The 208 GTi certainly looks interesting. It sits lower and wider than the standard 208 and features a special GTi bodykit that works well. It enhances the shape of the car and makes it appear more poised and muscular.
The front of the car has been tinkered with. Halogen main beams, LED daytime running lights and a revised gloss black grille with chrome inserts.
At this point we should note the confluence of daytime running lights appears to be spreading - and this is not a good thing. Motorcycles, often the victims of SMIDSY syndrome (Sorry Mate I Didn't See You), due to the increasing size of A-pillars and wing mirrors, run daytime lights. With more and more cars doing running daytime lights too then more and more motorcyclists will be knocked off their bikes by drivers who didn't see them.
The interior is sprinkled with GTi fairy dust. The interior is dark with red highlights throughout. The dashboard looks lovely with red LED surrounding the deep twin dialled binnacles.
The engine is a 1.6 litre, 197bhp turbocharged unit with a tweaked exhaust for a sportier tone. 0-60mph takes 7 seconds.
One of the reasons the 205 GTi was such a good car was it's light weight and, happily, the 208 GTi is no porker. It weighs in at 1160kg. CO2 emissions are expected to be 145 g/km.
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