First Drive: Is the new Peugeot e-308 SW an EV with one eye on practicality?
The new SW expands on the space of the regular electric e-308. What does it bring to the table? Jack Evans finds out.
What is it?
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If you’re after a battery-powered estate car, there aren’t too many choices out there. At the entry level of the market, you’ve got the MG5, while right up the top there’s the expensive Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. But what if you want something in the middle? Well, Peugeot might have the answer with the new e-308 SW.
It builds on the regular hatchback e-308 but adds in a decent slug more boot space which could help make it a more viable option for drivers who need a little extra space from their new car. Fortunately, it’s still got all of the latest technology and features that we’ve found in the ‘regular’ e-308, so it could prove to be the ideal everyday EV – so we’ve been driving it to find out.
What’s new?
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As you might expect, this estate version of the 308 is all about practicality. A slightly longer wheelbase means that the 308’s boot space has been increased to 548 litres with the seats in place. It’s more than the 479 litres you’ll find in the MG5, in fact, and can be increased up to 1,574 litres if you fold down the rear seats. It’s less, however, than the boot space you’d get from a petrol or diesel 308 SW, mind you; in that car there are 608 litres on offer with the seats in place.
Elsewhere, we’ve got a range of useful features such as Peugeot’s latest i-Cockpit system, which brings a compact steering wheel and new 3D digital dials which can be configured at the touch of a button.
What’s under the bonnet?
