Peugeot 208 vs clio renaultsport 200 turbo

[lee922]

What are people's views ?

Clio 1.6 turbo , semi automatic 5 door around £18995

peugeot 208 GTI 1.6 turbo , 6 speed manual , 35 mm torque more , better looking and cheaper

​discuss lol

 

[Russ Rallye]

I'm not interested in either tbh, they both do nothing for me, i hope Renaultsport dont go the same way as Peugeot and lose their hot hatch genius.I know things move on etc but i have no interest in a hot hatch with (a) 5 doors and (b) no manual option. Its bad enough that everything has traction control and abs nowadays to stop numpties putting one through a hedge every 5 minutes but thats understandable i guess. I'll stick to my S1 106 Rallye and 182 racecar, when hot hatches were great!
​Russ

 

[Knuckles]

Although I wouldn't have either... I'd take the peugeot.

quick Clio's should be 2.0 and n/a... And wide bodied.

pugs have failed at hot hatches IMO since the 106/306 etc so it makes no difference whether they want to boost their engines

 

[Daniel]

What are people's views ?

Clio 1.6 turbo , semi automatic 5 door around £18995

peugeot 208 GTI 1.6 turbo , 6 speed manual , 35 mm torque more , better looking and cheaper

​discuss lol

If it drives like a 206 or a 207 it's all a moot point. They were/are woeful.

 

[GiT]

I'm going to test drive the 208 and the ST Fezzy when I'm back off holiday.

Got sneaky feeling though a top end diesel Fezzy may call. Not sure why.

 

[jesus]

I'd not get a Peugeot put it that way.

 

[Matthew]

I think the Peugeot looks worse than the Clio, which is saying something.

Be Fiesta ST for me.

 

[DanielJames]

I trust the main man Chris Harris's opinion so I'd go with the Clio.

 

[mini_nick]

Peugeot is meant to be not that great, I would go Clio or if you want manual and a bit cheaper, Fiesta ST. Looking forward to driving both!

 

[Advikaz]

None of the new small hatches to be honest. There's nothing new that tickles my Gherkin in the slightest.

 

[Munson]

Thread disappoints. It's not really media is it?

Was expecting a comparison test or vid

 

[Skeeter]

Just this morning read the Evo magazine review of the 208, and it sounds awefully drab and dull. Basically a stock 208 with slightly stiffer springs and the ECU tweaked to make it more powerful.

But then the Clio hasn't really set the world alight either.

 

[Gally]

Yeah I think people are getting their hopes up about this Peugeot. It's not going to be "that" good. I've spoken to 2 salesman so far and the problem is they have bigged the car up too much, too much "205" chat. It hasn't quite hit that spot.

I think overall the Clio and the ST will leave it behind although it's not the worst looking car by a long way.

 

[Joe#]

If it drives like a 206 or a 207 it's all a moot point. They were/are woeful.

Agreed. The 208 doesn't look good at all imo either.

I think the ST is the one I would go for.

 

[Gandi69]

the fiesta ST is going to be the new small hot hatch to beat I feel, especially when the tuners get their teeth into it

 

[DrR]

208 looks rats.

 

[GiT]

208 front is "busy", but i'm not against it at all.

 

[MarkCup]

Next week will tell all.

JT over on RS confirmed their 200T with Cup chassis has been doing the rounds this week, various publications (including Top Gear) have been putting all 3 head to head.

What I'm seeing so far is a lot of love for the ST, some love for the 200T, and not much at all for the 208.

 

[Gally]

Lols. Just had a Black Gti over from the Peugeot garage, they were picking up another car. I simply have no words for those wheels. Like spaghetti junction and a yoof's wet dream. The front is just all over the place.

Not a fan in the flesh.

 

[Advikaz]

I only know one person who has anything good to say about these 208's & he is working for them lol.

 

[James28]

Thread disappoints. It's not really media is it?

Was expecting a comparison test or vid

This

 

[Nickson]

No pictures either?

I don't want to have to use Google

(For the 208, that is)

 

[sinnie92]

An end of an era for renault,

Not quite out of the gutter for Peugeot,

Beginning of a new era for ford.

= buy new st

 

[Russ Rallye]

Tbh it's the ford that would be my favourite too especially for the price which no one has mentioned. Has anyone driven a 208? I drove a base model a while back and it was horrific, fundamentally flawed IMO, the gti has no hope really.
Russ

 

[sinnie92]

Have they managed to put a proper gearbox in the 208? I've driven 206+7 and 307 and the gearchange is like stirring rubble and tin cans...

 

[kev182cup]

I'd never thought I'd say it but I'd rather have the mini out of the new crop.

 

[Ant1]

19k on a french car that would lose almost 50% of it's value in the first 12 months, I think you know my responce.

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[2Damnsly Andy]

I'd want to own a Peugeot marginally more than I'd want to owna Citroen or Kia. Not a fan of the Renault with it's 5 doors and dsg but the Ford does have something about it.