RAY MASSEY gets behind the wheel of the new hybrid Peugeot 408 crossover - could this chic French family car be a 攻撃する，衝突する in the UK?

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When フラン's 大統領 Macron …に出席するd the world 首相 of Peugeot's sophisticated new hybrid 408 crossover at the Paris モーター Show, I was there.

So with first UK 配達／演説／出産s now under way, what better time to get behind the wheel myself?

It's a smooth 操作者: chic, comfortable, spacious and practical, with a smart 操縦室, compact steering wheel, and clever 3D dashboard 審査する.?

同様に as the fastback styling, the 注目する，もくろむ-catching Obsession Blue paintwork of the 実験（する） car in my driveway drew admiring ちらりと見ることs and comments from passing folk.

The stylish new 408 範囲 is 定価つきの from £31,050 for the frugal 1.2-litre three-cylinder 120 horsepower PureTech 石油 見解／翻訳／版.?

There are two plug-in 石油-electric hybrid (PHEV) powertrains 定価つきの from £39,900 linking a 1.6-litre 石油 engine to an electric モーター.?

Drivers also have the choice of three 削減するs: Allure, Allure 賞与金 and GT. All 50 high-spec First 版 models 配分するd to the UK and 定価つきの from £43,250 have already sold out.

I drove the 範囲-topping 408 GT 225 plug-in hybrid, which costs from £44,700.

The combination of the 1598cc turbocharged inline four-cylinder 石油 and electric モーター 配達するing 225hp (165kW) of 連合させるd hybrid 力／強力にする propelled my car from 無 to 62mph in 7.8 seconds up to a 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of 145 mph in spirited sport 方式.

In 静かな electric 方式, it has a （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 範囲 of 40 miles but will still manage up to 84mph before the 石油 engine kicks in. In hybrid 方式 it 運動s and 扱うs 井戸／弁護士席, and has good pace as a practical grand tourer.

普通の／平均（する） 燃料 economy is a 明言する／公表するd 211.3 mpg to 269.5 mpg, with low CO2 放出／発行s of 26 g/km ― that's 供給するd you 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 it up fully at a 献身的な 7.4 kWh 塀で囲む-box, which should take about 1 hr 40 min.

Peugeot says over the next two years there will be five new 100 per cent electric cars.?

By 2025 every model will 申し込む／申し出 at least one fully electric 選択. And by 2030 all Peugeot's European models will be 100 per cent electric.

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