• Two powertrains currently available – including a new 4WD
• Long range model to follow in late 2025
• The unsettled ride is a disappointment

Peugeot e-3008 electric motors

While Peugeot also sells the new 3008 with mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines, our focus here is the electric e-3008. We’ve spent a decent amount of time behind the wheel really getting to know it, and you can read more about how we test cars elsewhere.

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The entry-level model features a single motor, and is front-wheel-drive, producing 210hp and 345Nm of torque (pulling power). Acceleration seems quite relaxed for an electric car, especially for a car with that amount of power. So it’ll take 8.8 seconds to crack 62mph, with the top speed capped at 105mph – but it’s enough not to feel left behind in traffic, and relaxed when you get to your destination.

Above this sits the new Dual Motor version, featuring a second electric motor on the rear axle and takes the performance figures up to 325hp and torque up to 500Nm. In reality it means it’s considerably quicker, with 0-62mph dispatched in 6.0 seconds exactly and the top speed increasing to 112mph. If you

A longer-range 98kWh model will also arrive later in 2025 with a slightly more powerful 230hp so it can deal with the battery pack’s extra weight.

What’s it like to drive?

• The e-3008 is heavy, and it feels it to drive
• The ride is particularly firm and unsettled
• But refinement is exceptional

Perhaps the most disappointing thing about the new e-3008 is the way it drives. In many respects, it’s off the pace of rivals, with the ride quality a particular weakness. When we initially tried the e-3008 abroad in the South of France on some oddly rough roads, we weren’t massively complimentary and there’s no change now we’ve tried it on the UK’s poorly-maintained roads.

It tends to crash over potholes, and on all but the smoothest surfaces, it feels unsettled. On rougher roads, we’d go as far as to say it feels uncomfortable. It’s not helped by coming with large alloy wheels as standard – 19 inches with the Allure and 20 inches with the GT. There didn’t seem to be much difference in comfort levels between the two, either.

The harsh ride isn’t helped by the e-3008’s heaviness, as at more than 2.1 tonnes even in its entry-level guise, it’s more cumbersome than plenty of other electric SUVs with larger batteries. A Tesla Model Y, for example, is almost 200kg lighter, and the e-3008 weighs 535kg more than the mild-hybrid 3008. That heft isn’t disguised well, either, the e-3008 can feel bulky through tight corners, with more bodyroll than its rivals, and it can run out of grip quite quickly in poor conditions.

The Dual Motor version gets stiffer springs and doesn’t roll as much through a corner, and also doesn’t seem to have any further detrimental impact on ride comfort, though we’ve only tested this car on France’s smoother roads so far.

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The driving position is an improvement, however, especially for those who didn’t get on with Peugeot’s previous generation cockpit seating position. Though the small steering wheel is retained, it no longer gets in the way of the digital instrument cluster like we often found it to in the past.

Another positive to note with the e-3008 is its refinement as even at higher speeds, wind and road noise are brilliantly isolated from entering the cabin. The Peugeot’s driver assistance features seem brilliantly modulated too, with the lane assist being far less keen to unnecessarily tug at the wheel than plenty of other systems on the market.

While the Dual Motor version is harder to recommend, as it commands around a £6,500 increase over the standard model, if you like to get from A to B a bit quicker, we can see the appeal, though the e-3008 is by no means a performance SUV. It also adds a ‘4WD’ mode to unlock additional traction, and it’s impressive how well it performs even on sodden roads, with plenty of grip in poor conditions.