Spy shots of the 2027 Peugeot 208 reveal Stellantis is bringing radical steer-by-wire technology to a mass-market hatchback. It’s a massive engineering gamble for a brand currently in financial freefall.
Through the heat haze of a Spanish testing facility, the future of the European supermini has just broken cover.
For industry insiders, the presence of the Hypersquare in a production mule is a shock.
The engineering trap here is famously treacherous. Yoke steering has already burned early adopters in the luxury EV space, most notably Tesla and Lexus.
Spy shots of the 2027 Peugeot 208 reveal Stellantis is bringing radical steer-by-wire technology to a mass-market hatchback. It’s a massive engineering gamble for a brand currently in financial freefall.