Peugeot 108

Peugeot 108: which version to buy

If the question is which Peugeot 108 to take, the data set is one generation (from 2014-03-01, end date not measured), one body (Mini 5-doors), seven listed versions, and two engines. The real split is not “generation versus generation” — there is only 1 generation — but 1.0 VTi versus 1.2, Manual versus Robotic, and 69 hp versus 72 hp on the same 1.0 nameplates.

If the question is which Peugeot 108 to take, the data set is one generation (from 2014-03-01, end date not measured), one body (Mini 5-doors), seven listed versions, and two engines. The real split is not “generation versus generation” — there is only 1 generation — but 1.0 VTi versus 1.2, Manual versus Robotic, and 69 hp versus 72 hp on the same 1.0 nameplates. Prices are not in this data, so “extra money” below means extra power, extra seconds, extra litres, extra kilograms, and extra CO2 on the figures given.

Specs: every listed version

Names are exactly as in the catalogue. Two 1.0 VTi MT and two 1.0 VTi EGS share names and are split by power.

All seven use front, transverse placement, distributed injection (multi-point), 4 valves per cylinder, fuel 95, Euro 6. Compression is 11.5 on every 998 cc unit and 11 on both 1199 cc units. Bore × stroke is 71 × 84 on the 1.0s and 75 × 90.5 on the 1.2s.

The second 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) listing matches the first 69 hp 1.0 VTi MT on every measured field in this set. Treat them as one spec for buying, not as two different cars.

1.2 VTi MT and 1.2 Puretech MT also match each other on every number given: 82 hp / 60 kW at 6000 rpm, 118 Nm at 2750 rpm, 10.9 s, 170 km/h, 5.4 / 3.7 / 4.3 l/100 km, 99 g/km CO2, 915 kg kerb. The name changes; the measured sheet does not.

Which engine: 1.0 or 1.2

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

• 1.0 VTi MT / 1.0 VTi EGS at 72 hp: 72 ÷ 0.998 ≈ 72.1 hp/L
• 1.0 VTi MT / 1.0 VTi EGS at 69 hp: 69 ÷ 0.998 ≈ 69.1 hp/L
• 1.2 VTi MT and 1.2 Puretech MT: 82 ÷ 1.199 ≈ 68.4 hp/L

The smaller engine is the denser one. The 1.2 still has +10 hp versus the 72 hp 1.0 (+13.9%) and +13 hp versus the 69 hp 1.0 (+18.8%). Torque is the clearer gap: 118 Nm versus 93 Nm (+25 Nm, +26.9%) or versus 95 Nm (+23 Nm, +24.2%), and it arrives at 2750 rpm instead of 4400 or 4300. That is 1550–1650 rpm earlier.

0–100 km/h on the 1.2 pair is 10.9 s. Versus 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) at 13 s that is 2.1 s quicker. Versus 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp) at 14 s it is 3.1 s quicker. Versus 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp) at 15.9 s it is 5.0 s quicker. Versus 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp) at 14 s it is 3.1 s quicker. Top speed is 170 km/h on both 1.2s versus 160 on the manuals and the 72 hp EGS, and versus 157 on the 69 hp EGS (+10 or +13 km/h).

Mixed consumption on the 1.2s is 4.3 l/100 km. The cheapest mixed figure in the set is 3.7 on 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp): the 1.2 uses +0.6 l/100 km (+16.2%). Versus 4.1 on 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) the 1.2 is only +0.2. Versus 4.2 on 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp) it is +0.1. City: 5.4 on the 1.2s versus 4.3 on the 72 hp manual (+1.1) and versus 5.0 on the 69 hp 1.0s (+0.4). Highway: 3.7 on the 1.2s versus 3.4 (72 hp MT), 3.6 (69 hp MT), 3.8 (69 hp EGS).

CO2: 99 g/km on both 1.2s versus 85 on the 72 hp 1.0s (+14) and 95 / 97 on the 69 hp MT / EGS. Euro 6 is the same on all.

Buy the 1.2 (either 1.2 VTi MT or 1.2 Puretech MT) if 0–100 and mid-range torque are the deciding numbers. The data does not separate those two 1.2s. Buy a 1.0 if mixed litres and CO2 are the deciding numbers, and then pick 72 hp MT for the lowest measured use.

69 hp or 72 hp on the 1.0

Same 998 cc, same 3 Inline, same No boost, same 5-speed, same FWD.

On Manual:

• 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp): 72 hp, 93 Nm at 4400, 0–100 14 s, 160 km/h, 4.3 / 3.4 / 3.7, CO2 85, kerb 915 kg
• 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp): 69 hp, 95 Nm at 4300, 0–100 13 s, 160 km/h, 5.0 / 3.6 / 4.1, CO2 95, kerb 915 kg

The 72 hp unit has +3 hp and −2 Nm. It is 1.0 s slower to 100 (14 versus 13) on this sheet, not faster. What it does buy is economy: mixed 3.7 versus 4.1 (−0.4 l/100 km, −9.8%), city 4.3 versus 5.0 (−0.7), highway 3.4 versus 3.6 (−0.2), CO2 85 versus 95 (−10 g/km). Same kerb, same 160 km/h.

On Robotic:

• 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp): 72 hp, 93 Nm at 4400, 0–100 14 s, 160 km/h, CO2 85; city / highway / mixed not measured; kerb not measured; gross 1240 kg
• 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp): 69 hp, 95 Nm at 4300, 0–100 15.9 s, 157 km/h, 5.0 / 3.8 / 4.2, CO2 97, kerb 935 kg

Here the 72 hp EGS is quicker: 14 s versus 15.9 s (−1.9 s) and 160 versus 157 km/h. Fuel use for 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp) is not measured, so you cannot claim it is the economical EGS — only that its CO2 is 85 versus 97. Kerb for that 72 hp EGS is not measured, so weight-per-horsepower is not measured for it.

If you want a 1.0 Manual: the 69 hp 1.0 VTi MT is the quicker 0–100 on this data; the 72 hp 1.0 VTi MT is the lower-use, lower-CO2 car. They are not the same trade in one direction.

Manual or Robotic (EGS)

Same 1.0, 69 hp, 95 Nm:

• 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp): 13 s, 160 km/h, 5.0 / 3.6 / 4.1, CO2 95, kerb 915
• 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp): 15.9 s, 157 km/h, 5.0 / 3.8 / 4.2, CO2 97, kerb 935

EGS costs +2.9 s to 100, −3 km/h top speed, +0.2 highway, +0.1 mixed, city unchanged at 5.0, +2 g/km CO2, +20 kg kerb. Payload versus the same 1240 kg gross: 325 kg on the 915 kg cars, 305 kg on the 935 kg EGS (−20 kg).

Same 1.0, 72 hp, 93 Nm:

• 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp): 14 s, 160, 4.3 / 3.4 / 3.7, CO2 85, kerb 915
• 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp): 14 s, 160, consumption not measured, CO2 85, kerb not measured

On 0–100 and top speed the 72 hp pair is a draw. You cannot compare litres. You can only say CO2 is the same 85.

There is no Robotic 1.2 in this data. If you want 1.2 VTi MT or 1.2 Puretech MT, the gearbox is Manual, 5, FWD.

Take EGS only if you want Robotic and accept the 69 hp EGS’s slower sheet, or accept not-measured fuel and kerb on the 72 hp EGS. For a measured economy-and-pace package, 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp) or 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) is the complete 1.0 row.

Performance and mpg (economy) in one place

0–100 km/h, fastest to slowest:

1. 1.2 VTi MT and 1.2 Puretech MT — 10.9 s 2. 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) — 13 s 3. 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp) and 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp) — 14 s 4. 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp) — 15.9 s

Top speed: 170 (both 1.2s) > 160 (all 72 hp and 69 hp MT) > 157 (69 hp EGS).

Mixed l/100 km, lowest to highest among measured: 3.7 (72 hp MT) → 4.1 (69 hp MT) → 4.2 (69 hp EGS) → 4.3 (both 1.2s). 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp): mixed not measured.

Approximate mixed range on the 35 L tank (tank ÷ mixed × 100): ≈946 km at 3.7, ≈854 km at 4.1, ≈833 km at 4.2, ≈814 km at 4.3. That arithmetic is from the given tank and mixed figures; it is not a separate measurement.

Dimensions and weight: what does not change

Ground clearance is 140 mm on every version. Wheels are 165/65 R14 and 165/60 R15 on every version. Tank is 35 L on every version. Gross weight is 1240 kg on every version. Front suspension Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, torsion; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear Drum — the same on all seven.

Kerb: 915 kg on both 1.2s, both 1.0 MT ratings, and the duplicated 69 hp MT. 935 kg on 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp). Not measured on 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp).

kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp), where kerb is measured:

• 1.2 VTi MT / 1.2 Puretech MT: 915 ÷ 82 ≈ 11.16 kg/hp (lightest per hp)
• 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp): 915 ÷ 72 ≈ 12.71 kg/hp
• 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp): 915 ÷ 69 ≈ 13.26 kg/hp
• 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp): 935 ÷ 69 ≈ 13.55 kg/hp (heaviest per hp)
• 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp): not measured

Choosing a version does not change clearance, tank, gross mass, or wheel sizes in this catalogue. It changes kerb only if you take the 69 hp EGS (+20 kg) or the 72 hp EGS (unknown).

Generations: nothing later to wait for in this file

1 generation only, start 2014-03-01, stop not measured, body Mini 5-doors, 7 modifications. There is no second generation in the data, so there is no “newer chassis, same engines” choice. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation. The buying question is inside this one generation: engine size, 69 versus 72, Manual versus Robotic, and the duplicate nameplates.

Which version to choose

Want the strongest measured pace in the set: 1.2 VTi MT or 1.2 Puretech MT. Same 82 hp, 118 Nm, 10.9 s, 170 km/h, 4.3 mixed, 99 g/km, 915 kg. The data does not give a reason to prefer one name over the other.

Want the lowest measured fuel and CO2: 1.0 VTi MT (72 hp) — 3.7 mixed, 4.3 city, 3.4 highway, 85 g/km. You give up 2.1–5.0 s to 100 versus the 1.2s and 1.0 s versus the 69 hp MT, and 10 km/h versus the 1.2s.

Want the quicker 1.0 Manual: 1.0 VTi MT (69 hp) — 13 s, 95 Nm, 4.1 mixed. Not the 72 hp MT, which is 14 s on this sheet.

Want Robotic: 1.0 VTi EGS (69 hp) if you need a full consumption and kerb row (15.9 s, 4.2 mixed, 935 kg). 1.0 VTi EGS (72 hp) if you want the 14 s / 160 km/h / 85 g/km EGS and accept fuel and kerb as not measured.

Do not pick a version for ground clearance, tank, drive, or body: all are FWD, Mini 5-doors, 35 L, 140 mm, 1240 kg gross.

Problems and reliability are not measured in this data set; this article does not invent them.