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The New Peugeot 308 SE On Test

3 months ago 05th Apr 12:51

In addition are numerous storage spaces scattered around the cabin totalling 42 litres. The clever glove box is air conditioned with partitions while the central console has two-cup holder and in the armrest is enough room for at least six CD’s. The 308 SE goes on to have storage trays under the front seats and for the children’s oddments are door pockets plus a closed storage area, two-cup holders, and two recesses for pens in the rear armrest.

Purring this cat into action is the 1.6 litre HDi diesel that is pleasingly quite and stealth like as it sprints to 62mph in just 11.3 seconds and retains a top speed of 119 mph. This engine offers an excellent compromise between performance and running costs than the outgoing 307.

The rack and pinion steering arrangement has been adapted for the 308 and now caters for continuous changes depending on whether you are driving through the city, into the parking bays or on the open road thus giving instant reassurance whatever the driving conditions. .

But with all these safety stars the 308 has notched up, reassurance is certainly the order of the day with driver, passenger, front side, curtain steering column SMART airbags plus the optional extra of two rear side airbags. In addition is the usual seatbelts, pre-tensioners, head restraints etc and the body has been designed to absorb all sorts of impacts with the bumpers specially made to reduce injuries to pedestrians who might suddenly jump out at you. Luckily all models come with ESP as well as ABS, EBFD and EBA.

So now you can see that the cost of the 308 SE 1.6 HDi is warranted. Purr-fect

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