Living with a Peugeot 5008: oh how far we鈥檝e come
May 13, 2025 by Jamie Edkins
Car changing is a big deal
We鈥檝e been living with the Peugeot 5008 for the past few weeks, and it鈥檚 got us thinking about how far Peugeot interiors have come in the past decade or so.
If you grew up watching Top Gear in the mid 2000s, you probably remember the endless stream of Peugeot jokes. You know the ones, about how the dashboards were made of spit and Kleenex? Or how about the entire sketch claiming Peugeot was making terrible cars on purpose?
| Cash* | 拢33,990 |
| Average savings* | 拢5,875 |
| Lease* | 拢331 per month |
| Used* | 拢33,600 |
*Prices correct at the time of writing
It鈥檚 no secret that the French brand didn鈥檛 have the best reputation for build quality back then, but nowadays it鈥檚 making stuff which can easily compete with high-end German cars. We鈥檝e been living with the Peugeot 5008 for about a month now, and we love the interior on this big seven-seater.
Starting with the design, this cabin just looks far more interesting than the one you鈥檒l find in a Kia Sorento or a Skoda Kodiaq, with a funky square steering wheel and the multi-layered dashboard look great, although we鈥檙e not so keen on the shiny black plastic. It slightly cheapens what is otherwise a very well-mad and posh-feeling interior.
It鈥檚 practical as well. You can fit six-foot adults in all three rows of the 5008, although you won鈥檛 have much of a boot left if you do. Fold the rearmost seats flat and you have loads of luggage space and palatial rear legroom.
There鈥檚 loads of storage spaces as well, and they鈥檙e well thought out. You get a big cubby for charging your phone which is hidden away, and the centre armrest is air conditioned so you can keep your drinks cold. To keep things from rattling around, the door bins are lined with felt.
It鈥檚 a very touchscreen-heavy cabin, with almost all of the controls routed through the central touchscreen. While we would like some physical buttons, the customisable i-Toggles are a decent substitute. You can personalise your shortcuts so all of your most-used functions are just a tap away.
There is one annoying quirk in the 5008鈥檚 cabin though, and that鈥檚 the start button. You have to hold it down to start or stop the engine, and the length of time you have to hold it seems to change whenever you get in the car.
That鈥檚 a small gripe though in what is otherwise a fabulous cabin. Any motoring-based entertainment programme would struggle to make a mockery out of it.
Living with a Peugeot 5008: introduction
This is our new Peugeot 5008, a seven-seat SUV which we鈥檒l be living with for the next six months.
So which model have we gone for? Well, the first thing to note is that this is the 5008 Hybrid and not the all-electric Peugeot E-5008. This particular car will be doing a lot of miles to and from 莲花直播 video shoots 鈥 the sort of mileage that makes an EV impractical, at least without a home charger.
That means our 5008 gets a 1.2-litre petrol engine mated to a battery, an electric motor and a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It sounds quite weedy to move such a big, practical car around 鈥 we鈥檒l see over the next few months whether it feels adequate or just underpowered. It鈥檚 unlikely to win any 莲花直播 drag races, though.
In GT trim, as we have here, the hybrid 5008 comes in at a lofty 拢41,235 鈥 or 拢42,585 as tested here, though by buying through 莲花直播 you can on average. Standard equipment is as generous as you might hope for that price 鈥 not only do you get the 21-inch display at the front, but our car鈥檚 fitted with adaptive Matrix LED headlights, Alcantara and artificial leather upholstery, a wireless phone charger and a whole suite of safety aids.
For optional equipment, we鈥檝e gone for the 拢750 Cumulus Grey paintwork and the 拢600 鈥360-degree Vision & Drive Assist Pack鈥 鈥 snappily named. It includes a 360-degree camera, highway driving assist, blind spot monitoring and some other safety kit, and seems good value for the price.
We鈥檒l report back here once we鈥檝e spent some time with the car and formed our thoughts on what it鈥檚 really like to live with, so bookmark this page and you can keep yourself updated. Check out our social media channels too, where we鈥檒l be sharing more about the ups and downs of living with this Peugeot 5008.
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