Unfairly forgotten estate should be on family car shopping lists more
The Peugeot 308 SW is one of a dozen or so estate cars left on sale. The average family car has changed in shape dramatically over the course of the 21st century. Once dominated by hatchbacks and estates like the Ford Focus and Mondeo, families began gravitating towards MPVs like the Renault Scenic. Now, you’re more likely to see car seats in the back of a Hyundai Tucson or similar SUV. While Peugeot’s range is stacked full of crossovers and SUVs, it still makes room for more traditionally shaped family cars, such as the recently revised 308 hatchback and 308 ‘Station Wagon’, as reviewed here. The biggest visual change is a new nose, which, to these testers’ eyes, looks fantastic. It wasn’t half bad before, but now wears one of the most striking faces in the segment. That said, it only has the Seat and Cupra Leon, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corolla, Vauxhall Astra and BYD Seal 6 estates to count as direct rivals. Despite not being a big seller in the UK, Peugeot has endowed its C-segment estate with a broad range to suit almost any buyer. Prices start at just under £28,000 (roughly £1200 more than the hatch) for which you get well-specified Allure trim and a mild-hybrid petrol powertrain. A diesel costs about £1000 more.An electric version with 275 miles of range starts at £31,500 – see our Peugeot e-308 review for impressions. A PHEV tops the range at £35,500.
