Peugeot 308 SW review

The range kicks off at £28,695 for the mild hybrid petrol, £29,385 for the diesel, and £36,300 for the plug-in hybrid. Monthly payments starting at around £350, £355 and £420 respectively, over four years with a six-month down payment. 

That puts it at the cheaper end up against its rivals, pipped by the entry-level Seat Leon, but undercutting the Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Astra. The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports and Volkswagen Passat will cost you more yet.

What are the kit choices like?

Base Allure trim includes 17in alloys, LED head- and tail-lights, power folding door mirrors, tinted rear windows, 10in touchscreen, wireless, smartphone mirroring, and rear parking sensors and camera. Feels fairly generous.

Step up the ladder and you’re into GT trim, which adds 18in alloys, matrix LED lights, illuminated Peugeot badge, customisable i-Toggle controls, a fancier trim, aluminium pedals, front parking sensors, and keyless entry and start. 

Top-spec GT Premium models get a 3D digital instrument cluster, heated steering wheel, heated and massaging front seats, Alcantara upholstery, adaptive cruise control, 360-degree parking camera, and a powered bootlid.

There’s about a £2k uplift in price from each trim to the next.

Which would you go for?

The 1.2-litre mild hybrid has arguably the strongest all-round appeal, unless you’re a business buyer and can take advantage of nine per cent Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rate. Plus, given the current extortionate price of fuel for obvious reasons, the claimed 53 miles of e-running could save you a fortune if you have home charging.

Fitted with the optional 7.4kW on-board charger, it takes 2hrs 5mins to fully replenish the 17.2kW battery using a wallbox; otherwise it’s 7hrs 25mins on a three pin plug. It can’t be fast charged via DC.

Trim? We’d suggest skipping Allure and heading straight for GT with its ‘i-Toggle’ shortcut buttons. Oh, and all versions now get an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty thanks to the Peugeot Care Scheme.