Peugeot is wading into the electrical sizzling hatch battle with the GTi badge now affixed to the e-208 metropolis hatch.
Beneath the bonnet there’s a extra highly effective French-made electrical motor with 209kW and 345Nm driving the entrance wheels. That’s fairly a giant step up from the common e-208’s 115kW motor.
To assist the GTi make a clear getaway it’s fitted with a limited-slip differential. The e-208 GTi can full the 0-100km/h sprint in 5.7 seconds, and hit a prime velocity of 180km/h.
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A 54kWh battery from CATL is commonplace, and gives a 350km driving vary underneath the WLTP commonplace. AC charging speeds prime out at 7.4kW, and 100kW may be achieved with at a DC quick charger.
The GTi rides on 215/40 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres wrapped round 18-inch wheels styled to resemble the “gap” rims used on the 205 GTi.
Peugeot claims this not solely honours the automobile’s heritage, however gives additional cooling for the brakes. The entrance discs have been upsized to 355mm with red-painted four-piston calipers. The brakes on the rear are unchanged from the common e-208 for “effectivity” functions.
To learn the automobile’s dealing with, and stance, the GTi is 30mm decrease than lesser e-208 variants, and its tracks are wider by 56mm on the entrance and 27mm on the rear.
Exterior design adjustments are restricted to a bigger rear spoiler, a colour-coded part beneath the grille, and liberal use of purple piping on the grille and wheel arch protectors.
Contained in the cabin there are new grippier entrance seats, and a small steering wheel with a flat prime and backside. There are many purple highlights inside and outdoors, whereas outstanding GTi badging seems on the alloy wheels, facet sills, seats, and steering wheel.
Fake suede trim is used on the door grips, steering wheel, seats, and centre console lid. Leather-based is utilized to the seat bolsters and components of the steering wheel, whereas an enormous swathe of carbon-fibre-like trim stretches from the door playing cards and throughout the dashboard.
The e-208 GTi will probably be produced in right-hand drive for the UK and Eire, however it’s unclear if the e-208 GTi will grace Australian streets. Certainly the Australian way forward for the 208 vary is unclear.
Initially slated to seem regionally in 2024, that date has come and gone with no motion on the station. Though the e-208 did obtain Australian certification again in 2023, native importer Inchcape is holding its playing cards near its chest.
The final GTi mannequin offered in Australia was the 308 again in 2020, with the 208 and the 208 GTi discontinued in 2018.
