Overview
The Peugeot 2008 is Lucky Motor Corporation's compact crossover, and one of very few genuinely European cars sold new at this price in Pakistan. Two grades are listed for 2026: Active at PKR 5,799,000 and Allure at PKR 6,499,000, both ex-factory before freight, taxes and registration. Booking runs at about 20% and delivery is quoted at roughly 2 months.
Almost everything else in this bracket is Japanese, Korean or Chinese, so the 2008 sells design and a turbocharged engine rather than the longest feature sheet. Its closest rival on price, the Kia Stonic, is simpler and cheaper to run; the Peugeot asks you to pay for character.
Exterior
At 4300 × 1770 × 1550 mm on a 2605 mm wheelbase the 2008 is properly compact — easy to thread through narrow streets and park — while 170 mm of clearance handles the usual speed breakers. The triple-claw LED signature dropping from each headlamp is its calling card and the quickest way to spot it after dark. Both grades ride 17-inch alloys on 215/60 R17 tyres with auto-on LED headlights; the panoramic sunroof is Allure-only.
Interior
The i-Cockpit layout defines this car and it divides people, so understand it before you sign. Peugeot fits an unusually small, low-set steering wheel and mounts the digital cluster high on the dash, so you read speed over the rim rather than through it. It suits drivers who like a low seat; anyone who prefers the wheel high should test drive it first. Past that it is a sensible five-seater: 434-litre boot, 45-litre tank, climate control, keyless entry and push-button start. Active runs fabric seats, Allure leatherette with wireless charging. There are no rear air vents, which back-seat passengers notice in a Karachi summer.
Infotainment
Both trims get a 10-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bluetooth and voice control, sitting above piano-key shortcuts that jump straight to climate or audio instead of burying them in menus. Allure adds built-in navigation — a clean setup rather than a screen-count war.
Engine / driving
Both grades use the same 1199 cc three-cylinder PureTech turbo — direct injection, DOHC, Euro 5 — making 130 HP and 230 Nm through a 6-speed automatic to the front wheels, with Eco, Normal and Sport modes and a listed 180 km/h top speed. In a 1205 kg body that is healthy for the class, with torque low enough to make city overtakes easy. Suspension is conventional — MacPherson struts front, torsion beam rear — and the 5.3 m turning radius makes U-turns painless. The three-cylinder does make itself heard when pushed.
Safety
Allure is the safer buy on paper. Active carries 4 airbags and Allure 6; both share ABS with EBD and brake assist, traction and stability control, tyre-pressure monitoring, ISOFIX anchors, hill-start assist, an immobiliser and an alarm. Allure adds the assistance pack Active goes without — autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist and blind-spot detection — plus a 360° parking camera suite in place of Active's rear camera.
Mileage
Active is the more frugal at 15 km/l in the city and 18 km/l on the highway, for 16 km/l combined. Allure's heavier specification pulls that to 13 km/l city, 15 km/l highway and 14 km/l combined. The 45-litre tank covers a long intercity run on one fill, though AC and stop-start traffic eat into that.
Variants
- Active — PKR 5,799,000. The full drivetrain and i-Cockpit cabin at the lower price: 130 HP turbo, 6-speed automatic, 17-inch alloys, 10-inch screen, fabric seats, 4 airbags, rear camera.
- Allure — PKR 6,499,000. The extra PKR 700,000 buys the panoramic sunroof, leatherette seats, wireless charging, built-in navigation, two more airbags and the full driver-assist suite with 360° cameras. Take Allure if safety kit and the roof matter; Active if you only want the drivetrain.
Alternatives
Chinese compact SUV with hybrid grades: MG ZS. Small Suzuki crossover: Suzuki Fronx. Larger Chinese crossover: Haval Jolion. Japanese compact crossover: Honda HR-V.