Written by Ted Welford Updated: 6 September 2024

New Year – New Car. We’ll be looking to see what it’s like to live with the new 2024 Peugeot 3008 Mild Hybrid SUV. Follow our journey here as we experience six months of ownership through the Winter and Spring of 2025 and then into the early Summer.

Report by: Percy Lawman – Last Updated February 12th 2025

Update 1: Welcome and introduction
Update 2: Equipment, options and specs

Update 1: Welcome and introduction

It’s always good to start off the New Year with some new metal. We’ve a new edition to the family in the guise of the Peugeot 3008 SUV Mild Hybrid. Our new partner is the 3008 1.2 Allure Hybrid 136hp e-DSC6, 6 Speed Automatic.

I’ll be honest; over the years of running various long termers, I seemed to have missed out on some of the French marques so I’m looking forward to getting to know KV24 ZXB just that little bit better.

Peugeot’s current 3008 is a brand-new model year from 2024 onwards and is the third generation replacing the previous 2016-2024 generation car. However, this is a very highly contested sector. There’s some heavy lifting opposition to contend with in the shape of Nissan’s Qashqai, the Kia Sportage, Skoda’s Karoq and the VW Tiguan eHybrid. As you can see, there’s some big headline names here. This won’t be a push over by any means, so the 3008 is probably going to have its work cut out to get noticed.

One thing worth a quick mention is that there’s currently the new e-3008 which is a fully electric version. If you’re curious to see how these two cars compare, then check out our separate e-3008 review here. 

The 3008 is available in two trim levels – ‘Allure’ and ‘GT’. Each one is available as a 1.2 litre 136hp Mild Hybrid or 1.6 litre 195hp Plug-in Hybrid. The 1.2 engine is available with a 6-speed Dual Shift Clutch [e-DSC6] and the 1.6 engine, a 7-speed DSC [e-DSC7].

At the heart of the mild hybrid is a 48v system. It has a 0.9kWh Lithium-Ion NMC battery located under the passenger’s front seat and the manufacturer claims that during a typical urban driving session, the vehicle will operate solely under electric battery power [100% zero emissions mode] at around 50% of the time. This in theory should reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by a reasonable amount. Official manufacturer figures for the 1.2 [136hp] engine show a combined total between 44.6 and 52.5 mpg. We’ll get an initial idea of how things are shaping up in the next few weeks, but we’ve also a plan to send our 3008 on an extended trip during the six months stay with us.

Being a mild hybrid means you don’t need to plug it in to charge the battery. The battery receives its charge by the regenerative charging [transferred kinetic energy] during engine braking. We’ll report back here during the coming months to see how this all pans out in real world driving scenarios.

Taking a brief look into the cabin reveals an environment where the manufacturer seems to have excelled. The mahoosive 21-inch panoramic curved screen is a real killer and the steering wheel is a modern departure to the more [rounded] affair of the past with flattened top and bottom sections.

On the exterior, we’ve a car that’s certainly very stylish. The previous 3008 went through some major design changes and this new generation expands on that further with a hefty makeover. The current car is sleek and modern with lots of angular surfaces. A dynamic front grille and plenty of sharp lines give the car a sporty and quite aggressive appearance. Does this say that our new SUV really means business? – read on in the coming weeks to find out more.

Update 2: Equipment, options and specs

Standard equipment on the 3008 is extremely generous and looking over the equipment list reveals a car which is teeming with plenty of modern tech.

Peugeot 3008 key equipment on all trim levels

Exterior:

• Alloy Wheels [19”] ‘BREDA/YARI ’ on Allure trims and ‘LULEA’ on GT trims
  [20” ‘SOFIA’ wheels are available on the e-3008]
• Metallic Paint
• Orbital Black Door Mirrors
• Body Coloured Grille and Exterior Door Handles

Interior:

• LED Front and Rear Roof Lighting
• LED Footwell and Boot Lighting
• 40/20/40 Folding Rear Seats
• Adjustable 2-position Boot Floor
• Driver Pedals with Aluminium Flash

Comfort and Convenience:

• Electronic Parking Brake
• Air Conditioning with 2-Zone Climate Control and ‘Clean Cabin’ Air Quality Management System
• Multifunction Trip Computer
• Acoustic Windscreen

Safety and Driver Assistance:

• Advanced Emergency Braking System with Radar [AEBS3] with Night Detection for Pedestrians
• Post Collision Safety Brake [PCSB]
• Airbags and Curtain Airbags all round
• Vehicle Alarm inc. Thatcham Cat 1 Electronic Code Immobiliser
• Locking Wheel Nuts
• Hill Start Assist
• ‘Isofix’ on the Two Outer Rear Seats
• Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Assist
• Tyre Inflation Monitoring

Radio/Multimedia and Navigation:

• 21-inch I-Cockpit HD Customisable Display
• Peugeot i-Connect Advanced with DAB/USB-C/Bluetooth/Apple Car Play & Android Auto
• Smartphone 15w Rapid Wireless Charging
• 6 Speakers [FOCAL Premium 690w 10-speaker upgrade available for GT trims]

What optional equipment is available for this car [Those in bold are fitted].

• Ingaro Blue Metallic Paint [also available in Cumulus Grey, Nera Black, Titane Grey or Okenite White] – £750
• Advanced Grip Control with 3 Driving Modes and Hill Descent Control – £300
• 360 Degrees Vision & Drive Assist Pack which includes Adaptive Cruise Control with ‘Stop/Go’, Long Range Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross Traffic Alert [RCTA], Peugeot Smartbeam, High Beam Assist, 4 Exterior Cameras, Flank Guard Protection, Door Mirrors with Reverse Gear Indexing and a Heated Steering Wheel – £700
• Nappa ‘Mistral’ Black Perforated Full Grain Leather – £1000
• Panoramic Split Opening Spoiler Sunroof – £900
• Manually Retractable Tow Bar with TSM [Trailer Sway Mitigation], 13-pin harness and Upgraded Cooling System – £600

With extremely generous levels of kit, our Allure trim level car comes with cruise control, lane keeping assist, rear parking sensors, LED Headlights, 19-inch Diamond-cut ‘BREDA/YARI’ alloy wheels and dual-zone climate control to name but a small handful of the many desirable assets. Notch up to ‘GT’ spec and you can enjoy the additional benefits of front parking sensors, a multi-function steering wheel and higher spec LED headlights with adaptive high beam assist.

The standard 19-inch alloys are fitted with premium Michelin e.Primacy 225/55 R19 rubber all round. This is a summer road tyre chosen by manufacturers to equip mainly electric, hybrid or low fuel consumption vehicles.

Expanding on the exterior of the car, we can see where the new revised modern styling and looks of the new 3008 really hits home. The previous generation car was launched with a new and updated striking design and the new 2024 model just amplifies this further with plenty of funky styling tweaks scattered around.

Specifications:

Our car is the 1.2 [136hp] Allure, Mild Hybrid which is fitted with the e-DSC6, 6 speed automatic gearbox with front wheel drive. Finished in ‘Obsession Blue’ which is available as a standard factory fit option at no additional cost, is in our opinion, one of the best available colours and certainly stands out from the crowd. It’s probably our favourite.

Maximum power output is 136hp [100kw] @ 5000rpm from the 1199cc turbocharged 3 Cylinder petrol engine. Top speed is reported at 125mph and a 0-62mph of 10.2 seconds.

Fuel economy [WLTP figures] show a combined figure of between 44.6 and 52.5 mpg.

Annual VED for the vehicle comes in at £210 for the first year and then £180 per year thereafter. BIK rate banding is 29% and the insurance group 22E.

Other quick check top-level tech data:

• Fuel Tank Capacity: 55 Litres
• CO/2 Emissions: 124g/km
• Luggage Capacity [Seats Up]: 520 Litres
• Luggage Capacity [Seats Down]: 1480 Litres
• Gross Vehicle Weight [GVW]: 2080kg

Link to the full vehicle specifications on Parkers here

Report by: Percy Lawman – Last Updated February 12th 2025