Peugeot 208 GTI review

Potential insurance concerns aside, the GTI should be affordable to buy and run. OK, so £18,900 is considerably more than a base Fiesta ST, but 40mpg-plus is likely and due to the ride and refinement, it’s an easy car to live with day-today. It also comes with a long list of standard equipment, packed with niceties you wouldn’t ever have found on a 205 GTI. The market has moved on and buyers’ expectations today are very different to the 1980s. Which is why the 208 GTI, while not quite a 205-style star, now works so well.