Peugeot 208 GTi ED

Feisty final edition is this baby hot hatchs final party trick.

- Trent Giunco

A SEND-OFF IS always a bittersweet moment. It can be a time to pause and reflect - or, in the case of some, it’s an excuse for a party, a final fling. Peugeot went with the latter to send the current-gen GTi off with a bang. The limited-run (just 20 units) Edition Definitive by Peugeot Sport is the result. It’s essentially the 208 GTi 30th Anniversary Edition with different clothes, Autonomous Emergency Braking (a first for any GTi model) and a $33,990 price tag. And while that’s a $2000 saving over its forebear, the French baby hot hatch isn’t cheap.

It’s hard to argue against the muscular, nugget-esque design. Matte black accents and the 18-inch wheels add muscle to the diminutive silhouette. You can have it in any colour you like, too – as long as it’s Pearl White. On the inside there are heavily bolstered Peugeot Sport seats, red stitching and red floor mats – tres 205 GTI, indeed.