New 208 is a real game-changer for Peugeot

Declan Colley says Peugeot is onto a winner with the 208, a model with a confident look, stunning lines a wealth of great tech features

Our reviewer says the new Peugeot 208 is "a beacon of light in an automotive world entranced more by shade and shadow than by innovation".

Down the years there have been many generational cars – automobiles that have transcended accepted norms, perceived class parameters and their manufacturers’ expectations – by becoming part of our daily landscape.

Such icons – the Mini (the original one), the Golf (all of them) and, say, the Model T Ford – brought motoring to millions of people irrespective of their social status and each, in their own individual way, revolutionised the way we consumers thought about cars and how we use them.