Peugeot Coming to Geneva with Adaptable New 108 City Car

Peugeot will also be on hand with its new 108 – a diminutive hatchback that may be more conventional than the rear-engined Twingo, but will offer European buyers more choices.

While the new Twingo will be offered (at least initially) in one body style, one specification and only four colors, the 108 arrives with a whole array of choices. It'll be offered with three doors or five, with a fixed or retractable roof panel, with four engine options and a broader array of color choices. At 136.6 inches long and less than 64 inches wide, it's nominally smaller than a Volkswagen Up! and offers a tight turning circle of less than 32 feet.

Slotting in below the 208 and 308 hatchbacks, the new 108 packs in more technology than you'd expect of a budget city car, including a 7-inch touchscreen display that mirrors your smartphone screen. Three-cylinder engine options range from a 1.0-liter unit with 68 horsepower to a 1.2 with 82 hp, mounted (unlike the aforementioned Renault) up front and driving the front wheels through a five-speed gearbox.

The new 108 replaces the previous 107 that was also marketed as a Citroën C1 and Toyota Aygo. You can bet the Citroën version will follow – the two brands sharing their parent company and much of their product portfolio – but we'll have to see if Toyota will be in on this one as well.