Remember your old summer holidays, with a long family drive in scorching heat. Your dad’s big 308 would scream past the semis on the highway and you just knew when you grew up you wanted a a beefy 308 too! Well son, I’m sorry to tell you, things have changed a bit. Holden doesn’t make a 308 any more, it has turned into a 427—stone the flamin’ crows, that’s 7 litres—and you need to be a Russian oligarch to afford its fuel bill. Fear not, because Peugeot shared your dream and they have already given us a new worldy, grain-fed 308. Yes, a small European hatchback is now what the kids of today dream of, and their memories of summer holidays will not be of long highway drives, but trips to the solarium or to the latest organically approved market to pick up some lima bean fed yak milk, or something. And, as if it couldn’t get any better, Peugeot Australia, in a fit of family fury, has just announced their 308 Touring range. So you see, your 308 dream car can come alive once again. This time with as many as five are-we-nearly-there-yets in the back. Seven seats in all. Happy days indeed!
Of course, if you choose the optional French model attachment your rear seats can be removed for a more traditional five seater arrangement. Or, if you ask nicely, she might just fold down all the seats for you so the two of you can lie down, get to know each other a little and, well, enjoy the stars through the massive panoramic glass roof. I know what you’re thinking, you need to rush down to your local Pug dealer as soon as your modern and active lifestyle will allow and choose from a range of petrol or diesel powered engines for your new 308 fantasy. Prices start from just $30,590. Yep, about five times the price of your dad’s old 308.
