Peugeot 308 2017 Review BlueHDi 130 Facelift

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This is the Car Buyers Guide 2017 Peugeot 308 review - we look at the facelift and the BlueHDi 130 1.5 litre diesel engine. Daragh Ó Tuama visited the Bavaria region of Germany and Austria to test drive this car. This facelift Peugeot 308 is due to hit the market in Ireland in late 2017. • Since the Peugeot 308 was first launched, the manufacturer has managed to shift a whopping 760,000 units. The launch of the new Peugeot 3008 showed us the new iCockpit, an updated version of an already advanced system. Now it's the Peugeot 308's turn to sample the latest generation of iCockpit along with new safety technology, new infotainment systems, and a better-than-ever engine line-up. • On the outside, this would appear to be a very mild facelift. There are some minor changes to the exterior, but it will take the eagle-eyed of you to notice. The LED lights have been updated and they now all have the Peugeot 308 LED signature incorporated into the headlights - however, it'll only be the upper-end models that offer full LED lighting. The bottom three levels will benefit from new halogen elliptical module headlights. • There is now a new bumper to the front of all models. The lower three trims (Access, Active and Allure) will share one of the new bumper designs, while GT Line, GT and GTi will share a different bumper. • We focused mainly on the diesel offerings - it looks like the volume seller in Ireland will be the new BlueHDi 130. While there is a shift towards petrol (27% in 2016 to 39% to date in 2017 across the Peugeot range in Ireland), diesel will remain the volume seller for 2017 at least. The BlueHDi 130 will feature for the very first time in the new Peugeot 308. We're told that this digitally designed 1.5-litre engine involved the registration by PSA Group of over 200 new patents. It offers 10hp more than the outgoing BlueHDi 120. On-paper it offers a fuel consumption gain of between 4% and 6%. The emissions are reduced because the pollutants get treated at source and in the exhaust pipe. We drove this engine mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The gear changes I felt were a little on the clunky side, but it's not off-putting. • What was annoying on our road test in this model was that we had to stop half way through our drive because an AdBlue warning light came up on our dash along with a warning to get the engine fixed. This would normally be a very worrying sign, and thankfully this is one of the few times where I've experienced such a thing happen on a launch drive. • We asked Peugeot to explain the problem to us - the reason, according to Gaëtan Demoulin, Head of Product Communications for Peugeot in Europe, was human error. It seems that nobody checked the AdBlue levels of our vehicle before we started out test drive. I suppose what irked me most about this was that I think the car should have warned us that the AdBlue levels were falling in advance of the car telling us to pull over. In fairness to the manufacturer, this was a pre-production model and now is the time to find faults, if any (before mass production). This should not be a problem in full production models and I know that because of our test drive, all test cars with AdBlue were checked. • Next up on my test drive was the 2.0-litre Peugeot 308 GT BlueHDi 180. This featured an exclusive EAT8 automatic gearbox (which mirrors the appearance of the automatic gearstick in the 3008) which was developed with input from the Japanese specialists, Aisin. Apparently, it allows a 7% reduction in fuel consumption when compared with the EAT6 automatic gearbox. The new 8-speed box changes fluidly within the 180hp car, and did leave me feeling impressed. Couple the dynamic gear changes with the car's Sport mode, and you get an enjoyable ride. However, while I do like the artificial noises that come with the Sport mode, I must say that they over-do it a bit in the burble department! On both models that I tested, I found body control on corners to be good, and the ride and sound insulation in general was refined. • Prices for the new 2017 Peugeot 308 are yet to be announced for Ireland. • Read our full review here: https://www.cbg.ie/new-car-review-det... • Like Car Buyers Guide on Facebook: / cbg.ie • Follow us on Twitter: / cbgie • Daragh Ó Tuama Twitter: / daraghmclove • Instagram: / cbg_ie

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