check this site http://www.mini.my. the power stated officially for the cooper s is indeed 175hp. there is no doubt that the 308gt, 207gti/rc and the cooper s share identical engines. they all also have the overboost function. by the way, there is no 308gti officially.

the cooper comes with 120hp. similar to the 308 with VTi which i suspect will be the entry level 308.

mini does not have the 140hp(auto)/150hp(manual) state of tune in their line up at this point in time.

you were probably referring to the john cooper works version when you said that the mini is more powerful. if you meant that, i’d agree with you as the cooper works edition has 211hp. peugeot does not have the 211hp version in their stables for now.

service centre, well .. look like nasim is expanding the SC network. but not much news or coverage is given. even their campaign and website does not highlight this up to the roof. more importantly, after sales service quality must be raised. if not, all the good news that they had bringing in = no use.

ichan,
the 150 THP GT model is a manual. don’t think they will bring it here.. unless you special order it.

i highly suspect the 308 line-up in m’sia will be the 120hp VTi (auto), 140hp THP (auto) and this 175hp GT (manual). very good line-up. there is a 1.4L 95hp within the range in UK, but no auto box, only manual. Now of course the remaining question is the ‘trim level’ a.k.a version and list of equipment of each offering.

For 308 there are more than 10 engine you can choose from (here, in addition to the GT, only the petrol 120VTI and 140THP might be offered).

the is 3 door, 5-door and SWin the UK, but here GT is 3-door , there other 2 is 5-door. SW might come a lil bit later if there are enuff demand.

there are a lot of trim-level / version too i.e. Urban, S, SR, Sport, SE. so which one nasim will be selling here is anyone guess. but looking at the possibility, the petrol auto 120VTi only available in S version and the pterol auto 140THP only available in SE version.

to know the full possibility of trim level, price, accessories etc visit peugeot UK website.

reliability of auto gearbox remains slightly dodgy, but what we been told by nasim it that its has been improved, with bigger oil cooler to offer enhance protection against heat (which is to the extreme in our weather condition).

mukhri88,
with GT model is equipped with a manual, and the is no reliability issue with manual gear box. so this GT (should) got no gearbox problem. i guess u a lil bit confuse/lapse when u asked.

in terms of electronic gremlin, 206, 307, 407 pre-20044/5 do have some. again, improvement done, let see what the early 407 CKD owner feedback on this portion. however, i believe to totally eradicate occurence of this sort of problem is very challenging due to the heavy usage of electronics, sensor etc in peugeot car. the hot n 100% humidity of malaysian weather didn’t help either.

September 15, 2008 @ 9:20 am

Bravo Nazim,
Danm hot and sexy car, but 159K for 3 door is quit out of reach for common Rakyat. Nazim please CKD it .
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Please don’t CKD it! Unless Naza decided to improve QC assembly.

Anyway, 308GT is really a great buy alternative continental compact to Mini, Renault Megane, Golf & Polo.

Car is quite tall which did detract from the sporty element, felt more appropriate for family use than flogging. Handles competently enough but doesn’t inspire confidence the way the old Pugs did which is a shame. Power with the N/A 1.6 was adequate with the 5-speed manual but would probably be a bit underpowered with an autobox. Needless to say the GT will fly, not as quick and agile as a Mini S due to the increased bulk but can likely carry a family of 4 or 5 and their bags comfortably, which the Mini can never do.

Anyway, I think it’s a pretty good looking Frenchie, not as aggresive as a Seat Corsa but then Spaniards are a different lot. Would anyone agree that a Hyundai Pro’ceed looks more refined.. looks and engine dept.

And I found from an AAM mechanic if ever your 405 Ignition module do fry up after washing the engine bay; you could snap it off a Proton Tiara.

Well S60t, this 308GT comes with a proper manual. And that’s how a proper GT should be fitted. Nasim do have the guts to offer the 3 door hatch. That speaks lots of them. I guess they knew about the tranny problem. Europe market mostly consist of manual with this type of car. Asian markets mostly auto. Cos Europeans know its way much fun with it. And its more economical. Some markets would have worst depreciation on an auto car. I guess that’s why they offered tiptronic for Asian market.

Sad truth is, I’ve had my fair share of the Pug or any conti for that matter. Unless they open up more service centres, I wouldn’t be tempted. Its definitely, without a doubt; sexy, fun and eye pleasing. Its a tease. Go for it if you can stand the heartache. See you n 5 years and I’ll buy it off yer. Ahh the french…

Nice car with nice engine. Worth to get this car rather than Polo Gti.

Well done Nasim, keep it up.

Dude, I’ve already gave my opinion and advise regarding your question with your dream car. I’m sorry if it’s too long for you to read! Heh!