Peugeot is contemplating reviving the Peugeot 208 GTI as a scorching EV, the brand new boss Alain Favey mentioned.

Favey mentioned the GTI moniker was introduced again was a query I requested myself rather a lot “since he took over the function of Peugeot CEO of Linda Jackson as a part of an intensive Stellantis administration simply ten days in the past ,

The GTI badge has not appeared on a 208 for the reason that second era automotive arrived in 2019 and it has not adorned a Peugeot automotive for the reason that 308 GTI bought in 2021.

Initially, the Peugeot Sport Engineered (PSE) worth is predicted to fill the GTI hole within the sequence of Peugeot, nevertheless it was solely ever linked to a variant of the 508 and was successfully killed within the UK in December to the thinning of that mannequin.

However when he was requested throughout the e-lion day of the model if there are plans for an E-208 GTI, Favey mentioned: ‘I’m very keen to attach the Peugeot model with what he has previously is, along with his heritage in all respects.

‘So we’ll look again on what the model’s heritage is, and we’ll see to what extent it may be tailored to the fashionable world – and nothing is excluded in our overview of this, and definitely not the GTI badge. ‘

It could make sense for any scorching fashions to make use of the identical setup as Lancia Ypsilon HF Hatch and Abarth’s 600th crossing, sharing the E-208 its E-CMP platform. Each ship 237 hp by means of their entrance wheels and use a Torsen Restricted slip differential.

The abarth 600e can also be provided with a 278 hp automotive, nevertheless it most likely will not be provided on the smaller E-208, given its place.

Giving the inexperienced mild to an E-208 GTI will most likely additionally result in a scorching model of the Vauxhall Corsa Electrical, as the 2 fashions are twins.

It stays to be seen whether or not Peugeot or Vauxhall considers that an electrical scorching hatch is commercially viable, particularly because the Corsa and 208 are anticipated to get replaced by new era fashions based mostly on Stellantis’s new Stella-Klein platform subsequent 12 months.