We are here considering two somewhat similar cars, but we can't deny some of the obvious differences. For a start, they are not even classified under the same segment, with the 2008 being a suv and the 207 representing city car vehicle class. Apart from that, different body styles uncover their separate purposes. The first one is a 5-door suv meant for people who have some or even extensive offroad aspirations and consider their car to be a part of an adventure. The other one, a 5-door wagon is mostly desired by those who are in a need for some extra boot space for their family's luggage or even pets.

The first thing to look into here would be the results from European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests performed on the two cars. Good thing is that both vehicles got tested, with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. The first vehicle is a suv and that spells a huge advantage compared to the city car competitor, at least that's what statistics show. On the other hand, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, 207 offers a marginal difference of 8% more metal.

I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Peugeot displays lower than average breakdown numbers, all the models observed together. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Peugeot with an average rating of 4.3 out of 5. Unfortunatelly, I don't have enough insight that would allow me to comment in more details on the specific models level. That apart, owners of different cars powered by the same engine as these two vehicles rank it on average as 4.2 out of 5.

2008 is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.8 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 181 kilometers per hour, 2km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 4.2 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (67 mpg), in combined cycle.

2008 appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, 2008 offers significantly better overall protection, taking the lead here. When it comes to performance, both vehicles provide similar experience, so I wouldn't point any of them out. 2008 still consumps less fuel, which needs to be taken into consideration. It's not difficult to say then that if I'd need to make a choice, it would definitely be the 2008. In any case that's my personal view, built upon all the data available to me. What should decide here though is the way you feel about the two vehicles, and I hope you'll find my guidelines useful in the process. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser™, among more than 12.000 different ones in our database.