This might be the last compact hot-hatch from the French manufacturer Peugeot.
Its long list of GTI-s are going back in time to the glorious 205 GTI, which was the first hot-hatch able to keep the pace of the original class founder, the Golf GTI.

Rounded, aggressive, with a front bumper designed like a shark-mouth, the 308 GTI is the ultimate expression of the sport-compact segment from France. It kept all the nice features that made the 308 so appealing but added more punch. For a better view on the road, the 308 GTI features full-LED headlights. But it doesn’t have a panoramic glass roof. The Peugeot Sport considered that if you want a GTI, you don’t want some extra kilos on top of the car. And they are right. That is the least place to add some weight to a vehicle built for the week-end track-days.

The suspension even if it is stiffer, is still a McPherson strut up-front and semi-independent on the rear. That is not very good news, but it works just fine on a race track or on a smoother tarmac. The front limited-slip differential leads to better traction. Under the hood, there is a 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine featuring 279 hp. It is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.