The Peugeot 308 is now also available as a fully electric station wagon. This Peugeot e-308 SW is not the most spacious, but it does have the largest luggage compartment of all electric station wagons currently for sale. Although that is less impressive than it seems.
What is striking about the Peugeot e-308 SW? An electric station wagon as such is already special. Unlike electric SUVs, you can count electric station wagons on the fingers of one hand. Literally, because apart from the Peugeot e-308 SW pictured here, you only have the MG 5 Electricof Nio ET5 Touring, Opel Astra Sports Tourer Electric in Porsche Taycan Sport (Cross) Turismo.
The electric motor of the Peugeot e-308 SW is a well-known one. You will also find it in the updated Peugeot e-208 and the Jeep Avenger, which, like the e-308, are children of the enormous Stellantis family. The engine has a power of 156 hp and a maximum torque of 270 Nm. The battery has a net capacity of 51 kWh (gross: 54 kWh).
Peugeot states a consumption of 15.1 kWh/100 km for the e-308 SW. A good figure, which we were able to achieve within a hair’s breadth after a test drive. Afterwards, the on-board computer showed a very decent 15.2 kWh. This brings the specified range of 409 kilometers into view.
Despite its high weight of 1691 kg, the Peugeot e-308 SW feels sporty. Occasionally you notice that the car is carrying a heavy battery, such as in quickly taken roundabouts, but the e-308 does not easily slip over the front wheels.
The digital instruments are located above the steering wheel, and not behind it as usual. Peugeot calls this setup i-Cockpit. While some people applaud the compact steering wheel and the higher-placed instruments, others say they don’t like it at all because part of the instruments is hidden behind the steering wheel rim.
The prices of the Peugeot e-308 SW start at 44,885 euros. That is an additional cost of 7,285 euros compared to the petrol version 1.2 Puretech 130. In both cases it concerns the Allure version, but in the e-308 you get heated front seats and a heated steering wheel as an extra.
I’m not a fan of SUVs. I like the fact that there is now an electric station wagon from a well-known European brand. A station often drives better than a high SUV. Moreover, the e-308 SW is a beautiful station wagon.