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French automotive model Peugeot has channeled one among its most well-known scorching hatches for its wild Polygon idea, an electrical hatch which previews the unconventional styling and recent tech set of the next-generation 208.
The slickly styled three-door Polygon – named for its “a number of personalities” – was unveiled as “the form of future driving pleasure” and impressed by the 205 GTi bought right here between 1987 and 1994.
The 205 GTi, the efficiency model of Peugeot’s gentle hatch, is regarded by many fans as the top of ten-tenths driver engagement, with a rally pedigree which sees it stays a collector’s merchandise right now.
In a press release, Peugeot mentioned the electrical idea is “not a dream” however a preview of “the Peugeots of tomorrow” – with the next-generation 208, a rival to the Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Fabia, due round 2027.
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Australia is but to substantiate its timings for the re-introduction of the 208 and its electrical e-208 model, because it revises its native product technique.
The present-generation, petrol-powered 208 was by no means launched right here, however a small handful of electrical e-208s have been delivered domestically.
The e-208 GTI unveiled earlier this 12 months – additionally not confirmed for Australia – additionally had nods to the legendary 205.
Cues from the 205 GTi begin with every wheel being pushed so far as attainable – with extraordinarily quick overhangs – and a thick C-pillar, internet hosting a charging port and cost indicator instead of the 205 GTi’s engine measurement and GTi badges.
The tail-lights additionally mimic the cubic originals on the 205, with a decrease bumper diffuser and hatch-mounted rear wing within the model of the legendary Group B 205 GTi T16 Evo rally vehicles of the Eighties.
The white exterior and contrasting crimson cabin additionally comply with the Eighties hot-hatch style – however now with ‘XXL butterfly’ doorways to entry a second technology ‘i-Cockpit’ format with customisable themes.
It sees the entrance windscreen develop into the instrument panel, with a ‘Hypersquare’ steering wheel which has been developed from earlier Peugeot idea vehicles.
For the Polygon, the 4 circles group key options, with its steer-by-wire tech enabling totally different steering ratios to deliver each a fascinating back-road drive but fewer turns lock-to-lock when parking.
The system, the automaker has mentioned, will probably be on a manufacturing Peugeot by 2027 – once more, timing that will coincide with the next-generation 208, though that is but to be formally confirmed.
The steering wheel will be changed for different designs, with the seats comprised of single items of froth, which can be swapped for brand spanking new colors or differing shapes. Elements of the sprint are additionally replaceable.
Whereas it has recycled some design components from the Eighties, Peugeot has additionally targeted on recycled supplies, together with cabin paint and wheel covers.
Peugeot has carried out strongly in 2025, regardless of difficulties from its father or mother firm, Stellantis, with the 208 the third best-selling car in Europe within the first half of 2025.
In Australia, it’s much less rosy. To the tip of October, Peugeot – underneath importer Inchcape – has delivered 1168 autos, a 31.2 per cent drop on the identical interval final 12 months.
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