Say hello to the all-new Peugeot 408!
We’ve got our hands on Peugeot’s all-new half hatchback, half SUV, and we’re about to see if it can stand out in this oh-so-crowded car market.
For starters, the 408 is clearly a looker. With loads of creases and sharp angular taillights, we’re getting some serious Urus vibes from the rear! The good looks continue up front too, with a cool grille design and Peugeot’s instantly recognisable fang daytime running lights.
What’s more, the good looks continue once you step inside the cabin. There’s a cool dash design up top, and the seats aren’t only comfortable, but also come in an Alcantara-like material. The infotainment system is a real winner, too, with both the central screen and digital dials being highly customisable.
It’s easy to choose an engine, as there are only three to choose from. The entry-level comes with a 1.2-litre turbo petrol that can deliver 130hp, and then there are two plug-in hybrids, with the range-topper being a 1.6-litre turbo petrol coupled with an electric motor which can deliver 225hp. It can also drive for up to 40 miles on electric power alone.
All sounds pretty positive, right? Well, there’s one key sticking point… The price! The 408 starts at around £31,000, and the one we have our hands on here will set you back around £46,000! So is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat to see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:34 Design
02:43 Interior
05:59 Back Seats
08:34 Boot
10:17 5 Annoying Things
12:11 5 Good Things
13:28 Engines
14:10 Town Driving
16:09 Motorway Driving
17:33 Country Road Driving
18:31 0-60mph
19:22 Verdict
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Peugeot has had the best glow-up of all car manufacturers. Great looking car 👍🏻
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@@RudeBomberBoy01 no...
Yes.
@@RudeBomberBoy01 just no
Mat, an advice for Peugeots, Citroens and Vauxhalls: they automatically lock after 30 seconds if you unlock them and don't open any door. So open a door and close again and it won't lock
I think all new cars have this ?
@@CallMeSint3x Either Mat is absolutely smashed here or they must not all have that otherwise he wouldn't have been so confused
@@AlzhinSon nah I have a Nissan and it does that I was asking myself if I have dementia or not 😂
All cars do it.
My 2006 Honda Accord does that.
As Jeremy Clarcson once said, Peugeot was once a cool car company, doing cool car company stuff, then they decided to make dull cars for old people. For the last couple of years i see they decided to do cool cars once again. Well done Peugeot.
Cool cars with lazy 1.2 and 1.6 engine. Still brand car maker for old people. They might look good but what's under their hood is a total disaster.
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@@davidensinger4175 right? Like asking for a V8 would be too much, but this car needs at least 2.0 turbo petrol engine 🙄
As a french guy i always found that french cars (recntly 2000 to 2015) looked not that good. But i have to say that with DS it was the start of our comeback ! Peugeot has stepped up its game since the new series. I can safely say that i could go for a french car by now which was something unimaginable previously in terms of design. However I still feel that the engine and motorisation needs a bit of work. These new looks are kind of sporty and aggressiv which is great but now we need to have better engine to fit with those amazing looking cars
I feel exactly the same way. Politics killed our sport cars industry. But even with that we managed to be pretty remarkable with the RS brand. It's a shame that we let these idiots comand our industry. Apparently electrical powers might help us to be more competitive power wise. The bummer is that we are the champions of luxury and excellence and our auto industry keep doing cheap/middle status type of cars... we could bring so much to the table, it's a shame.
Problem with Peugeot (or any french manufacturer really) is the reliability. Even with strict maintenance their engines have a *lot* of flaws and defects that can easily cost an arm and a leg. I myself have a 208 GTI with the infamous 1.6 THP 200bhp engine, and when you end up with a receipt of 5500 euros for a full upper engine change (so cylinder head and gasket) when the car is barely 80,000km and january 2014 old, it hurts.
@@HysteryProduction well, maybe because that engine was co-engineered with BMW. The 1.4 Hdi and 1.6 Hdi were quite reliable and economical, the current 1.5 Hdi has some problems with the adblue system, but that's something that the majority of cars have and the 1.2 puretech, after the belt redesign (2018 onwards) is quite reliable and punchy (it's noisy though). My family has 3 PSA cars with the 1.4 Hdi engine, my sister has 350k km on her c3, I've 208k on my c3 and my mother has 150k km in her 207. They're quite reliable, on mine I've to change the fuel valve in the next service, but considering my parents home is 150km from my current work (I'm a teacher in Portugal and we basically have to travel through the entire country) I put 300km in a single weekend, with the car packed with clothes and some food. My sister's car (she's also a teacher) is from 2002 and it's still going strong, the best part is the consumption (my mean is between 3.8 and 5.1, so it's quite frugal)
oui le souci avec PSA c'est les moteurs, quel dommage en vrai
ah ouais elle est pas belle.
This car didn't take the usual abuse Mat gives them, it fought back!! 😄
Agreed.
He made that joke already.
Honestly if you removed the badges off of most modern peugeots and took them to america, people would think they're posh.
American's wouldn't know what the badge meant anyway, no need to remove them I think.
Yea and then they will get in and start dribing it and realize......wait , this sounds and drives like a lawn mower
@@Intersept The Beyond meat of cars
Nobody here knows what Peugeot is so you might as well just leave them on and still most would think it's premium based on looks.
😂😂 nah nah more like a KIA
That car looks ABSOLUTELY STUNNING in real life! Many people on here hate to have to admit that Peugeot makes brilliant cars so they have to resort to bash it for no reason. Pathetic. Fantastic car. Stunningly beautiful. Would happily own one. Was in France just 2 days ago, saw one and Good Lord that thing is impressively pretty.
Yep I agree
merci
Being a mechanic i will admit they look alright but give it 3 years and youll be visiting a shop chasing stupid random issues. Get in a crash = write off.
@@tinietempahm Peugeot most reliable brand in the UK like 3 years ago...
@@tinietempahm ur probably talking about BMW and Mercedes
19:05-19:23 I like the transition and song selection (GG for the editor) Good clip, as always!
Damn that car seems to struggle with power even with that strongest engine, can you imagine what a torture is to run it with only 1.2 3 cilinder engine.
Yeah it seems very heavy, being the hybrid version it's even worse...
Its because of the French government. If they don't do this small engines, they must pay a big fines.
@@_stoupa2_397 BS. This is not French but an EU idea to kill european automotive industry.
Given the hefty fuel prices in some countries the person who owns the 1.2litre will be the happiest at the...
@@Piorunowski Yes it is. But the French government is giving a big fines for ''bigger'' ccm. Even for 2.0L...
Like most current cars, it relocks if you unlock but then don't open a door in order to prevent you accidentally opening it and walking away. MB are the same.
This design feature on cars has been around for ages, even my 10 year old yeti
@@martinadams5893 and my 14 year old Mazda 😂
@@WatchGeek agreed.
@@martinadams5893 more like 3 yr old yetis.
Most cars with keyless entry have the feature, including my 13 year old scion Xd (not so current) A lot of cars will auto lock once you walk a certain distance away from the car with the key
This is very interesting! I have a DS7 Opera and it’s cool to see how many features in the new Peugeots are similar!
Matt was on FIRE during filming, like the review very much due to the all the mood of it Great!
The car do look cool.
10:32 Matt you had me laughing pretty hard here, haha. Nice one
same on me
@@mumutusa agreed.
Me too 🤣🤣🤣
Waited for this like a long time ago!!! Finally!! The interior is a pinnacle just like they used to be back then 2017. Only thing is the name... Its more like an SUV so could name like 4008 or something
Yeah same here, kind of a disappointed of them transforming the 40x series to SUVs, I'm still hoping that they'll rename the second phase to 4008 and maybe lower this big ass car to make it a true 406 descendant (+ ditch the cheap plastics on the rear bumper and side skirts). I love the interior too, feels like a cockpit 🤩
@@deeprod2592 omg righttt!? I even criticized that on my insta! Having cheap plastics at the back I so hate it on our 5008!. And in this case it's massive amount. My only hope & what I want to see is a larger 7008 😭 a big fat large SUV that can easily compete with BM's n Merc's...! And I'm counting my fingers on the next gen 5008! What they'll do one their flagship SUV / their flagship 😍
Sadly the market doesn’t want traditional saloon style cars, it would either be a case of using the 408 name or discontinuing it completely
It's NOT a SUV. Height: 148 cm
@@WmAHughes yep. 408 should be classified as a semi SUV/Saloon Hybrid.
Matt you’re a legend. KZhead won’t be the same without you. You can review anything in the world and still make it interesting and funny. You’ll be great in Celebrity Masterchef.
This 408 model's styling does look very color sensitive. I bet it'll look really good in a dark hue!
208 better.
@Purwanti Allan 308 even better.
It truly is, the black GT one is a real looker!
12:28 Usually this organization is called "AGR" what means Initiative for healthy backs (literally: Aktion gesunder Rücken), but I think the other abbreviation comes only through a French translation. However, the seats are really good for long trips. Opel introduced this at that time (GM) and Stellantis probably uses this marking now for all brands.
Wow 😃
Gute übersetzung 😅
@@ma7modabdallah19 wieso, falsch? 🤔
Noch nie davon gehört aber als Mensch mit chronischen Rückenschmerzen freut es mich das es so etwas gibt.
My Opel Astra 2015 has AGR seats
I have an 3008 today. And i absolutly love the small steering weel, and loooking over it ! More manufacturers should do this !
Trivia: the brilliant water nozzles on the windscreen wipers were also mounted on the (c.) 1991 405 Mi16. Not a Peugeot addict and that was the only one I ever owned, but it was brilliant in many respects. Possibly better trained than the one under review here. Mine never attacked me. (I think it actually saved my life on two occasions on which driver input was, er, injudicious.)
Thumbs up for the integrated screens - BRAVO
Matt after you unlock the car, you need to open one of the doors so it wont lock itself at some point. It was the same on my 307 back in the day.
Agreed.
its decent looking. but the new 308 is simply stunning. looks fantastic
Matt you're a joy to watch ,so professional and well prepared and somehow after all these years you've managed to keep the humour going and yet still hit the mark on what really matters to car buyers . Keep up the great work ...and those elocution lessons ( im kidding ) yam ya . Give the crew a shout out too ...cutting , filming ,editing it hasall been been pretty 'darn' cool too. Well done
Man, the bird poo scene was truly amazing! The perfect amount of disguise and just under vomiting point👍
I think all the new Peugeots are really great looking.
Same! I realy like the New style and interieur is amazingly built
Wtf that thing is disgusting
-guy who works for a peugeot dealership.
@@samteks125 in all respect, I can't believe somebody can call new Peugeot design ugly/awful. They are the prettiest cars on sale today in my opinion (not including premium brands). Just a question. Do you think 308 is ugly? Cause I can see it kinda in this new 408.
@@samteks125 the 408 looked cool. But on the outside looked like it came from Peugeot 106.
Absolutely love Peugeot cars, the 408 is no exception a stunning design with allure!
408 has some nice touches from Porsche.
Megaretr i like your vids sooooo much just like carwow.
Megaretr i like your vids just like carwow.
A comparison video of for exampel 8 of the best breaks would be amazing!
im so impressed with peugeot lately, and this is no exception, what an excellent car
We need more of these reviews. I love how you can watch one from years ago or watch a new one, and they're done exactly the same. And you always make me laugh Mat.
Peugeot 408 imo is 6/10.
@@purwantiallan5089 He didn't ask for your opinion.
as French i laughed a lot for this test, thanks for all that good humor. Merci !
Mat gets attacked by the boot shelves. Great review, and you're hilarious too.
This car looks simply amazing LOVE IT ❤️
Faintly reminds me of the Rover SD1 from the 1980's.
Such a nice car! For me, as an old man, its a nice comfi ride from a to b with a beauty. I cant await the new 3008, SUV looking like the 408. :D
This car looks gorgeous. Interior is awesome 💯
That call of duty hit marker killed me 😂 9:55
2:53 it only is when you go down that things get a bit scratchy 😂
This is the best looking mainstream car since the Fiat Multipla
This is a joke when you say "best looking"
What a gorgeous car back then😂😂😂
😁😁😁😁😁
The almighty Multipla... 😁
@@alxdava2004 It is .Even mat claims that
great video as always! Mat, are you planning to review Mazda CX-60?
Hi Matt, when are you going to do the review of the new Alfa Romeo Tonale...? I sat in it the other day and took a good look at the looks and was really impressed with it.
Hi Matt, Just love these videos and keep up the good work I have watched this channel since covid and it brings so much joy 🎉 Again amazing video and I agree with all said in video 👍👍👍
how tf did you watch a 20min video in 3mins? it just got uploaded!
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Agree on the exterior styling completely, cool in parts but not quite it as a package. Interior looks mint, the infotainment with it's customization is clever, just add some physical knobs/buttons for climate and volume pleeeease.
Agreed.
I've got one, there's a volume button and the climate control maintains your settings to I just gsve it on auto at 21 degrees and it's rapid to get to temperature
informative, funny, objective, pleasure to watch! thank you
Peugeots are so nice in the last 8-10 yrs, i really dig them.
The car looks soooo much better on the screen "THEN" in real life😂
Tu l'as jamais vu alors
@@Domani02 I've seen it and I will never get these minutes back 😞
Should never have gone for the offroad bumper style.
As for me the front side looks rubbish :/
then what?
I wanted this car because of great design, but only automatic put me down. So last month I went with brand new 2008 GT 6 gear manual and I am so happy with it.
Automatics are 10000x times better for a daily
Auto all the way. Who wants ti drive a manual, unless you're a boy racer.
When Mat said “Let’s check out the back seats” just wondered how many times he has said that to himself while chatting in in the rear view mirror😂😂🤣🤣
The Peugeot 408 got some nice touches from Porsche Panamera.
Dude it's a security feature if you accidentally unlock the car and not proceed with opening the door, the ECU will sent a lock door request after 60-90 seconds of inactivity... it's somehow anointing but you just need to open the door slightly to interrupt the mechanism and it will never lock up again......and the steering wheel is amaising but then again I am 186 cm and it never blocks the HMI...personally I love the fact that it's position is customizable...
I just have a quick idea - would you like to test out older cars sometimes? I mean many people shop for cars on the used market, I'm talking cars like around 2010 or so. Just an idea, keep the great work
Absolutely love Peugeot cars, the 408 is no exception a stunning design with allure! 🦁 A well integrated 3D iCockpit allows me to remain focused on the road ahead. Well done and thank you Peugeot
Bro that's car is soooooooooooooooooooooo slow and FWD car and expensive !
@@ahmadladkani5102 It suits most people's needs, I would still choose this over a German car
Stellantis piece of junk
@@ahmadladkani5102 innit
@@AppleUK2000 buy that squeaky tough to repair french car
I just went to test drive the hybrid model and the car was very pleasant to drive. 👍
hi mat just a few things to mention here, with the windows once they stopped going down push the button down again and they go slightly further down both my 2019 308 and my mums 2019 5008 do this. the other thing is with that silly visio camera system if you reverse and it fills it in if you stop say because someone had their door open and you had to wait after a little while it forgets what its seen and then shows the greyed out bars again so now you cant see what it remembered like 15 secs ago i had this issue when driving my mums 5008
the other thing ive noticed is with my 3cyl 1.2l 130bhp 308 is my economy is awful only 24mpg and i dont rag it around also with my mums 5008 if you accelerate it takes forever for the auto box to downshift and aso revs far too high someties before it decides to shift ruining mpg and if using cruise while its good that when going downhill it shifts down to keep the car at the desired speed because the engine then revs higher than before again it ruins economy
Peugeot since 2020 have really stepped up their game, you have to give them props
In design but the 1.2 engine is totally rubbish in terms of virtual age and the way it literally drinks oil
Mat thank you so much for this insane video!
"Crawling with clunge" a great quote from Jay there.
I have the 2022 308 and after watching this have to say still happy with my choice, I'm getting the same mpg and performance with just the 1.2 petrol
i just love the design of the back of this car, looks amazing, front is subjective, love it or hate it
Skip 2 doors and make it a fastback
@@kooppool4862 yeah, a fastback option would be very cool
I've found that for my seating position/height the rearview mirror obstructs a lot of the view on the road.
Can you also do a video on the 308 sw? I’m really curious on what you think of that car
You forget to mention the best thing about the steering wheel, if you rest your hand on top you can honk the horn without moving your hand 😁 perfect for aggressive city driving
Nice Design 😊
Always funny and edgy! Love Peugeots AND Matt I would give you a reach around any day!
I love my 2008, Peugeot are crushing it - the reason it keeps locking at the start is if you've unlocked it, and it hasn't had the door opened and closed within 30 seconds, it'll autolock.
Fab looking car and a strong 9 out of 10
☝️☝️C0NGRATUIATl0N FAN, l HAVE GlFT 🎁 F0R Y0U.
That's one sleek car. The design is 💯
Yep. The rear tho came straight from 106 Rallye.
That was a pretty funny review! Thanks!
It looks really nice. I wish they would make a reasonably priced electric version.
I don't know, but in the Netherlands it is ridiculously expensive, compared to a 308.
Or even 208.
Peugeots are highly underrated.
Agreed I bought a 206 for £100 3 years ago and it lasted me 3 months and was a lot of fun
underrated for no reason...
Rode in many Peugeots and they were so confortable compared to my Nissan and vw
@@wasteoftime2187 buy a 206 2l HDi I have one 230000 km I didn't even change the clutch
Yeah because they suck
Mat 408 or 3008 with the same engine? (1.6L 180hp hybrid) which is more comfortable? I was going for the 408 for the looks but the stiff suspension is a no no for me. Is 3008 softer? O the same???
The editor that put the MW2 hitmarker in @9:57 is a legend😂
A greet from Norway! We're so busy saving the world with our all electric cars so I haven't seen anything like this 408! Not in real life or even a commercial😟 But for me; wow! Cool car!! I love it! Quite amusing review of it too!!🤣
The problem is, ICE cars that don’t consume 12 liters per 100km usually sound and feel like lawnmowers, just like this one apparently. If this was an EV, it’d have a better performance and would probably feel better to drive
yes, the africans thank you for sending them back the used lithium 😂😂
It’s interesting to me that Matt reviews cars and doesn’t realise that if you unlock a car and don’t open any doors … it locks itself again 😅
I like the flash noise though!
That knecapper in the pasenger front seat is a massive dealbreaker for me. (Glovebox shape)
Great looking car the 408, is but I'll stick with my new 5008 it has more space for my needs, I'm enjoying the Peugeot so far my 3008 was brilliant had 4 years without a any problems.
408 looked cool but the interior came from 106 Rallye.
On my Peugeot if you unlock it and don't open the door it's locking itself back after few seconds , I guess it's a safety measure in case you press by mistake unlock when you're leaving.
in my opel meriva b was this function
Yes after 30 seconds.
@@MrDgt66 I would say it's less , if I unlock it when I'm outside the house and I look back or something, by the time I get to the car is locking already , and I don't need 30 seconds to do this.
@@tcm_tatra I see. In the user manual of my 5008 is "approx. 30 secs" written, it can be less of course. 🙂
@@MrDgt66 ok thanks. I don't know , I haven't readed the owner manual. 😅
Nice car, getting mine this Thursday 🎉
Really nice looking car from peugeot.I have a 3008 gt premium.will look to see about getting the 408
This car looks wicked! It's obvious Peugeot has woken up from the dungeon of lack of innovative design.
It was nice to see my lovley village Deddington when i used to live 13 years!
Okay. The infrared night vision is extremely helpful. Especially in the USA, where peoples block roads with nailed planks and wait with guns in the woods. Its a game changer.
Cupra Formentor is pretty similar in styling with a few fewer weird bits, and for the same price is AWD 300hp - or the PHEV is £4k less with the same performance but AWD. Would be a good comparison I think.
310ps AWD cupra base model at 30k is hands down the better choice imo. Driven sensibly though they will only average about 35mpg. As you say though the PHEV version woukd match this for less money. I don't like the look of either car though and I'm a massive petrol head 🤣
in france, for the awd 300hp formentor u d have to add a massive malus taxe like 10k € on top of the price so u would go for the phev one and probably lose the 4wd i think.
@@vaudou74 thanks for adding that. We only pay biggwr taxes if the cars worth over a certain amount, I think 60k and vehicle tax based on engine displacement and C02 emissions.
I have a Lamborghini Urus, well not quite it's a Cupra Formentor VZ2 310 in magnetic grey, one hell of a car.
@@leeandjancruise The engine and mechanics of it are sound cars. Just not fond of the shape or styling. I have a Cupra 290 Mapped to 380HP also in magnetic grey with copper accents. Also one hell of a car. Working my way up to an RS3 xD. But given the choice between The Peugot and yours, I'd pick yours all day long.
It Looks surprisingly good
Yeah very dezent
@@bernhardsonn7758 no it’s shite
Started watching this channel, because it's available in german now. Binge watching all bloody english episodes as well. 😄
I have had several people walk up to me when I got my Peugeot 2008 in 2021 and said it looked good, never happend before, not once. Now ofcourse it is not new model but it a testament that Peugeot make good looking cars in generall. I wish they would have had more power in petrol versions, then my next might again be a Peugeot.
Peugeot have always had a very good reputation for the comfort of their seats, complete opposite of Vauxhall actually.
I like the design. But it should have an AWD option and a more powerful powertrain option
Pse should come with that soon enough
i liked the scene of mat showing how to locate the isofix-ankerpoints
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Does look cool! Like the new badge
Why can’t we have this in the US
So sad
Maybe Stellantis will bring new electric Peugeot models to th US
Best car review Channel 👌 Best presenter "Mat Watson"
Excellent video!
I like blinkers in Peugeots!! There are so nice! ☺️🚗🇺🇦🇲🇫
£46k for a Peugeot. Audi Q3 sportback. Just saying 🤷🏽
This has better quality.
The peugeot looks much better in and out
Matt looking smart in new glasses 😎
The seats are called AGR Seats, which means in German "Aktion gesunder Rücken" or on English "action for a healthy back". AGR is therefore a seal of quality and means, the seats are good for your back
Cool features of the Peugeot 408 includes its vanity mirror...
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