHDI delivering 180 PS and, crucially, 400 freaking Nm of torque. I know that don't sound like a hot hatch engine, but it is. While the 308 GT has never been considered a hot hatch, cars that are do use 2-liter diesel engines. The Focus ST, Golf GTD, and Octavia RS are all available with oil burners making around 180 PS. What's more, some of them can't match the 3008 for torque.
Jeremy Clarkson once said the 3008 is a car for people with hair coming out of their ears. He's not going to like this one either because it's a "pointless crossover" but the transformation from MPV to tiny SUV is amazing. Set to arrive in Britain in January 2017, we're sure the Peugeot is going to be another car that makes life hellish for the Nissan Qashqai.
GT trim also adds with it 19-inch two-tone alloys, massaging leather seats, a whopping great panoramic sunroof, and adaptive cruise control. For the paint, the went with a two-tone combination that costs extra and is inspired by the GTi models.
Between the quality of the leather, the illuminated cupholders, and the brushed aluminum surfaces, the 3008 is on par with the Audi Q2, if not slightly above it. Who had the idea of putting fabric on the dash? Give that man an award!
And then there's the 3008 GT. It doesn't look that different but at least the exhaust pipes are real, and I know what they are connected to. Both of the powertrains that are available come from the 308 GT hatchback and wagon.
We are talking about a 2.0-liter BlueHDI delivering 180 PS and, crucially, 400 freaking Nm of torque. I know that don't sound like a hot hatch engine, but it is. While the 308 GT has never been considered a hot hatch, cars that are do use 2-liter diesel engines. The Focus ST, Golf GTD, and Octavia RS are all available with oil burners making around 180 PS. What's more, some of them can't match the 3008 for torque.
Jeremy Clarkson once said the 3008 is a car for people with hair coming out of their ears. He's not going to like this one either because it's a "pointless crossover" but the transformation from MPV to tiny SUV is amazing. Set to arrive in Britain in January 2017, we're sure the Peugeot is going to be another car that makes life hellish for the Nissan Qashqai.
GT trim also adds with it 19-inch two-tone alloys, massaging leather seats, a whopping great panoramic sunroof, and adaptive cruise control. For the paint, the went with a two-tone combination that costs extra and is inspired by the GTi models.
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