Has Peugeot new 308 GTi in the pipeline?

Posted on 03-06-2015 at 12:11 by sir_smokalot – 32 Comments”

The Peugeot 306 GTi was a lovely understated hot hatch C-segment, and then came…nothing. According to the rumors, pick up the French wire back on with a soon-to-launch 308 GTi.

Now, I can hear you say: “hoho, Smoke, do any you sources check. There was heuswel a 308 GTi.’ And you are absolutely right. But it’s not, because a GTI C-segmenter with diluted specifications that are better suited to a GTi from the B-segment fit is a petit-peu scanty, ne c’est pas?

Fortunately it looks like Peugeot, since the arrival of Carlos ‘heaven must be missing an angel Tavares again faithful to its sporting roots, which this year was underlined with the above 308 R HYbrid, and the Exalt of the previous year had about a horsepower deficiency, do not complain.

Goodwood Festival of Speed

Later this month in England, the annual Goodwood FoS held, and for this Peugeot a new performancemodel’ announced, that according to the rumors a 308 GTi would be. Since the 308 GT all 205 chevaux under the hood, and the hot hatch competition between the 250 and 300+ hp is is a motorization a la RCZ R (270 hp) for the hand.

Wishful thinking? Maybe, but it would be Peugeot adorn to the exciting and powerful concepts listen to with a hot model of their new verkooptopper. And the above specs we saw, in addition to the 308 R Concept, where we, after 2013 not have heard of. Ergo: it is time to put your money where your mouth is, Peugeot.