Not long more to go before one can get their grubby paws on a Peugeot 208 GTi, by the looks of it – the car has ‘arrived’ in the showrooms, or at least one has. A red example of the hot hatch is on display at Peugeot Blue Box Glenmarie, so if you’re keen to salivate over it, you know where to head to.
The vehicle was spotted last month at JPJ Putrajaya, undergoing type approval, and an ad for it on oto.my also came about last month. A salesperson at Glenmarie mentions that the order books have opened for the car, and that it’ll be priced at under RM140k, with the official launch set to happen sometime in October; first deliveries will also begin then.
The Peugeot 208 GTi is only available as a three-door hatchback, with a six-speed manual transmission. It’s powered by a THP 200 1.6 litre turbo mill offering 200 hp and 275 Nm, quite a fair bit of propulsion energy for a 1,160 kg car. Performance specs include a 0-100 km/h time of 6.8 seconds and a 230 km/h top speed.
Our intrepid squid, Hafriz Shah, put the 208 GTi through its paces earlier this year, doing the tango with the pocket rocket in the twists and turns of the French Riviera – read his comprehensive take of the car here.
Looks good!!! better than polo GTI
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E… Halo? VW polo GTI 0-100km/h takes 6.8s. Do study before you bash.
http://www.volkswagen.com.my/en/models/polo-gti/trimlevel_overview.s9_trimlevel_detail.suffix.html/polo-gti~2Fpolo-gti.html#/tab=97734d8c53e306487ca7718ce9354e04
agree with john tan, infact polo gti is slower at 6.9 s
more expensive and with crappy dryclutch gearbox. 208 gti is manual
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/peugeot-208-gti-renault-clio-rs-ford-fiesta-st-triple-test-2013-07-02
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Red hot chick in Blue Box Glenmarie.
Zura?
Biggest problem with the 208’s, too much chrome!
yes agree with you..but you can wrap it with sticker.
woaa.. very nice.. can be seen next to my suprima s and evoque!!
Don’t lie please.
Yeah. He’s a liar. He has two very expensive cars actually. A kancil and a viva
Come on bro! pls don’t compare apple with orange la. Suprima S has 130hp only but GTI has 200hp….shame on proton even after 30 yrs history.
Have you ever wonder how long peugot has been in this industry. Please don’t compare proton with other baby boomer.
still hopeful for the 4 doors 208 gets manual gearbox..
The question is how reliable is the THP engine ? Been reading so many swear and curses on this THP engine that it’s making me seriously doubtful about plonking my $$$ onto this ride.
Well, if you use ron 97 or the v power racing, your engine wont have so much problem. If you use ron 95.. then…..
B-segment sports car
VW Polo GTi (RM150k to RM160k)
Ford Fiesta ST (available here next year maybe?)
Suzuki Swift Sport (RM97k to RM105k)
Peugeot 208 GTi (estimated below RM140k)
Renault Clio RS (available next year with estimated price is RM200k which previewed already back in March during F1 here)
thank you
Take out the swift sport please..
Yeah. Swift is such an ugly looking pig
swift sport is not really ugly…just that it’s not worth the price at which it’s selling at. it’s really fun to drive and all that. it’s not all about power but the good chassis and amazing handling. however, too expensive.
But I think Swift Sport is completely worth the money. Tell me which car has fun factor with a manual gearbox, great performance, good package and CBU under 100K? Coming close is Polo but it’s looks boring. SSS to me it’s perfectly good looking, sporty and reasonable priced too.
Swift Sport too slow to be on that list, I used to own one, i know.
Suzuki Swift is a warm hatch.
Others are hot hatch. Cannot compare green apple to red apple.
Only warm hatch in Malaysia. Fiesta is not so warm, except a suspension and engine tuning. Then it’s a warm hatch.
I wish my warm2 hybrid coupe is as fast as it looks… =(
how bout the scirocco?
Scirocco is hair dresser car, looks fast but not, Price so high but the performance of a CR-Z. But Scirocco R is different beast.
Yeah! swift sport definitely the choice
Wow. Really FRENCH POISON. Just. Wow.
What is that button marked P and a steering wheel pic on it on the right of the steering, near the ESC off switch? Auto Park?
Mate Sudonano, that’s parking sensors for the front and back, more of to activate and deactivate it. The 208 does have an auto-park feature, but its only, and EXCLUSIVELY, for the Intuitive spec, which is a Europe-exclusive spec (and an awesome model at that). Other than that, i must say, this has to be a hot hatch i must get should i want one with a stick, not a slush.
Cheers!
Ooh! That is interesting! Thanks! Reason why I thought that was an auto park button was cause the Ford and Range Rover’s Auto Park shows an icon similar to that on the info display when active. Normally I see everyone will use the P with the ripples coming out of it to activate the park sensors.
We so need to have the Intuitive spec. I think last I checked was the normal one we get is Allure. I checked in UK, the Allure can get it, but its a 500 quid option.
I’ve tested the 208 VTi when it first launched, with lots of doubts of the VTi engine being sluggish. I was dead wrong. Press only it happily go. And the interior is fantastic for the price. Pretty huggable seats too, though the slush is a bit slow, in typical French fashion. Not fast like a ZF box or a DCT, but you can get used to it. Too bad no keyless start or it will be the complete perfect car!
I can only imagine this being a real success. With the Polo GTi being extremely pricey, and VW’s famous DSG7 issues, this Frenchie doesn’t look too bad. Plus if you have seen this vs the Fiesta ST(which I love too!) on Top Gear, you can hear the turbo blowoff sound is plain WOW.
If Ford Malaysia brings in the Fiesta ST, I think I would be torn between them both, if I wanted a stick hot hatch. Might go for the ST cause I prefer Fords, but it will be by a hair. A very thin hair. Well done Nasim.
it’s all down to the price. from all reviews it seems that the fiesta is king when it comes to fun factor and dynamics. the fiesta is cheaper than both 208 gti and clio rs in most markets. nasim is trying hard to price it extremely competitively (CKD?). if ford prices the ST higher than the 208 gti. bye bye ST.
True. In most markets ST is cheaper by about 10k ringgit I think. Cause it is less powerful. It won’t win a drag race, but it will win the handling, Ford’s legendary handling. Though this 208 ain’t no slouch.
VW must be shivering now in MY.
suddenly, hot hatch become so so affordable.
look at the 200hp 275nm!
it is the mk6 golf gti power!
now you get it with almost 100k less,minus the notorious DSG.
no reason not to get one.
Unless you have a super practical girlfriend who didn’t want a two door… *sigh*
there is one big reason, bro — monthly salary… if make less than rm5k, how to buy oh?…. barang naik kawkaw sudah bah….
the 100k more one pays for Golf GTI is for DAS AUTO to recover after spending 20 million brand campaign in BUKIT JALIL early last year …..hence it’s not the VW technology that is costly…rather wrong marketing strategy here. Now we consumers kena kau kau
there are some concern about this car,
1) Is the driver side wiper is still smaller than the passenger side? (Bad right hand drive conversion)
2) In the photo doesn’t looks like it have space for foot rest beside the clutch pedal….(Bad right hand drive conversion).
3) Since it is using prince engine is the radiator fan still as noisy as 308 and DS4?
can it feed with ron95??
It should have closer gear ratio to give more fun. This car is not that fun or suitable for 230km/h and not many people will drive it to that speed. Must well lower down the top speed to 210 or even 200 with closer ratio gearbox that shall make the car more responsive and shorter 0-100km/h. The driver also can shift around the gear more often, instead of third gear drive all the way up to Genting.
WHAT?? is this really a design from Peugeot? exterior is quite acceptable but interior.. What a piece of crap!!! 100k for this junk? forget it..
not much competition for this hot hatch atm…ahve to wait for Fiesta ST to launch
Doubt it will sell well since it’s a manual. Keyboard warriors will flood it with praise but from sales trend can see demand for manual cars waning.
Another manual Hot Hatch with reasonable price. VW hot hatch is really overpriced compare other Germans
Overpriced only in Malaysia la….everywhere is much cheaper even in US it cost between US35-40K equal to RM120K
Actually VW sold their car more expensive than their equal competitors in a few country. Australian and Brits forumers really hate VW due to it’s questionable reliability and pricing. Mazda and Ford are better choice compare to VW actually. Those 2 has great performance, economy and much reasonable price.
must be excited during the acceleration with a lot of power for this small car. interior wise, very sporty.
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u purposedly took this photo to make us laugh, didn’t u, anthony? :D
Ah, the famous “I CAN’T SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAUSE THE FAT STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS IT” problem. :)
Well my sis has the normal Pug 208, and luckily with my prefered driving position, I can see the instrument panel nice and clear.
A car for true enthusiast.. just worry about the engine giving depollution problem..
ron97 may reduce the problem but not many station are selling this fuel..
Finally a GTi with a manual transmission (in Malaysia). Manual tranny drivers are extinct species (again in Malaysia). To the family man, its always nice to enjoy the drive with family, hence the need for four doors. Never driven a French before. Would love to sample its power and driving dynamics.
2 major concerns by most Msian, not an auto and 3 doors only !!!
Emm..nice car..but I’m still waiting for Fiesta ST..
Yeah, stick shift, three pedals, no paddles baby!!
I seriously don’t understand how can the GTi be so much more expensive as compared to the standard 208. I did some calculations and the price difference between the cheapest 1.6vti and the GTi in the UK is only at 25%. Based on 1.6vti local price of RM86k, the GTi should be priced around 110k-115k. Furthermore, the GTi we’re getting is the CKD version.
our gahmen & cronies mah, tsk tsk
It could be the tax related to 3-doors car (they still exist?) or simply Nasim wanted higher profit.
But imagine Nasim selling this 200bhp machine at RM115K OTR..? Will other car companies allow that to go unpunished..?
But thanks for the revelations.. Once we know the OTR price of this CKD GTi, we will also know Nasim intentions.
@intermilan, don’t think 3 door & 5 door variants have different tax structures as the 3 door polo gti is cheaper than 5 door polo gti.
As for other car companies I don’t think they have much say. Don’t forget Nasim is part of Naza Group.
Dear Mates,
why keep talking?
time for test drive!!