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By Jonathan Crouch
Peugeot's 508 Hybrid 225 delivers plug-in tech from a brand keen to play the long game when it comes to electrification. Jonathan Crouch drives the revised version.
Ten Second Reviewword count: 65
The only remaining version of Peugeot's 508 medium range model is this Hybrid 225 PHEV version. There's a price to pay for the convenience of limited fuel-free mileage, but you'll gain some of the outlay back in lower taxation payments and petrol savings. Fastback and SW estate variants both feature with this set-up and there's premium packaging and appealing design to sugar the asking figures.
Backgroundword count: 122
Stricter emissions regulations have forced every brand to invest in electrified engine tech and it's been interesting to see how different brands have prioritised the different technology options the industry currently has to offer. For this Peugeot 508, the Stellantis Group chose to ignore the two self-charging options (mild and full-hybrids) and instead install a Plug-in Hybrid engine in the top versions, creating this Peugeot 508 Hybrid. The same set-up is offered in the Lion brand's 3008 mid-sized SUV. With the 508 Hybrid 225 model, the idea is to address a primarily business-orientated clientele attracted by the low taxation opportunity that models of this kind offer. People currently considering cars in this class like the Mercedes C300 e and the BMW 330e.
Driving Experienceword count: 217
The PHEV tech adds a portly 280kgs to the kerb weight of the 508. The first generation 508 design was available in electrified form too, but that was a self-charging set-up mated to a diesel engine. In this 'R83'-series model, a 181hp 1.6-litre turbo petrol powerplant combined with an 8-speed auto gearbox is mated to a 110hp electric motor on the front axle powered by a 12.4kWh lithium-ion battery. When fully charged, this allows for up to 42.3 miles of WLTP-rated all-electric driving range. There's a 225hp system output. You get four driving modes, with the ones you'll be using most of the time being the 'Hybrid' and 'Comfort' settings that choose the best mix of electric and petrol propulsion to suit the driving style whilst optimising efficiency, the latter softening the standard adaptive damping. The alternative settings are either 'Sport' (where the car combines the power of the electric and petrol motors to offer livelier performance). And 'Electric' (battery power only), in which guise the car is apparently able to run at up to 84mph. With the engine chiming in, 62mph from rest occupies 7.9s and top speed is limited to 149mph. The hybrid system's extra weight slightly blunts the handling but refinement is exemplary (even with the PureTech engine working) and the ride is superb.
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Price: |
£46,810.00 (At 18 Oct 2024) |
£48,010.00 (At 18 Oct 2024) |
Insurance group 1-50: |
31 |
33 |
CO2 (g/km): |
29 |
30 |
Max Speed (mph): |
155 |
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0-62 mph (s): |
8.3 |
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Electric WLTP-Rated Driving Range (miles): |
42 |
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Combined Mpg: |
274.8 (Fastback) |
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Length (mm): |
4750 |
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Width (mm): |
1859 |
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