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BMW 2 Series vs Peugeot 2008

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BMW 2 Series
BMW 2 Series

$59,023 - $101,500

2025 price

Peugeot 2008
Peugeot 2008

2024 price

Summary

2025 BMW 2 Series
2024 Peugeot 2008
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 3, 1.2L
Fuel Type
-

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.6L/100km (combined)

6.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Expensive
  • Firm ride on larger wheels
  • No spare wheel

  • Stiff suspension
  • High price
  • Driver display hard to see
2025 BMW 2 Series Summary

Sometimes a name change can make all the difference.

Google used to be called “Back Rub”. The Spice Girls started off as “Touch”. And – particularly in Germany – some premium sedans became known as “coupes”, as they struggled to stay popular against SUVs.

Case in point: what is essentially a 1 Series hatchback with a boot has been more glamorously badged the “2 Series Gran Coupe” since 2020.

Still following the sedan script with four doors, it’s BMW’s tilt at Mercedes’ booted A-Class hatch, the rakish CLA, unveiled early last decade as the Concept Style Coupe and now in its third series-production iteration – though since 2019 a more conservatively styled A-Class Sedan has also existed, that goes up against Audi’s A3 Sedan.

But we digress. Now there’s a “new” 2 Gran Coupe, coded F74, though it’s really a heavy facelift of the superseded F44. Oh, and the ‘i’ no longer exists in the badge, so (M-enhanced models aside) it’s just numbers from here on in. 218. 220. M235.

Regardless of names, does it live up to the BMW promise?

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2024 Peugeot 2008 Summary

Looks are subjective but Peugeot’s updated 2008 small SUV is good looking from every angle.

The update brings a raft of design tweaks and some tech upgrades, but mechanically there isn’t anything new.

It’s not a cheap car and its diminutive size might scare off some buyers who can cross-shop cheaper and more value focused alternatives from mainstream Japanese and Korean brands.

We are driving the range-topping 2008 GT variant to find out if it’s more than just a pretty face.

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