Peugeot e-3008 single motor review: All show, not much go

July 31, 2025 George East

The Peugeot e-3008 has been a best-seller for the French brand, with over 140,000 units of its stylish SUV sold following its 2024 launch.

In fact, it’s not uncommon to find it mentioned on lists ranking the UK’s most popular EVs. On the face of things, the Pug’s success makes sense. In aesthetics-focused Britain, the e-3008 is one of the better looking SUV – sorry, ‘fastback’ – coupés out there with its sharp angles, distinctive looks, and top-notch interior.

It’s looks nothing like the old 208, and it’s all the better for it (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

Yet in this highly-competitive segment, can the Peugeot e-3008 match the likes of the excellent Kia EV6, the superb Skoda Enyaq, and the best-selling car of 2023 – the Tesla Model Y?

To find out, I spent a week with the Peugeot e-3008 single motor at home in the Peak District.

Peugeot e-3008 single motor design, interior and technology

It’s a looker, isn’t it? In previous reviews of the dual motor e-3008 and e-5008, I’ve waxed lyrical about the bold approach Peugeot has taken to design inside and out. Fortunately, the e-3008 single motor is no different.

Up front, the ‘floating’ grille looks as good as always, even in the slightly dreary Ingaro Blue of our test car. I know colours are a matter of personal taste, but I find that the e-3008 – irrespective of motor configuration – looks its best in white or silver. Feel free to tell me I’m wrong, though.

The floating grille and ‘Lion’s Claw’ lights add to the e-3008’s sense of occasion (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

The three “front claw” LED lights – reminiscent of a lion’s claw, because Peugeot – are some of my absolute favourite design features on any modern car today, as they lean into the brand’s heritage. Here it’s worth noting that Peugeot can trace its roots back to 1810, making it the world’s oldest surviving carmaker. Back then, when people were sepia and walked funny, they were still using the lion badge. Good on them for sticking with it.

The 20-inch, two-tone aero wheels are also glorious to behold, and blend seamlessly with the e-3008’s out there appearance.

Climb inside the e-3008, and the emphasis on daring design carries over. Like the twin motor cars, the single motor e-3008’s cabin is a lovely place to be. The shapes are an amalgamation of daring curves and shapes, while the pseudo-carpet textile across the dashboard looks and feels superb. Everything is very Volvo-esque in its appearance.

“Ok, Peugeot. Play Hans Zimmer.” (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

And on the likes of Volvo… the e-3008’s fit and finish puts more premium brands to shame. Nothing feels it’s been done to a budget, and if you’re prioritising looks over everything else in your next family SUV, then the e-3008’s interior and exterior are two massive selling points.

I’d also like to shoutout the i-Cockpit. When I first drove the e-3008, I was a bit baffled by the tiny steering wheel, which sits in your lap. You look over it at the driver’s display, instead of through it. Somehow, though, it works.

The combined 21-inch infotainment and driver display is also the business in terms of sharp graphics and ergonomics. As you sit high in the driver’s seat, you’re cocooned by the digital screens. Meanwhile, a faux transmission tunnel with switches for the drive modes, the parking brake, and other vitals is just a hand movement away.

Aero wheels help the e-3008 to its impressive range (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

I could moan about the absence of buttons, but I’m bored of doing this. Yes, going into the menu to alter the climate control is a pain, as is turning off the ADAS every time you set off on a new journey. However, it’s 2025 and this is how things are. For now, at least.

Peugeot has thought about what it has to work with. To get around the in-screen faff, the brainy types at Peugeot HQ have introduced a handy small ‘shortcuts’ touchscreen, which can be configured with the car functions you use the most. In my case, that was Apple CarPlay, ADAS, and the climate control. Android Auto is also available if you’re into that sort of thing.

Peugeot e-3008 single motor battery, motor and performance

Ah. This is where the e-3008 single motor falls short. Majorly. The front-mounted 73kWh battery produces 210bhp, and in a car weighing an elephantine 2.1 tonnes, it’s simply not enough. Peugeot says the e-2008 will do the 0-62mph run in 8.8 seconds, and I believe them. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were slightly more than that, given how emphysymatic progress feels. Top speed is 105mph.

Irrespective of Eco, Normal, or Sport drive mode, put your foot down and the e-3008 wheezes its way up to speed, rather than delivering it smoothly and progressively like its twin motor sibling.

The e-3008 single motor has a good range, but like other Stellantis EVs, is thirsty towards full and low capacity (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

It’s not just performance where the absence of an additional motor is felt. The weight of the additional unit on the rear axle makes the e-3008 jiggle and crash around on the move. While the 20-inchers don’t help, the ride quality flits between the annoying and the uncomfortable in any guise.

Given the extra weight up front, the e-3008 is naturally prone to understeer. Yet while handling in Eco or Normal mode is adequate, things get unpleasantly weird when you switch it into Sport.

I will caveat this slightly by saying that the e-3008’s steering is inherently light, and tipping it into a corner with that teeny steering wheel is oddly satisfying. Add power, though, and the already-wobbly e-3008 throws up a hellish combo of understeer, scrabbly torque steer through the front wheels, and light oversteer at the back. It’s both cruel, unusual, and just not very nice.

The dual motor e-3008 handles and drives better than its single motor cousin (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

What is nice, though, is the refinement. Thanks to a near-silent electric motor and a cabin well-insulated from wind noise, the e-3008 is really quiet. In a car like this, you don’t want a simulated engine notes or anything to ‘enhance driver engagement’. It’s not like you’ll be getting it, anyway.

The e-3008 is based on Stellantis new STLA medium platform, which is shared with the larger e-5008, the Vauxhall Grandland, and the Citroen C5 Aircross. Its 400 kilowatt architecture allows for DC charging speeds of up to 160kW. The means the e-3008’s 73kWh battery can be topped up from 20% to 80% in around 20 minutes, positioning it firmly in Enyaq, Model Y, and Volvo EC40 territory.

Contemporary badging hints at the e-3008’s EV credentials (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

On paper, the e-3008 single motor boasts an impressive 326 miles of range. In the real world, this still hovers around the very respectable 260/270-mile mark. I found that using the car’s sheer mass to roll down hills helps with recuperating energy and maximising mileage. The same can be said for using the region settings, which range between low, medium, and high depending on driving environment.

Peugeot e-3008 single motor price and specification

The single motor Peugeot e-3008 is a well-equipped car and comes in two trim levels. The entry-level Allure is well-equipped as it is, and comes with 19-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, keyless entry and go, dual-zone climate control, a wireless phone-charging pad, rear parking sensors and a reversing camera.

Step up to the top-spec GT, the same trim level as our test car, and Peugeot throws in those 20-inch alloys I mentioned earlier, LED headlights, a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, an electronic tailgate, adaptive cruise control, and front parking sensors.

The iToggles put your most used functions on this small screen below the air vents (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

Both come with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and Peugeot’s eight-year warranty is definitely alluring. See what I did there?

But here’s the catch. Neither versions of the Peugeot e-3008 single motor are particularly cheap. The Allure starts at £46,060 and the GT is priced from £49,440.

Peugeot e-3008 single motor verdict

The e-3008, in single motor guise at least, has left me feeling conflicted. It’s very well made, and its quirky geometrics ensure it looks like nothing else in its class. I mean that in a completely positive way. While the ride is sub-par and the handling just fine (unless you engage Sport mode), it’s the issue of pricing that sticks the most.

Are looks alone enough to pursuade you into buying the e-3008 single motor? (Image: Peugeot/Stellantis)

If you plump for the e-3008 GT and start adding on extras, things get very expensive, very quickly. With the exception of the rather lovely Obsession Blue, all other colours are a £750 extra. Throw in Alcantara seats, and they will set you back another £1,000. A heat pump is £700, and the Sensation Pack with its panoramic sunroof, improved cabin insulation, and clean cabin tech, will cost £1,200. In total, this amounts to £53,090.

For context, the equivalent Skoda Enyaq, the range-topping vRS, is priced from £53,560 in coupé guise. Not only is it bigger than the Peugeot, the Skoda gets adaptive headlights, tri-zone climate control, remote parking, ‘trained’ parking, and 21-inch wheels as standard. With a 348-mile range courtesy of a 79kWh battery, the dual-motor, all wheel-drive Enyaq vRS can also travel further than the Peugeot e-3008 GT on a single charge. With 335bhp, the Czech car is much, much quicker.

Yet like its French counterpart, a heatpump is still an optional extra. Somewhat disappointing, that.