Peugeot 508 PSE (2021 – present) | Expert Rating

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Genuine pace done differently and chassis revisions that help round the package into a different take on a practical performance car. It’s a versatile machine loaded with kit that also boasts strong efficiency – its rivals can’t match that. However, it looks pricey in areas, even if it does have exclusivity on its side.”
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Model reviewed: 508 PSE Hybrid4 SW
Score: 8 / 10
“It is an expensive car, the 508 PSE. It’s also heavier than rivals and does without their cylinder count – or their rear-biased powertrains. However, handling in the spirit of the finest four-wheel-drive hot hatches and an ability to genuinely engage its driver propel the PSE high up into the fast estate (and saloon) ranks.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“What makes this car stand out against rival performance PHEVs is the fact it gives away very little in terms of outright practicality. The boot capacity is the same as a non-plug-in Pug at 487 litres, and despite being way more fun and accomplished to drive than the standard 508, it’s barely any less comfortable day-to-day.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Peugeot 508 PSE is an extremely handsome, fast and comfortable performance plug-in hybrid. Electric range is a bit limited, though.”
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“The 508 PSE’s sporting nature is instantly noticeable through the hard ride quality, but that does translate into sharp handling, in what is a very composed and rapid cross-country machine. That combination of powertrains provides performance that feels quicker than the figures suggest.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Practical, efficient and fast, the 508 SW Peugeot Sport Engineered is an unlikely but worthy rival to the more established sporty saloon and estate offerings from German brands.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“While the 508 is a really strong design, especially so in SW guise (the most popular of the 508’s two body styles) it’s only available in grey, black or white with black wheels, which strikes us as being a little too bland and unadventurous for a car that is anything but to drive.”
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Model reviewed: 1.6-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid SW estate
Score: 7 / 10
“There’s much to enjoy about the Peugeot 508 PSE. It looks fantastic, is interesting and fun to drive in equal measure, and its rarity makes you feel part of a select and rather special club.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.8 / 10
“On paper, the 508 PSE seems to tick a lot of boxes, offering sharp looks, everyday practicality, performance and low running costs, but with a list price of more than £50,000, it’s a tough sell for private buyers.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Peugeot can be as proud as it likes about this car but people will only pay what they think it’s worth. At £35k, with all that kit, it dances all over a basic Beemer. But £54k? Rising to £56k for the estate?”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Peugeot describes the 508 PSE as a ‘halo’ car, which is industry speak for saying it’s more about creating buzz than bolstering profit margins. We don’t expect to see many of these around, but we’ll salute anyone we do see driving one.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 4 / 10
“The Volvo V60 T6, which offers similar pace. Add in the V60’s near identical pace and practicality, its superior refinement and the fact you can buy one privately for around £10,000 less, and the 508 PSE is a difficult car to recommend, despite some definite charms.”
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