It’s been some years now since Peugeot decided to try to move the marque a little bit back upmarket, concentrating on quality, real and perceived, and a bolder, more distinctive approach to design. Well, the marque is still not bracketed with the holy trinity of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but the latest iteration of the 3008, a mid-market staple, shows the designers’ efforts haven’t been in vain.
The interior is, or should be, what sells this car. It’s stunningly modern without being self-consciously “futuristic” for the sake of it, and the curved 21-inch high-definition digital screen, actually perched on the dash like a piece of domestic audio equipment, is something of a scene-stealer and talking point.
