Peugeot 3008 engines & performance

The 3008 Hybrid's 1.2-litre mild hybrid powertrain featured briefly in the last-generation 3008. It's a hybrid system that features a 22bhp electric motor integrated into a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, driving the front wheels, and primarily draws power from a 134bhp, 1.2-litre, three-cylinder turbo petrol engine.

The system has no selectable EV mode (in contrast to other hybrid systems, like Toyota’s), instead determining on its own when it can run solely on the electric motor under lighter loads; and that's mostly at low speeds. 

A selectable EV mode would be an intriguing addition, given the 3008 is at its best when running solely on electric power; but you wouldn't get much more than a couple of hundred yards before the battery was drained.

Mark Tisshaw

Editor

This drivetrain wasn’t an instant hit when we drove it in the outgoing 3008, and so it proves again in this application in the new model. A couple of key issues are prevalent: it feels underpowered at times, and lacks refinement when working hard - which it needs to do fairly regularly.

The lack of power was an issue in the older car and thus it remains, even more so with an extra 0.2sec on the 0-62mph time. That’s down to the weight of the third-generation 3008, which is almost 100kg more than before.

Around town, the hybrid system works quite well, being quiet and smooth, and requiring no particular allowance or thought to drive it well. In urban traffic, the combustion engine starts and stops quietly, and there are no funny, lumpy drivability quirks to the power delivery.