Peugeot 208

Generations compared by the numbers

The catalogue lists four generations. They must be treated separately.

The catalogue lists four generations. They must be treated separately.

1 generation (2010-11-01 to 2016-06-30), Mini 5-doors: 12 versions, all FWD. Ground clearance is 139 mm on 1.0 MT (68 hp) and 140 mm or 130 mm on the rest. Eco class is Euro 5. The 50 l tank is the same on every ICE car here.

1 generation, restyling (2015-06-01 to 2021-01-31), Mini 5-doors: 12 versions, FWD, Euro 6, 140 mm clearance on every row that has a figure. Two pairs share names and must be split by kerb weight: 1.2 AT 110 hp at 1080 kg versus 1.2 AT 110 hp at 1090 kg; 1.0 MT 68 hp at 975 kg versus 1.0 MT 68 hp at 960 kg; 1.2 MT 82 hp at 975 kg versus 1.2 MT 82 hp at 960 kg.

2 generation (2019-01-01 to 2024-01-31), Mini 5-doors: 10 versions, FWD, Euro 6 on ICE, 160 mm clearance where measured (the 100 hp 1.2 Puretech MT has clearance not measured). Three cars share the name 1.2 Puretech AT and must be split by power: 110 hp, 130 hp, 100 hp. Two cars share 1.2 Puretech MT: 75 hp (no turbo) and 100 hp (Turbo).

2 generation, restyling (from 2023-07-01, stop not measured), Mini 5-doors: 7 versions, FWD. Clearance is 160 mm on all seven. Two 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid rows sit at 100 hp versus 130 hp versus 145 hp — three names that look similar; the 100 hp car is one name, the 130 hp and 145 hp cars are the same name at two outputs.

What changed between generations, using only these figures: clearance rose from 130–140 mm (first generation / restyling) to 160 mm (second generation / restyling). Eco class moved from Euro 5 to Euro 6 after the 2015 restyling. Battery cars appear only from the second generation. The 165 hp petrol 1.6 MT of the first-generation restyling has no successor of that displacement in the second generation; the later petrol peak is 145 hp on 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid.

Engines and specs

Every row uses the catalogue name exactly. Layout labels are taken from the English fields (Gasoline, Diesel, Electro, Inline, Turbo, No, Manual, Automatic, Robotic, FWD). Rear-suspension English in the source is the string Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem; rear-brake English is Disc. Those strings are not rewritten.

2 generation (2019–2024)

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres) on the 1199 cc cars: 75 hp = 62.6 hp/l; 100 hp = 83.4 hp/l; 110 hp = 91.7 hp/l; 130 hp = 108.4 hp/l. The 999 cc 1.0 Puretech MT is 75.1 hp/l. The 1499 cc 1.5 BlueHDi MT is 68.0 hp/l. Electro versions have displacement not measured, so hp/l is not calculated.

2 generation, restyling (from 2023-07)

The restyling 145 hp 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid is 120.9 hp/l — 12.5 hp/l above the 130 hp 1.2 Puretech AT of the unfacelifted second generation, on the same 1199 cc. Torque stays 234 Nm at both 130 hp and 145 hp; the extra 15 hp does not add newton-metres in this table.

1 generation, restyling (2015–2021)

Injection on these petrol cars is Distributed injection (multi-point). The 165 hp 1.6 MT is 103.3 hp/l; the 68 hp 1.0 MT is 68.1 hp/l.

1 generation (2010–2016)

Engine position is Front, transverse on every ICE row except the first-generation 1.2 EGS, which is Front, longitudinal in the source. That is the only longitudinal entry in the whole model.

Performance and economy (0-100, top speed, mpg-equivalent litres)

Figures that are missing are written as not measured.

Second generation petrol/diesel. 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp: 13.2 s, 170 km/h, 4.8 / 3.7 / 4.1 l/100 km (city / highway / mixed), 94 g/km CO2. 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp: 9.9 s (−3.3 s versus 75 hp), 188 km/h (+18), 5.2 / 3.7 / 4.2, 97 g/km; the extra 25 hp and 87 Nm cost 110 kg of kerb (1055 → 1165) and mixed use rises 0.1 l/100 km. 1.5 BlueHDi MT: 10.2 s, 188 km/h, 3.7 / 2.9 / 3.2, 85 g/km — 0.3 s slower than the 100 hp petrol manual, 1.0 l/100 km lower mixed, same 1165 kg kerb, 50 kg more gross (1645 vs 1595). 1.0 Puretech MT: 0-100 not measured, top speed not measured, consumption not measured, CO2 94 g/km. 1.2 Puretech AT 110 hp: 9.9 s, 188 km/h, 6.2 / 4.4 / 5.1, 99 g/km. 1.2 Puretech AT 130 hp: 8.7 s (−1.2 s vs 110 hp AT), 208 km/h (+20), 5.4 / 4.0 / 4.4, 103 g/km — mixed is 0.7 l/100 km lower than the 110 hp automatic despite 20 extra hp. 1.2 Puretech AT 100 hp: 10.8 s, 188 km/h, 5.1 / 3.9 / 4.3, 99 g/km; versus the 100 hp 1.2 Puretech MT, the 8-speed Automatic costs +0.9 s and +0.1 mixed litres.

Second generation Electro. AT 339 km, AT 400 km and AT (136 hp): all 8.3 s, 150 km/h, consumption not measured, CO2 0. Peak rpm on AT (136 hp) is 3673 – 10000; torque band 300 – 3673. AT 339 km and AT 400 km have rpm not measured. The 20 hp gap (156 vs 136) does not change 0-100 or vmax in this table; both 156 hp names match the 136 hp AT on the stopwatch.

Second-generation restyling. 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp repeats 13.2 s / 170 / 4.8 / 3.7 / 4.1. 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp is now 10.1 s (+0.2 vs the unfacelifted 100 hp MT), 194 km/h (+6), mixed 5.0 (city and highway not measured), CO2 113 g/km (+16 vs 97). 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 100 hp: 9.8 s, 193 km/h, mixed 4.5, 101 g/km — 1.0 s quicker than the unfacelifted 1.2 Puretech AT 100 hp and 0.2 s quicker than the restyling 100 hp MT. 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 130 hp: 8.1 s, 214 km/h, mixed 5.0, 113 g/km. 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 145 hp: 8.1 s (same as 130 hp), 210 km/h (−4 vs 130 hp), mixed 4.6 (−0.4), 102 g/km (−11). e-208 51 kWh: 8.2 s, 150 km/h. e-208 46.3 kWh: 9.0 s (+0.8 vs 51 kWh), 150 km/h.

First-generation restyling. Fastest: 1.6 MT 165 hp Gasoline, 7.4 s, 218 km/h, 7.1 / 4.6 / 5.6, 129 g/km. Slowest petrol: both 1.0 MT 68 hp rows, 14.0 s, 165 km/h, 5.2 / 3.9 / 4.4, 102 g/km. 1.2 EGS 82 hp is 14.5 s — 2.3 s slower than 1.2 MT 82 hp at the same 118 Nm, while mixed falls from 4.5 to 4.2. Diesel spread: 1.6 MT 75 hp 13.3 s / 3.5 mixed / 90 g/km; 1.6 MT 100 hp 10.7 s / 3.4 / 87 g/km; 1.6 MT 120 hp 9.4 s / 3.6 / 94 g/km. The 100 hp diesel is the lowest mixed and CO2 of this generation.

First generation. Fastest: 1.6 MT 156 hp, 7.3 s, 215 km/h, 7.9 / 4.5 / 5.8, 135 g/km. Slowest: 1.4 EGS 16.2 s, 165 km/h, 3.6 / 3.2 / 3.4, 87 g/km — lowest mixed of the whole model among versions that publish it, tied in spirit with later diesels but 3.4 is the number. 1.6 AT 120 hp Gasoline: 10.7 s, 190 km/h, 9.8 / 4.9 / 6.7, 154 g/km — highest mixed and CO2 in the catalogue; versus 1.6 MT 120 hp Gasoline (9.9 s, 5.8 mixed, 134 g/km) the 4-speed Automatic costs +0.8 s, +0.9 mixed litres, +20 g/km. 1.2 EGS vs 1.2 MT (both 82 hp): 14.8 s vs 12.2 s, mixed 4.8 vs 4.5, CO2 110 vs 104.

Dimensions and weight

Tank is 50 l on every ICE version that lists it; Electro tank is not measured.

Ground clearance: 160 mm on second generation (except 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp, not measured) and on the entire restyling. First generation: 139 mm (1.0 MT), 140 mm on most petrol, 130 mm on 1.4 MT Diesel, 1.6 EGS, 1.6 MT 115 hp Diesel, 1.4 EGS. Restyling of generation 1: 140 mm throughout.

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

• 2 generation 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp: 1055 kg / 14.07 kg/hp; gross 1510 kg. Wheels 185/65 R15, 195/55 R16.
• 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp: 1165 kg / 11.65 kg/hp; gross 1595; wheels 195/55 R16, 205/45 R17.
• 1.5 BlueHDi MT: 1165 kg / 11.42 kg/hp; gross 1645.
• 1.0 Puretech MT: kerb not measured, gross not measured.
• AT 339 km, AT 400 km, AT 136 hp: 1530 kg; 9.81 kg/hp at 156 hp, 11.25 kg/hp at 136 hp; gross 1910 — heaviest gross in the model.
• 1.2 Puretech AT 110 hp: 1090 kg / 9.91 kg/hp; gross 1630; wheels not measured.
• 1.2 Puretech AT 130 hp: 1233 kg / 9.48 kg/hp; gross 1630.
• 1.2 Puretech AT 100 hp: 1165 kg / 11.65 kg/hp; gross 1595.

• 2 generation, restyling 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp and 100 hp: both 1055 kg / 1510 kg gross — the 100 hp car is 110 kg lighter than the unfacelifted 100 hp MT (10.55 vs 11.65 kg/hp). 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 100 hp: 1175 / 1670. 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 130 hp and 145 hp: both 1228 kg / 1690 gross (9.45 and 8.47 kg/hp). e-208 51 kWh and e-208 46.3 kWh: kerb not measured, gross not measured. Wheels on this generation: 185/65 R15, 195/55 R16 (no 17-inch row listed).

• 1 generation, restyling: lightest measured 960 kg (1.0 MT 68 hp and 1.2 MT 82 hp duplicates); heaviest 1150 kg (1.6 MT 165 hp) = 6.97 kg/hp. Gross not measured on this generation. 1.0 MT uses Drum rear brakes; every other 208 in this file uses Disc at the rear and Ventilated disc at the front.

• 1 generation: lightest 975 kg (1.0 MT, 1.2 MT); 1.6 MT 156 hp is 1090 kg / 6.99 kg/hp — almost the same mass-per-hp as the later 165 hp car, 0.1 s quicker (7.3 vs 7.4). Gross peaks at 1625 kg on several 1.6 cars.

Front suspension is Independent, spring on every version. Rear is Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem on every version.

Which version to choose

Decide first by fuel type, then by generation, then by the duplicate names.

If you want the lowest mixed litres among published ICE figures: first-generation 1.4 EGS at 3.4 l/100 km, first-generation restyling 1.6 MT 100 hp Diesel at 3.4, or second-generation 1.5 BlueHDi MT at 3.2. The last of those three is 0.2 l/100 km lower than the older 100 hp diesel, with 2 extra hp and 4 fewer Nm (250 vs 254). Highway on 1.5 BlueHDi MT is 2.9 versus 3.2 on the restyling 100 hp diesel.

If you want the lightest petrol city car: first-generation restyling 1.0 MT or 1.2 MT 82 hp at 960 kg (the duplicate rows; the other pair is 975 kg). Second-generation lightest measured petrol is 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp at 1055 kg — 95 kg heavier than that 960 kg pair, with +7 hp versus the 68 hp 1.0 MT and −7 hp versus the 82 hp 1.2 MT, but +20 mm clearance (160 vs 140).

If you want the strongest petrol: first-generation restyling 1.6 MT 165 hp (7.4 s, 218 km/h, 5.6 mixed). Nothing later matches 165 hp, 7.4 s, or 218 km/h. The closest later petrol is 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 145 hp (8.1 s, 210 km/h, 4.6 mixed): −20 hp, +0.7 s, −8 km/h, −1.0 mixed litres, +78 kg kerb (1228 vs 1150). The unfacelifted second-generation stand-in is 1.2 Puretech AT 130 hp (8.7 s, 208 km/h, 4.4 mixed).

If you want an automatic petrol without going back to the 4-speed: skip first-generation 1.6 AT (6.7 mixed, 154 g/km). The second-generation 1.2 Puretech AT 130 hp (8-speed) is the quickest unfacelifted automatic petrol. The restyling 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 145 hp matches the 130 hp hybrid’s 8.1 s and undercuts it on mixed (4.6 vs 5.0) and CO2 (102 vs 113) at the same 1228 kg; vmax is 4 km/h lower (210 vs 214). The 100 hp 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid is the hybrid to pick if 9.8 s and 4.5 mixed are enough: it is 53 kg lighter than the 130/145 pair.

If you want a manual turbo 1.2: unfacelifted 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp is 9.9 s / 188 km/h / 4.2 mixed / 1165 kg. Restyling 1.2 Puretech MT 100 hp is 10.1 s / 194 km/h / 5.0 mixed / 1055 kg — 110 kg lighter, 6 km/h faster on top, 0.2 s slower, mixed +0.8 and CO2 +16. City and highway on the restyling 100 hp MT are not measured.

If you want the 75 hp petrol: unfacelifted and restyled 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp are the same on the stopwatch (13.2 s, 170, 4.1 mixed, 1055 kg). Versus 1.0 Puretech MT (also 75 hp, 999 cc, from 2022-05-01), the 1.0 has 13 fewer Nm (105 vs 118), and 0-100, vmax, consumption and kerb are not measured — so you cannot score the 1.0 on pace or thirst from this file.

If you want Electro: names are not interchangeable. AT 339 km and AT 400 km are both 156 hp, 260 Nm, 8.3 s, 150 km/h, 1530/1910 kg; the difference in the name is not expanded by any other measured column here (consumption not measured on both). AT at 136 hp matches those 8.3 s / 150 km/h / 1530 kg numbers. Restyling e-208 51 kWh is 156 hp and 8.2 s with kerb not measured; e-208 46.3 kWh is 136 hp and 9.0 s with kerb not measured. CO2 is 0 on all five Electro names. Eco class is not measured on all five.

If you are looking at a Robotic gearbox: first-generation 1.2 EGS and restyling 1.2 EGS (both 82 hp) are slower than the matching 1.2 MT by 2.6 s and 2.3 s respectively. First-generation 1.4 EGS is the slowest 208 in the file (16.2 s) and also the joint-lowest mixed ICE figure (3.4). 1.6 EGS 92 hp Diesel is 11.8 s versus 10.9 s for 1.6 MT 92 hp Diesel — 0.9 s for the same 230 Nm.

Reliability and problems. This dataset has no failure rates, recalls, or service intervals. What can be said without leaving the numbers: Euro 5 ends with 1 generation; Euro 6 starts with 1 generation, restyling. Compression is 16 or 16.5 on the diesels that list it, 10.5–11 on petrol that list it; 1.0 Puretech MT compression is not measured. Fuel is 95 on petrol, Diesel on diesel, Electro on battery cars.

Short map. Everyday petrol, latest body, lowest published mixed among current automatics: 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 100 hp. Everyday petrol, latest body, most hp: 1.2 i AT Mild Hybrid 145 hp. Everyday petrol, lightest current measured kerb: 1.2 Puretech MT 75 hp (or the 100 hp restyling MT at the same 1055 kg). Diesel, current generation: 1.5 BlueHDi MT. Diesel, lowest mixed in the 2015 restyling: 1.6 MT 100 hp. Hot petrol, only in the 2015 restyling: 1.6 MT 165 hp. Battery, unfacelifted: pick AT 339 km or AT 400 km if you want 156 hp, or AT if you want 136 hp — 0-100 does not separate them. Battery, restyling: e-208 51 kWh over e-208 46.3 kWh if 0.8 s on 0-100 matters; mass of both is not measured.