Peugeot 308 2018 hatchback in-depth review | Mat Watson Reviews 

I'm sorry it I seriously don't understand why there are so many bad points in this video. After living with one for a year it's practical, packed with tech, is comfortable, and handles very well with the 2.0l diesel bluetech automatic and is great for town and motorway driving. I think you need to own one to appreciate it

The visibility out the back window was a Renault Megane and not 308. There was a Renault Elf sticker on the window 🤔

This 308 is a success for Peugeot, they really stepped up their game in this one !

Peugeot is really doing a great job with her new models, I love the 208 and this 308 is really great, I love it.

Totally ignored that beautiful panoramic roof 😍

At 3:43 it's not the 308, actually it's a Renault (you can see the Renault Elf sticker on the rear window), and the door windows are different from the Peugeot!

Misses some important stuff: - The seats in the upper versions are brilliant in leather - The panoramic roof - The steering wheel doesn't affect your dials view capability if you are over 5 foot 0/ not a dwarf - It has a standard rearview camera - The manual versions are ok - It is a bargain for money (less 5000€ than a Vw Golf). The car just had a midlife lift. Maybe a second unbiased check will make wonders.

It's amazing how handsome this car is and how hideous it's predecessor was.

At 3:45... You show the rear visibilty of a Megane probably, not the 308. Look at the sticker... "Renault/ELF". Now Peugeot puts these stickers on their rear windows? Biased review.

If it would be a german car; he would say "Oh! it's a fantastic car, so great"

Leaving the Eu does not mean that britain isnt in europe

OMG! In 3:44 , you talk about the back visibility, showing a Renault Megane's picture!!!. You could read "Renault Elf" writed in the glass

I love the quality build material, looks so clean and simple

the french really know design.

I've got a 2.0 Allure and I cannot fault it in any way. It's quick, handles well, is well equipped, comfortable and I love the small steering wheel and the whole cockpit in general. I previously owned a VW Golf Bluemotion (awful car, lots of faults, terrible service in VW dealers), before that a Passat 2.0 Highline, and before that BMW118 and I much prefer 308 and you get a lot more for your money. VW's are overpriced and boring.

Why did you show a Renault and not a Peugeot for rear visibility ?

I bought one a week ago, an older one. It pulls like a train and I love it. Nowhere can I find a button for the rear window demister for when the frost arrives!!

I love mine, so comfortable a looks great. The only problem is as he said I get a lot of wind noise .

I've had one of these, a GT line with the 1.2 turbo engine for about four & a half months now & probably the only thing I found remotely annoying was the size of the glove box, but I got over that quickly. Yes, having knobs for the heating etc might have been easier, but I've got used to that so not a problem & I also find the touch screen easy to use, so not unintuitive! I actually had a BMW before this, albeit an older model that became expensive to keep repairing as well as run & tax etc so decided on a complete change & having driven most of the usual suspects I decided on this & very happy with it so far!!

Great video! Finally recieving mine tomorrow, cant wait😄

Matt, we are waiting for review of 308 2022

This review is extremely biased, it looks as it was made by a german! I've been the owner of a 308 for more than 5 years. The car is close to perfect, by far the best I ever owned and one of the best that I've driven. Seats are spot on, so is steering (best wheel in the market, once you get used to it the rest seem like truck steering wheels), perfect chassis, biggest trunk space in the segment when it was introduced in the market, amazing design (both interior and exterior), better performance compared than other cars with similar engines (due to lower weight, I guess), very good quality of materials, excellent LED lighting and reliability which has been superb up to this day. The price was much cheaper than the equivalent Golf, btw a friend of mine bought the VW and had some issues and I couldn't notice a thing in which it'd be better (apart from the tech and navigator which is awful in the 308). Gear changing is not bad once you get used to it but could be improved, I've tried faster gear knobs. A bit of wind noise in the mirrors as in every other car in this segment and... that's about it, no more faults. I've travelled with 3 additional passengers and nobody complained about the space, most of them fell asleep due to a very confortable ride and seats, many people has praised my car over the years and some members of my family even offered to buy it. Probably the most underrated car in the market as of now and I'm really willing to see how much Peugeot can improve for the next gen. As mentioned in another comment, you probably need to own it to really appreciate it.

When Is the 7 series review coming, I have been waiting so patiently 😔

After so many VW I had this car has been nothing but a blessing, sure VW are poppular and cheap but they rust like crazy and break down a lot.

i drive one myselfe, the only thing i find annoying is the reaction of airflow when windows opened. The eardrums don't like it. Last of it for a 3 to 4 ppl solution, you hit gold. And if ya can't but just can test one do it :) rly fine craftmanship

bought a 2015 308 yesterday 1.2 Turbo active and i love it much better than golf / polo and all their dsg issues and jerks expensive to maintain but peogeots interior is classy, clean & unique 6 speed torque converter made in japan by asini its just perfect and the 4.4l/100km is awesome

why you showed the back of the megane instead of the 308 , can you explain that ?

What a design ! The Peugeot 308 is a statement car.

Mat, if you think that the Golf has a better quality interior, why don't you tap between the Golf's infotainment display and aircon? The same thing will happen,you will hurt your finger. My point is, Golf has the same quality as this Pug....

I have tried P308 1.6 HDI and I can say, it is great comfortable car, no problem with dashborard (I am 180cm tall) and engine diesel 1.6 HDI is really great, much better than VW 1.6 TDI which is noisy .. ! :-)

BEST compact car Bye Bye VW Golf

It’s really nice and fantastic car. good work French 👌

Still a cracking relaxing and comfy car even in 2020. Love my 2015 model.

Good review just one thin, around 3,40 min when talking about rear visibility you showed a Renault Megane view ( you see Renault Elf sticker)

Great review. I have this car for the foreseeable future as a courtesy car whilst mine is getting repaired. It's a little different to my basic-spec Fiat 500! haha

Good looking interior tbh

love the reviews, but please normalize your audio levels (it get inaudible at times when you turn your head)

This car handles great, maybe helped by small steering wheel, always feels nimble for quite a big car. Passenger room in the back is fine and seats are comfortable. Never feel trapped.

The thing about the rear leg room is, if you can swivel your legs from side to side (which he does) and not touch the backrest then it ain't too bad in all fairness 🤷‍♂️ get more space than on a Ryanair flight

one big suggestion is plz talk more about the car numbers,0 to 60's bhp,torque etc

That really does look like today's weather!

Thanks for the video! Gave a lot of info in nutshell. *Like* :)

Top car! Shame Mat just hates French cars!

come on man do the 208 ! cant wait for it !

I have a 308 1.6 diesel and I am soooo happy with it.

Am getting mine in two weeks looking forward to it 😎😎😎

Bought by VW and Ford, how much did you get?

can you guys do a comparison between the 3 hatchbacks from the VW group VW golf, seat leon and skoda octavia if you want to make it interesting you can compare the GTD ,FR and VRS

3:43 + the window is Renault elf ++ the Peugeot has a sunroof at the beginning but there we see no light in it!

Ive driven 2016 exact model as this. And Im kinda JDM/German guy... And I think this thing looks and drives solid. Build quality is amazing! I never tought that french cars can achieve this level of quality in a middle class segment of hatchbacks. It is very pleasent to drive and it is dynamic(likes fast driving). I just think that automatic isn't quite the fastest when it comes to shifts but would certainly pick auto over manual. Gotta stay focused and save up for Seat Leon FR!

I really like these, an underrated car IMO.

Very helpful. Thank you

Pedals and gearshifter are loose as always in peugeot. But it is very soft feeling to drive and they are reliable

I have a 2016 1.6 bluehdi 120. 210 000 miles on the clock and still drives as smoothly as first day 😅

I love this car I have driven this exact model and I have to disagree with a lot of your review it's very nippy very precise driving loads of room front and back (for it's class size ) does near 60 mpg for me the manual gear box is NOT notchy driving position tho' slightly offset is not bad at all , it's easy to park in any space has a rear view camera to aid parking , it infotainment/on screen controls although not THE best they are pretty good within the class of cars it competes with , and finally it's fun to drive it really is my last 10 cars have been 2 Q3s - 2 Q7s - 2 Q5 an A5 an A6 a Bmw 5 series and a Skoda Kodiak ...apart from the Skoda Kodiak the little 308 has been my favourite "little car " hands down . as for the Kodiak , that has been a revelation too would definately have another Kodiak over any of the Audi offerings currently available .

Dear Matt, you do realise ..the view towards the rear that was included in this video belongs to another car!!!!

I drove this car during my summer job. It was the 308 1.6L 120HP BlueHDi Allure spec. As you said the engine has a lot of punch, but a fair bit of turbo lag. I personally loved the ride of the 308 however I felt like the steering wheel wasn't connected to the front wheels and the small steering wheel bugs me. I also dislike that the climate controls are controlled from the touch screen infotainment systems, I would've preferred knobs to turn. In summary, the infotainment system is sluggish. Another problem I found is that the manual gear change is dull, It just feels cheap compared to the Astra or Focus.

Matt... Britain is leaving the EU, not Europe. Huge difference. A five year old understands this.

Who the hell flicks plastic in a car anyway lol

Hdi is the best diesel engine you could possibly have in any family car.

It's one of those cars that I really like but I would have never got one for myself

beautiful car

You showed a Renault for the rear visibility!

Please review also the new 308 2021.

any plans to review alfa romeos? that giulia's looking fiiiiiiine :3

You're so brutal with the car, it hurts

The best hatchback.

It would be much appreciated if you could explain what went on in 03:43 overall I found this review to be biased, but this is subjective i guess. Now that part with the rear view of what appears to be a Renault came as a shock, it would be nice if you could explain what happened, otherwise people will think you are misrepresenting the car, and it puts in doubt even your ethics.

Shifts bad? Wtf are you talking about? Got this car myself and it shifts very wel, even at the garage people who know there shit claim the 308 shifts better then most modern cars.

Please check again your comments on this video: for example the visibility is ok, there is no noise from outside and the quality of the cabin is quite good.

I have this car, but the 2.0bluehdi auto and I love it, its a great car to drive and cheap to run

I'm learning to drive in one of these. The steering wheel that blocks the gauges is a big issue for me. Its a choice between knee room or gauge visibility for anyone with long leg.

The rear visibility can't be good when the two outer head-rests are up ....

Love the design. But I would prefer Honda Jazz with its practicality

Narrator, you fail this time. Your review of this car is unimpressive. Peugeot 308 is the best car in its range. It's unbeatable, period.

i think the next review will be for the citroen c4 and then put it a head against the 308 and the megane !!

It always rains during the filming :)

That rear view video you added into the review isn't of the 308, it appears to be from the new Megane!!

Hello Matt!I am wondering if you will make the same comment for Golf new inf system touch-buttons&eyes of the road for too long!I know you will but in real life after getting familiar with the touchscreen you find buttons blind.cheers and keep up the good work!!

Lets see whats new 308 in 2021 will looks like 🦁 2 weeks left to wait! 😃👍

BELIEVE ME GREAT CAR

Please review the Seat leon FR

Had a 208 as a courtesy car last month and I know what Mat means with regards to Peugeot manual gearboxes. Felt like the gear lever was connected to a big tub of mushy peas. Was pretty glad to hand it back at the end of the day!

The new Mazda 3 hatchback review please??

I bought 308 GT 180 EAT8:- You have to set up the climate whilst parked - impossible (dangerous) to readjust while driving. The sat nav is impossible (very dangerous) to reset after accidentally touching the wrong spot on the screen while driving. This is particularly serious on major roads. My Garmin on the other hand lets me switch on to my route as I am approaching my destination - I don't have to listen to it for hours of driving on familiar roads. Also very irritating is not being able to use the radio while parked, say waiting for a passenger - it goes into "economy mode" and switches off - unless you keep the engine running - illegal or soon will be. Also if your expert would be so kind to tell us how to turn off the enhanced hifi-speaker engine sound in "sport" mode - is the annoying noise a deterrent from using it - some sort of economy nudge by Peugeot? I have the Denon speaker version and whilst it might make the pseudo engine noise impress adolescents and younger, it doesn't impress me or other adults that might enjoy listening to radio or music. On the plus side, its a nice drive especially on winding country roads.

Title 308 gti 2018.video os from 2016. What a low move car wow

Video was published in 2016, but the review is a 2018 review. IM CONFUSED?

Matt can you review the 308 GTI?

Some time travel seems have taken place here by reviewing the 2018 in 2016 :-)

Can you do the new 308

It is really beautiful looking car though i agree that backseat should have bigger legroom and frankly had they designed smaller boot(5-10%) they could have increased legroom instead. So why this large boot? If people want big boot they would buy the 308 Station Wagon.

Please review the peugeot 301!

What car cant you say ‘at some angles the steering wheel can obstruct the view of the instruments’?

308 gti review please?

Most biased review on this channel

Externally, probably the best looking car in its class - with the Astra. The center console and steering wheel look wrong!

i would go for a trim without the damn electronic parking brake (I'm a clarksonist)

I'm french and i love ... Jag' !

Nice location. .I love it

Wait for the 508 2018