RED-HOT FASTBACK
CAR South Africa|September 2022
Peugeot's recent design fire shows no signs of petering out
RED-HOT FASTBACK

Like a string of Instagram Reels you just can't help but respond to with repeated fire emojis, Peugeot's recent offerings keep turning up the design heat. The 208, 2008 and face-lifted 3008, plus the (sadly unavailable) 508 and all-new 308 have won the brand's design team worldwide acclaim. While the man who first lit the Blitz, Gilles Vidal, has since moved on, the startling 408 confirms Peugeot's design furnace is still red hot.

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