IN JUNE the new Peugeot 208 arrives in the UK and will be available in two distinct body styles – three- and five-door – with an extensive range of petrol and diesel engines.

These will include a new three-cylinder petrol power unit and the latest generation of Stop & Start System (e-HDi) diesel engines.

With the new 208, Peugeot says it has rewritten the rulebook with the desire to reinvent the principles on which the success of icons like the 205, 206 and 207 were built and to regenerate them.

By achieving average CO2 emissions of 34g/km lower than the 207, the 208 takes the lead in its segment, says Peugeot.

Its latest generation engine technology and the use of the innovative e-HDi microhybrid Stop & Start System on virtually all versions add to the vehicle's improvements in terms of weight reduction and aerodynamics.

With five models, four of which are equipped with the new generation Stop & Start System, the diesel range starts at 87g/km of CO2 (delivering fuel economy of 83.1 mpg) and doesn't exceed 99g/km.

Efficient

The 208 also introduces a new range of three-cylinder petrol engines, 1.0- and 1.2-litre VTi, which are particularly efficient, with a range starting at 99g/km of CO2 (delivering 65.7mpg).

Weight, aerodynamics and, of course, technological expertise with innovation in terms of both HDi FAP diesel, VTi and THP petrol engines, are factors which place the 208 as a leader in the segment, says Peugeot.