CO2/tax
0-153g/km
£0-£180
Running costs
43-50mpg (PureTech 130)
£64 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.9 seconds/122mph
IT’S amazing how much some mainstream brands have upped their game when it comes to design, build quality and reliability – plus, as a result, desirability.
Several of them are part of the Stellantis Group, and these include Vauxhall, Citroen and Peugeot – all of whom are streets ahead in most respects compared with where they were only a few years ago. The 2008 is a perfect example of this, because when the original was launched in 2013 it was worthy enough, but it didn’t stand out in any way.
The second-generation 2008 arrived seven years later, morphing into a more muscular SUV in the process. This metamorphosis led to showroom success despite high purchase prices – but how does the 2008 stack up as a used buy?
History
THE second-generation 2008 reached UK showrooms in February 2020, with a choice of 1.2 PureTech petrol or 1.5
