Peugeot 2008 (2016-2019) interior
Plenty of soft plastics make the Peugeot 2008’s cabin feel more upmarket than its price would suggest, but its odd instrument layout and small steering wheel can take some getting used to
Style
The Peugeot 2008’s cabin feels much more upmarket than what you’ll find in a Suzuki Vitara or Renault Captur. Even entry-level models come with plenty of soft plastics dotted around the interior and the metal door handles look like they’ve been lifted straight from a premium SUV.
Sadly, it’s not all good news. The small, low-mounted steering wheel can obscure your view of the dials and there’s a huge slab of brittle, scratchy plastic across the dashboard. The Honda HR-V’s interior feels like it’ll stand up to a few more years of abuse, too.
Fortunately, even entry-level Peugeot 2008 Active models come with a 7.0-inch touchscreen display and a leather-trimmed steering wheel to make things feel a bit posher. Step up to a 2008 Allure model and you get all this plus some glossy black trims and LED ambient lighting.
There’s also a Peugeot 2008 Allure Premium model which comes with height adjustment for both front seats, tinted windows and a panoramic glass roof that makes the 2008’s cabin feel a good deal roomier inside.
Really push the boat out for a top-spec Peugeot 2008 GT Line car and you’ll get the same specs as Allure Premium models, with some extra aluminium trims on the pedals and doors.
You can’t get leather seats in entry-level cars and they’re optional extras on Allure and GT Line models.
Peugeot calls the 2008’s combination of raised dials and small steering wheel its i-Cockpit design, but If you’re very tall It might as well be called the i-can’t-see-the-speedo
- Used
- £5,499
Infotainment
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Every Peugeot 2008 comes with a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system mounted high up on the dashboard. As standard, it gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto so you can mirror your smartphone’s satellite-navigation and media streaming apps on the car’s big screen. The display isn’t the sharpest around and it takes a little while to respond to your inputs but its menus are much more logically laid out than those in the Honda HR-V.
Besides a physical volume knob for the stereo, almost all the system’s features are controlled through the touchscreen. This can make it a pain to use on the move because you’ll have to take your eyes off the road to make sure you’re prodding the right part of the screen.
Thankfully there’s a set of physical buttons for controlling the heating and air conditioning so it’s a doddle to adjust the cabin temperature as you drive along.
Only top-spec Peugeot 2008 GT Line and Allure Premium models come with satellite navigation as standard – it’s an optional extra on Allure and Active models. It’s reasonably easy to input a postcode using the on-screen keyboard but you can’t pinch to zoom in on the maps to preview your route.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto let you use your phone’s sat-nav app on the 2008’s screen instead, though, and you can easily stream music from your phone through the stereo, too. If you’re serious about sound quality you might be disappointed to hear you can’t upgrade the Peugeot’s rather basic six-speaker system to a big-name brand like in the Renault Captur.
- Used
- £5,499