Should you buy one?

If you need a seven-seat EV and want your car to carry some degree of style, the Peugeot E-5008 is an easy recommendation. Below £50,000 there’s currently little else to choose from unless you go for something more obviously van-based. Look beyond the need for a pure-electric car, and it has a slightly tougher time – the Skoda Kodiaq is an ever-impressive car in this sector and comes as a plug-in hybrid.

We’re a bigger fan of the E-5008 than the Peugeot E-3008, though. The pair’s middling dynamics and modest performance are less of a concern in this seven-seat configuration and the styling arguably works even better in this longer, more elegant form. It’s pricey, but the design and quality currently exhibited at Peugeot is just good enough to back that up.

What we like

It has head-turning looks that are a million miles away from the more dour Mercedes-Benz EQB, and in many ways, even if you don’t need seven seats, it’s a much more desirable family car than the smaller Peugeot E-3008. The rearmost seats are acceptably roomy, and easy to get in and out of, too.

What we don’t like

It’s not particularly exciting to drive, nor is it quick, and battery efficiency is nothing to write home about. Some might baulk at paying Mercedes-like money for a well-equipped one, too.