Peugeot 308 GTi: car review | Martin Love

The 308 started life as a rather nice family hatch, but then the speed freaks at Peugeot Sport turned up the dials

Price: 26,555
Top speed: 155mph
0-62mph: 6 seconds
MPG: 47

I'm a dreadful cook with an almost preternatural ability to ruin even the simplest recipe. But I do know one thing: dip anything in chocolate and it tastes better. That seems to be what Peugeot has done with its new 308 GTi. Like a giant strawberry dunked in 70% cocoa, the hot hatch is perfectly bifurcated by colour - the "hot" front is lairy red, while the "hatch" out back is black. This crazy dip-dye is called "Coupe Franche". If it makes too much of a statement, you can go for a regular one-colour scheme. But don't be so boring"