Peugeot e-3008 review

Like Doctor Who, Peugeot's 3008 has been through several regenerations. It started out as an MPV before transforming into an SUV and then its current "Fastback" form. An even bigger change is that it's now available in an all-electric version – the Peugeot e-3008.

The e-3008 – which Peugeot calls as a Fastback because of its coupé styling – was designed from the ground up as an electric car and sits on a newly designed platform. There's a choice of power outputs and battery sizes (or, if you're not quite ready to go fully electric, you can get the hybrid or plug-in hybrid Peugeot 3008).

Of course, the e-3008 isn't the first electric SUV to hit the market, so it will face competition from quite a few well-established rivals. They include the Kia EV6, Tesla Model Y and Volvo EC40.

So is the Peugeot e-3008 a worthy challenger to the best electric SUVs out there and would we recommend buying one? Let's find out...

What's new?

- September 2025 – New battery pre-conditioning warms the battery before charging in cold weather with the aim of maintaining optimal charging speeds; plus new vehicle-to-load (V2L) technology allows you to power external devices with the car's battery

The entry-level Peugeot e-3008 has a 73kWh (usable capacity) battery providing power to a 207bhp motor that drives the front wheels.

In that version, the 0-62mph sprint officially takes 8.8 seconds, and the official range from a fully charged battery is 326 miles – further than an entry-level Tesla Model Y and just a couple of miles short of the Kia EV6 RWD.

The e-3008 doesn’t feel as urgent off the line as a Model Y but acceleration is punchy enough when needed. Other than a gentle whirr from the electric motor, progress is peaceful.

If you’d like more performance, there’s the four-wheel-drive Dual Motor 325 AWD, which ups power to 321bhp and reduces the 0-62mph time to six seconds. It’s noticeably more sprightly than the entry-level e-3008, even if it’s a clear step behind the 4.6-second Model Y Long Range AWD.

Like most electric cars, the e-3008 slows down briskly when you lift off the accelerator pedal as its regenerative braking system harvests otherwise wasted energy and sends it back into the battery to help eke out range.

There are three levels of regen to choose from, adjusted using paddles behind the steering wheel. Even the highest setting isn’t strong enough to bring the car to a complete standstill without pressing the brake pedal – something that is possible in rivals with one-pedal driving.

The e-3008's brake pedal takes some getting used to because there’s quite a lot of travel in the pedal before anything happens. However, once you adjust to the set-up, the braking response is well judged and stopping smoothly requires minimal effort. The same can’t be said for the Mercedes EQA, which has grabby and inconsistent brakes.

More of a concern at low speeds is the e-3008’s unsettled ride, even with the smaller 19in wheels fitted to our Allure test car. There are thumps and thwacks from the suspension as the car passes over speed bumps or manhole cover.

Thankfully, the ride settles down at higher speeds, and wind and road noise is kept to a minimum, making the e-3008 a fairly comfy and quiet motorway cruiser (the Audi Q4 e-tron and Genesis GV60 are smoother still).

The e-3008's light steering makes low-speed manoeuvres a doddle around town, but the steering fails to build up any weight as your speed increases and doesn’t offer much of a sense of connection to the front wheels. Switching to Sport driving mode adds an almost comically exaggerated artificial weight to the steering but doesn’t do anything to boost driver confidence.

At more than 2.1 tonnes, the e-3008 is heavier than many of its rivals, and feels that way from behind the wheel. The weight blunts its handling and any sense of driver enjoyment as you feel the car lurching from one side to the other as you go around a corner. 

Despite revised steering, stiffened suspension and four-wheel-drive, the Dual Motor version is still no sports SUV. It too feels heavy and cumbersome in the corners, never feeling as sharp as a Q4 e-tron, EV6 or Model Y – to name just a few rivals with better handling.

The Dual Motor has the shortest electric range of any e-3008, although at 303 miles it’s not bad. Like the entry-level e-3008, it has a 73kWh battery.  

There’s also the e-3008 Long Range, which has the longest official range – 435 miles – thanks to its bigger, 98kWh battery. With 227bhp, acceleration is similar to the entry-level car, with 0-62mph in 8.9 seconds.

“The electric motor driving the e-3008 Dual Motor’s rear wheels is so weak that I barely felt it adding any extra agility to the handling.” – Oliver Young, Reviewer

The e-3008's interior features a tech-filled interpretation of Peugeot’s unusual dashboard lay-out, with a high-set digital driver's display designed to be viewed over the tiny steering wheel (rather than through it, as in most cars).

Unlike on some Peugeots, it sits high enough that your view of the display is unlikely to be blocked by the steering wheel. On all UK models, it's integrated into a curved 21in LED panel that also includes the infotainment touchscreen.

The touchscreen is easy to glance at while you're driving, and is comfortably within reach from the driver’s seat, so you don’t have to take your eyes off the road for too long when you interact with it. The graphics are crisp and clear.

However, there are some shortcomings. The infotainment system menus are convoluted, with many sub-menus to sift through, and the screen’s responses were a little inconsistent on our test car. Sometimes swipes and prods would result in quick-fire changes, but on other occasions there was a hesitation.

Unfortunately, there are no physical buttons or knobs to adjust the air-conditioning settings – you have to do all that through the touchscreen. While the temperature controls are usually positioned either side of the home screen, annoyingly they disappear if you're using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay phone mirroring (which you can do wirelessly).

The e-3008 gets Peugeot's i-Toggle feature, which gives you a separate touch panel on the dashboard below the infotainment touchscreen, where you can set up shortcuts for functions you use a lot. The icons are large and easy to hit on the move – although physical buttons would be more precise.

The driving position is very good, with supportive, high-up front seats and a great view forwards. Rear visibility, on the other hand, is limited by the wide rear pillars.

One area in which the e-3008 can go toe to toe with most of its rivals is interior quality. That’s evident by the widespread use of soft-touch plastics and the pleasant fabric on the dashboard and doors. Top-spec GT models get snazzy ambient interior lighting to liven things up.

“I think the e-3008's interior is one of the model’s best attributes.” – Oliver Young, Reviewer

In terms of practicality, the Peugeot e-3008 offers plenty of storage space throughout the interior, with a large central cubby and big door bins. The glove box is on the small side though (the space is shared with the fuse box).

In the back seats, leg room for taller passengers is quite tight, but there’s plenty of room for your feet in the outer two seats thanks to an almost flat floor. However, a middle-seat passenger will find that the centre console between the front seats encroaches on space for their legs.

Head room in the back doesn’t impress much. Even though our Allure-spec test car didn’t come with the optional panoramic glass sunroof, there’s still a hump in the roof where the motor for opening the glass would be located. Overall, the Kia EV6 and Tesla Model Y are better for back-seat passengers.

It’s a similar story in the boot. The 548-litre boot capacity, height-adjustable boot floor and 40/20/40 split-folding rear seatbacks make the e-3008 more practical than the EV6 and Volvo EC40 but it’s way behind the Model Y.

There’s a large area under the boot floor for charging cables but no additional storage space under the bonnet as there is in the Model Y.

“Interior storage was good enough to cater for some drinks, phones and other bits and bobs. I imagine it’ll impress most families.” – Oliver Young, Reviewer

On the face of it, the Peugeot e-3008 looks expensive. However, pricing for the 73kWh version is competitive with key electric SUV rivals, including the Kia EV6, Skoda Enyaq and Tesla Model Y. Premium alternatives, such as the Audi Q4 e-tron, Genesis GV60 and Volvo EC40 are more expensive.

The e-3008's maximum charging speed of 160kW is reasonably good by class standards. It means the 73kWh battery versions can charge from 20-80% in around 20 minutes with a suitably powerful public charger – similar to the Enyaq, Model Y and EC40.

Topping up from 20-80% using an 11kW home EV charger is expected to take four hours, while a 7.4kW charger should take six hours.

Choosing which trim level to go for is relatively straightforward in the e-3008, because there are only two to choose from: Allure and GT.

Allure is the e-3008's entry-level trim and is very well equipped. It comes with the 21in combined infotainment and driver’s display screen, as well as 19in alloy wheels, LED headlights, keyless entry, dual-zone climate control, a wireless phone-charging pad, rear parking sensors and a reversing camera.

GT trim adds 20in alloys, LED headlights, a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, a powered tailgate, adaptive cruise control and front parking sensors. It does push the price up considerably though, which is why we’d recommend sticking to Allure trim.

As for reliability, Peugeot finished in 19th place out of 31 brands in the 2024 What Car? Reliability Survey – below Kia (11th), Volvo (12th) and Tesla (15th) but above Audi (24th). You get a three-year, unlimited-mileage warranty, and a separate eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty for the battery (for 70% of its capacity), electric motor and main electrical components.

Unlike most new cars – which get five stars for safety – the e-3008 scored a slightly disappointing four stars when it was crash-tested by experts at Euro NCAP. The related Vauxhall Grandland Electric scored four stars too.

It comes with automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane-keeping assistance and traffic-sign recognition, but useful features such as blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert are optional.

“To me, the e-3008 does feel too expensive, especially when there are plenty of great electric SUVs available for less money.” – Oliver Young, Reviewer

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