Peugeot E-208 GTI roars in at under £35k
Peugeot has confirmed that pricing for its all-electric e-208 GTi will start from £34,995, with order books now open.
Moreover, Peugeot’s hot hatch is expected to qualify for the UK Government’s £1,500 electric car grant (ECG), bringing the price down to £33,845. This means it undercuts its main rival, the £34,245 Alpine A290 GTS+, which includes the £3,750 ECG.
The E-208 GTi made its debut at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, which coincides with Peugeot’s centenary at the world’s most prestigious endurance race.
Electric Peugeot E-208 GTi performance
Co-developed with Peugeot’s motorsport arm, Peugeot Sport, the electric E-208 GTi rides on the same underpinnings as the successful Abarth 600e and its bigger, more refined sibling, the Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce.
Widely touted as the long-awaited follow-up act to the iconic 205 GTi, the E-208 GTi will pack 276bhp and 221lb ft of torque from a single front-mounted motor – twice the output of its much-loved predecessor.
Electric Peugeot E-208 GTi performance
Co-developed with Peugeot’s motorsport arm, Peugeot Sport, the electric E-208 GTi rides on the same underpinnings as the successful Abarth 600e and its bigger, more refined sibling, the Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce.
Widely touted as the long-awaited follow-up act to the iconic 205 GTi, the E-208 GTi will pack 276bhp and 221lb ft of torque from a single front-mounted motor – twice the output of its much-loved predecessor.
Peugeot has said this will allow its electric hot hatch to get from 0-62mph in just 5.7 seconds – 0.2 seconds quicker than the larger Abarth. Those figures put the E-208 GTi some way ahead of rivals such as the Alpine A290 and Mini John Cooper Works.
Like its Italian stablemates, the E-208 will feature a proper mechanical Torsen limited-slip differential and rear anti-roll bar as well as a bespoke suspension, steering and braking setup, including 355mm discs and four-piston callipers.
The E-208 sits 30mm lower than the regular, sweet-handling E-208, while the track has been widened by 56mm at the front and 27mm at the rear to improve handling over the regular car.
Battery and range
Under the skin, Peugeot’s electric GTi will feature the same 54kWh battery as the standard car.
Officially, the French carmaker says that it will offer 217 miles of range in this most powerful version of the E-208. We’d expect closer to 160-170 miles in the real world.
Electric Peugeot E-208 design
On Friday’s official unveil, Peugeot says it will roll out the E-208 GTi in seven colours, including red, white, and blue, as a nod to the French tricolour and Peugeot’s heritage.
Peugeot’s designers say they’ve gone for a subtly sporty look that builds on the already sharp-looking standard E-208. Unlike the related Abarth, there are no comically large spoilers or lurid logos.
The GTi gets a more aggressive body kit with a deeper grille area flanked by “claw mark” LEDs, and flared wheel arches to cover the widened track. At the rear, a larger high-level spoiler is balanced by a relatively low-key black diffuser. New 18-inch alloy wheels with huge GTi lettering hark back to the Speedline design used on the 205 GTi, and are wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.
Externally, there are Neon Red highlights echoing the red lettering of the original GTi badges, on the wheel arches, grille, and beneath the spoiler. That red theme carries over to the interior, where there are bright red floor mats like the 205, as well as red trim on the dashboard and seatbelts.
The sports seats are finished in a mixture of leather and Alcantara, with the rear panel divided vertically with an Alcantara panel and a mesh panel reminiscent of the 205’s fabric upholstery.
Pricing
Peugeot will announce pricing for the E-208 GTi on Friday. Based on the regular car’s starting price of around £30k, we expect France’s latest hot hatch to come in at under the £40k mark.
