Peugeot E-3008 Review

Motors & Performance 

We've tested what will be the 'base' powertrain, the 73kWh single-motor setup, both abroad for the original car's launch and most recently in the UK. The E-3008 is smooth, and very quiet, but acceleration is far from startling. Taking 8.8 seconds to get from zero to 62mph, some rivals beat that. Also, the E-3008 is very heavy, at more than 2100kg. Rivals such as the Volkswagen ID.4, Skoda Enyaq and Renault Scenic all feel noticeably quicker from a standing start, but more importantly are zippier at mid to high speeds – the kind you're doing on a motorway and need a quick extra burst of acceleration when overtaking. 

At the car's international launch we also drove the forthcoming twin-motor version. It isn't startlingly different in character, although it has usefully more acceleration to call on, with a 0-62mph time of 6.4 seconds.

Drive & Handling 

This is also a refined car at town speeds, and the suspension soothes away most bumps, although potholes and sharp speed bumps do give it a slap. We found UK specification cars ride a little more softly than the French-registered cars we drove on the car’s original international launch, but there’s no doubt that the E-3008 gives a firmer ride compared to a Skoda Enyaq or Renault Scenic. ]

The hard ride would be fine if the E-3008 was fun to drive but it isn’t. The steering, though light and easy to use, gives little to no feedback, therefore it’s difficult to know what the front wheels are doing when you pick up speed on a country road – a Volkswagen ID.4 gives a far more connected feeling through its steering wheel. Body control is very good, though, and is due to that stiff suspension set-up, and the car feels safe, planted and predictable – everything you’d really want from a family car, after all.