With its 272 PS offered in stock form, the Peugeot 308 GTi goes up against the
Volkswagen Golf GTI and Hyundai i30 N. After paying a visit to Clemens
Motorsport, however, it’s now capable to take on the Golf R.
The French tuner
specialized in modifying cars from Peugeot, Citroen and DS is offering three
distinct levels of power upgrades. The first one lifts the output to 290 PS and 360 Nm of torque by optimizing the engine control
unit (ECU).
Level 2, on the
other hand, allows the turbocharged 1.6-liter petrol engine to churn out 303 PS and 380 Nm of torque. This was achieved by fitting an
intercooler kit, divert-air valve and high-performance air filter, all
developed in-house by Clemens Motorsport.
The hottest
offering is Level 3, which delivers 310 PS and 400 Nm of torque, by modifying the air intake with a new air filter, and adding a 70mm
stainless steel exhaust system. The numbers are identical to those of the stock
Golf R, which takes only 4.6sec to reach 100 km/h from a standstill –
although, unlike the Peugeot, the Golf comes standard with all-wheel drive.
Clemens Motorsport
completed the tuning job by adding new alloy wheels to the French hot hatch.
Called CC-Zero, they come from Schmidt Revolution and are 8.5×19-inch in size,
shod with 235/35 tires, while 20-inch ones are also available.
