<div id="readability-page-1"><figure><img width="1600" height="800" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/dy09_208_gti_duo_front.jpg/query-cXVhbGl0eT04MiZzdHJpcD1hbGwmdz0xNjAw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/dy09_208_gti_duo_front.jpg/query-cXVhbGl0eT04MiZzdHJpcD1hbGwmdz0xNjAw"/></figure><p>Making its public debut at the legendary 24 Hours of LeMans this weekend, the new, 280 hp Peugeot E-208 GTi resurrects another storied hot hatch name as it takes its place alongside reborn 80s icons from Lancia and Renault.</p><span id="more-471501"></span><p>First unveiled as a concept last year, the new age E-208 GTi is production ready now, with specs that have it slotting right between the reborn Renault 5 and 280 hp Lancia Y HF, resurrecting the feisty French hot hatch from the 80s and 90s with modern styling that’s immediately familiar to fans –and, with 280 hp and 345 Nm (~255 lb-ft) of TQ – performance that’s mercifully closer to the GTi you <em>remember</em> than the GTi that really was.</p><p>“We wanted a car that evokes our history, but with a sober expression of performance,” explains Vincent Héride, Product Manager of the new Peugeot E-208 GTi. “No exuberance, but a confident stance, poised on the road.”</p><h2 id="h-seeing-rouge">Seeing rouge</h2><hr/><p>“From the bodywork to the wheel arches, the iconic red is omnipresent,” reads the breathless copy in the press release –and they’re not wrong. The retro <s>red</s> rouge highlights are everywhere.</p></div>

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<p>Peugeot has unveiled the production-ready E-208 GTi, a 280 hp electric hot hatch, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Resurrecting the iconic nameplate, it features modern styling with retro red accents and delivers 345 Nm of torque. Positioned between reborn Renault 5 and Lancia Y HF models, the vehicle aims to evoke Peugeot's history with a confident, sober performance expression.</p>

Electric rally car revival continues with new, 280 hp Peugeot E-208 GTi