New Peugeot 3008 – the 3008 ‘SUV’ – costs from £21,795 in the UK

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The new Peugeot 3008 – transformed by Peugeot in to an urban SUV – goes on sale in the UK, with prices starting at £21,795, in December.

Although we had a bit of a soft spot for the old Peugeot 3008, it really wasn’t the best-looking car you could buy, and its MPV status put it firmly in the ‘Unfashionable’ category. But Peugeot had an answer with the new 3008 SUV.

Revealed back in May, the new 3008 turns in to a credible SUV for the road, complete with new platform, and giving Peugeot every chance of making its mark in a crowded marketplace.

Peugeot had promised the new 3008 would go on sale in November in the UK, and they’ve almost managed that with the announcement the 3008 SUV will be available at its UK dealers from December, costing from a very reasonable £21,795.

In the UK, there’s a choice of Active, Allure, GT Line and GT models, with even the entry-level Active coming with a very decent spec.

That spec includes Automatic Emergency Braking, a mass of airbags, isofix child seat fittings (x3), Cruise, Peugeot i-Cockpit, 17″ alloys, DAB, Mirrorlink, CarPlay, Bluetooth, auto lights and wipers, LED running lights, parking sensors, reversing camera, climate and LED tail lights.

The 3008 Allure – likely to be the pick – adds in Blind Spot Detection, LAne Keep, SmartBeam, ambient lighting, leather effect and cloth seats, TomTom Nav, Voice recognition, scuff plates and 18″ alloys.

A sporty look for the 3008 comes courtesy of the GT Line model, with a more sporty look inside and out including twin exhausts, two-tone 18″ alloys, LED headlights, GT Line badges and a choice of interior ambiences.

The top of the tree 3008 GT – which only comes with the 2.0 litre 180PS BlueHDi engine – adds in Adaptive Cruise, Keyless, kick to open tailgate, NAppa leather, heated electric seats with massaging for the driver, aluminium roof rails, panoramic glass roof, wheel arch extensions and 19″ matt two tone alloys.

On the petrol engine front you have a choice of the fun 12.2 litre 3-pot with 130bhp and a 1.6 litre 4-pot with 165bhp, with the diesel offers a 1.6 BlueHDi with 99bhp or 120bhp, a 2.0 BlueHDi with 150 bhp or 180bhp (only on the GT). Engines option are model dependent, as is gearbox – six-speed manual or EAT6 auto.

The 3008 Active models start at £21,795 for the 1.2 manual rising to £25,045 for the 1.6 BlueHDi auto; Allure models from £23,595 to £26,845; GT Line from £25,495 to £28,545 (for the 2.0 BlueHDi 150 auto) and the 3008 GT with the 2.0 BlueHDi 180 and auto ‘box costs from £32,995.