After allmost 10 years, the 107 is succeeded by the 108.
For this second generation, the 3 sister models are more different.
The Peugeot is more chique and 'lifestyle',
less distinct than the Toyota Aygo with its big 'X',
or the Citroën C1 with its strange headlights.
The 108 is the most modest of the three.
Now, let's see how this car really is.
In short: apart from the looks the three cars are identical.
So the 108 offers the same open roof.
PSA and Toyota also came up with a new system:
MirrorLink.
It makes it possible to operate a smartphone with the central screen.
That sounds good, but smartphones react fast.
Zooming in and out on this map goes very quick.
While on this screen... well, see for yourself.
It was a good idea, but in practice, it could be better.
However, Peugeot says it will be better in the near future.
In the back, it's very tight.
An Hyundai i10, for instance, is much more spacious.
This is like the competitors used to be.
Then there is the luggage compartment...
You no longer have to fold the rear seats to for a beer crate,
but it still offers only 192 liter, where others do more than 250.
When it comes to driving, things did get better.
That's good, because the 107 was a real city car.
The 108 is good as a city car and has a short turning circle,
But outside the city, it feels better than the 107.
It feels like a bigger car.
When driving over a bad road, it doesn't bounce off the road.
So it drives a lot better.
The 1.0 three-cylinder engine is sufficient and deliveres 69 PS
Here, in the French hills, it could be a bit more powerful,
uphill and below 3k rpm, there is no power at all,
But in The Netherlands, where there are no hills, it's OK.
Especially at higher revs.
Today we drive it with the ETG-gearbox, a semi-automatic.
It's a lot less horrible than it was before.
It shifts faster, and chooses better moments to do that.
It no longer shifts to 5th gear when driving uphill.
However, I'd only choose this when a manual was not an option.
Moreover, the taxes in NL make it very expensive: 1400 euro extra.
Quite a lot of money for an automatic that isn't very good.
We can conclude the 108 is a lot better than the 107.
But at the same time, it's in a strange position.
Peugeot positions it as a very trendy car,
but it's very noticable that this is not an expensive car.
The roof, for instance, makes a lot of noise in tunnels.
It's not very well isolated, and the doors feel a bit airy.
That's all fine, but it's not exactly the cheapest.
If you want rear doors, a/c and central lock, it costs 11k.
A competitive price, but it's not cheaper than an i10 or Up.
So this is a very interesting car for a comparative test.
+ Agile; Modern equipment
- Not all details very refined; Noisy