Peugeot E-3008 Dual Motor review: This time, bigger is better

June 4, 2025 George East

With 321bhp and AWD, the E-3008 Dual Motor is the most powerful Peugeot on sale today. Does, though, it address the issues of the single motor version, and how will it fare when it goes on sale in Britain this summer?

What now seems about 17 years ago, I drove the single motor version of Peugeot’s all-electric E-3008 and it left me in two minds. The rakish ‘fastback’ (definitely not SUV!) styling makes it one of the most distinctive looking cars in its class, and the interior is far better built than anything I’ve recently experienced from more‘premium’ manufacturers.

There are one or two buts, though. While the single motor E-3008’s range of 326 miles is impressive, the car’s performance, dynamics and ride are less so. By no means did I dislike the single motor E-3008. I just hoped that it would be better. Perhaps most frustratingly given its history, I knew deep down that Peugeot could do better.

Would, then, the Peugeot E-3008 Dual Motor prove better than its single motor sibling? In a nutshell, yes.

Design, interior, technology

Ostensibly, both single and twin-motor versions of the Peugeot E-3008 are the same. They both measure up at 4.6 metres long, benefit from a striking – and incredibly pleasant to touch – floating grille, an avant-garde fastback body style, and the cars I drove both had optional 20-inch diamond cut alloys.

The Peugeot E-3008 shares its all-electric STLA platform with the Citroen C5 Aircross, the Vauxhall Grandland, and the upcoming Lancia Gamma (Image: Stellantis Media)

Inside, the similarities continue. The dashboard is all sculpted, wacky shapes, and is dominated by a huge, curved 21-inch touchscreen. If you’d have told me 10 years ago that I’d be singing the praises of Peugeot’s quality, I’d have laughed at you. However, it is genuinely excellent – in neither car does anything feel hollow or done to a price. The wool-effect on the centre console and doors is also a nice touch. Literally.

While I maintain that plenty of features on new cars are unnecessary pains (see, rotating screens, digital fishtanks and more) I was quite drawn to the E-3008’s choice of eight interior backlighting colours. The restful yellow hue was definitely my preference – especially when driving at night – and the various shades of blue were far less jarring than what you’d find in say, a Mercedes.

Accessing those colours and any of the car’s other settings was far easier than expected thanks to a smaller touch screen or ‘i-Toggles’ you can use to personalise your favourite shortcuts, whether that be access to Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, climate control, or the ADAS settings.

The biggest difference I noticed between the interiors of the E-3008 single motor and dual-motor was that the latter allows you to turn off the ADAS at the push of a single graphic on the larger screen.

Dual-Motor-interior — Thanks to its use of high-quality materials and interesting design, the interior is a pleasant place to be (Image: Stellantis Media)

It’s a very small piece of detail, but one that makes an enormous difference to the overall driving experience as you’re no longer strongarmed into wasting minutes navigating sub-menus to switch off intrusive features such as lane assist.

While the E-3008’s cabin is a nice place to be with its classy design, solid materials, and sharp graphics, it isn’t perfect. I would have preferred some physical buttons for the climate control, and Peugeot’s i-Cockpit is a bit tricky to get used to at first, courtesy of its tiny steering wheel. However, these are small niggles, and ultimately, there is no beauty without pain.

Nonetheless, when you get your head around looking over the wheel as opposed to through it, things click into a place. Returning to a car with a normal sized steering wheel, however, initially feels like being put in charge of an early-20th century ocean liner. At least for a while, anyway.

Battery, motor, performance

By giving the E-3008 Dual Motor a second motor on the rear axle, the single motor’s emphysematic performance is remedied sharpish. In fact, the Dual Motor E-3008 is now the most powerful model in Peugeot’s road car line-up. The rear-mounted 111bhp motor brings the E-3008’s total power output up to 321bhp and 375lb ft of torque. Overall, it feels so much better for the electric power.

Jab the throttle, and 0-62mph is dealt with in 6.4 seconds. Unlike the single motor, the twin motor E-3008’s power is linear and progressive. On the stretch of oh-so-smooth German Autobahn we tested on, our car in Cumulus Grey (a £750 option) riding on 19-inch wheels hoovered up the miles effortlessly. With but a whisper of road noise and a fast-climbing speedo, it was almost ghost-like in going about its business.

Something that surprised me was how much more pleasant the E-3008 Dual Motor was to drive over its less powerful sibling. The steering felt heavier and less inert, and while it wasn’t Abarth Scorpionissima 600e/Alfa Romeo Junior levels of silly fun time, it was certainly a lot more engaging than before – you can actually point this car into a corner and come up smiling as opposed to sweating. While body roll wasn’t completely eliminated, the 321bhp Peugeot certainly felt more balanced and supple in the twisting roads of the Black Forest.

Dual-Motor-exterior-dynamic — A much more enjoyable drive than the single motor car (Image: Stellantis Media)

At EV Powered, we had long speculated that the twin-motor car would be the better handling of the two, because this is often what happens. I am not an engineer, so I figured it would be worth asking one of Peugeot’s engineers, who explained that the chassis had undergone several changes. These definite improvements include tighter anti-rolls bars, stiffer springs and shocks, plus revised steering.

The twin motor Peugeot E-3008’s AWD system also likely played a part in its increased sure-footedness. When AWD mode is engaged, a hill-descent mode is available. Given no 3008 will ever get a whiff of an off-road course, this case of gentleman’s ambition on Peugeot’s behalf is hilarious.

Both versions of the all-electric Peugeot E-3008 are built on the Stellantis STLA Medium platform, which is underpinned by 400 volt electronic architecture. Both cars also receive a 77kWh battery that can charge at 160kW. However, the extra power from the second motor sees the E-3008 Dual Motor’s range drop from 326 miles to 303.

Given the shared platform, both versions of the E-3008 are just as practical as each other, with up to 588 litres of boot space and ample seating for five.

Price and specification

Like the single motor E-3008, the Dual Motor will be available with two trim levels, entry-level Allure, and top-spec GT. Pricing, however, has yet to be announced by Peugeot, but the E-3008 Dual Motor is expected to arrive in Launch Edition this summer.

For reference, the single motor E-3008 Allure is priced from £45,960, while the GT starts at £49,340. Given the extra power from the secondary motor and the AWD system, then the Dual Motor will be more expensive.

Verdict

I very much like the Peugeot E-3008 Dual Motor. The extra power and under-the-skin tweaks made it a far more enjoyable, and complete-feeling proposition than the single motor. The interior is a class act, and the styling truly pops when parked next to more anonymous rivals such as the Volkswagen ID.4, its sister car, the Ford Explorer, and the best-selling Tesla Model Y.

When the updated Skoda Enyaq vRS arrives next month, that will be the Peugeot E-3008 Dual Motor’s true benchmark.

Its biggest issue I see, though, is the Peugeot badge. To me, this doesn’t matter. Nor should it to you. Yet for the majority of label-loving Britain, it will.

And that’s a shame, because there’s a fine car here. You can guarantee that were the Lion badge replaced by four rings or a three-pointed star, then Peugeot would have sold way more than that 140,000 E-3008s it has shifted to-date.