If anyone else is checking out the car anytime soon, can check whether the rear tail light having same issues with elantra, where only the most outer rear tail light is lighted and the inner part of the tail light is just a deco (no light).

At least elantra can go for mod with shops in Klang Valley to light up the entire rear light...

As for the rear, some after market mod can sure go a long way

Unlike 207 which is puke-invoking design!!! No offense to current 207 owners :-)

Haha hope so, still working on the credentials and visitor statistics part, these two are what the company is looking at. Thanks for the advise man

sport mod...

this definitely looks cleaner, perhaps bodykit will give the 408 a sportier looking exterior.

I was tested at bukit tinggi klang branch.
In fact I tested 308t b4 but I felt that 408t is more powerful.
The suspension is stiffer n some more due to the low profile tyre,thus, it was a bit bumpy..
The distance is about 5-6 km,there is 2 straight road for me to test the power in fact I can request for 1 more round but due to time constraint so didn't go for it
I personally think that black color is a good choice, looks very nice matching with the chrome lining at the front n rear bumper.

Cool! Bro did you ask the SA other questions like car delivery time, colour selection (which colour delivery time faster, etc.)?

You comment the NVH was very good, so when you were shooting down the straight road, at what speed were you driving? At the speed you were driving, you did not hear any wind or road/tyre noise?

Did you get to check the sound system? Is it 6 speakers or more like 4+2 tweeter?

Sorry ah, ask so much questions...will try to go for a test drive after the school holidays so want to do a checklist for comparison...

I guess now it's elantra 2012 vs 408 vs (coming soon) focus 2012 for me to confirm my new ride...

is there any sign of 308T to reduce its price?

The SA told me 2.0 using same gb as 407, i believed because i saw AL4 sticker on the gear knob.

it is just a sticker. the transmission is called AT8 (which is a development over the older AL4).

I see, they should have used the right sticker then. Not sure how is the service n maintenance cost

so looks lik a better deal than 308thp?

2L should be like the 407 while the turbo should be identical to the 308turbo. both of which are not expensive.

I don't much feel good about the conti handling....where got conti handling these days? You drive 200+km/h on Malaysia roads with bumps seems like not worth the effort to make a car so fast.

Since I'm driving 308T I can tell you it beats almost all C segment you will find on the road...and most ppl after getting smoked seeing the Turbo badge will bow down to it...except if you encounter a Turbo Kancil..hehe..that one becareful.

Yes. can go 215km/h but not as easy as flooring the pedal. If you wanna know, there are many cases it can go only until 170km/h...this is because you always drive slow in traffic jam and very seldom do highway driving...so the car will adapt to it.
Some extreme cases you need to reset back the adaptive gearbox and hentam kaw - kaw then only can get 215km/h.
But seriously...215Km/h is really too fast for Malaysian highways for a standard car. Lorry, bus and slow moving cars always suddenly change lanes and travelling so fast, you will not have time to react. Even when travelling very fast on the back lanes, going up and down hill also you need to slow down because not sure on the road ahead.

The cabin is very nice..pictures don't do justice to it...so far no owner of the 308 have even negative comment of the dash...

Bro, thank you for your comment. This is my 1st time considering buying Peugeot car. Have never driven one, only see on the road. But price vs performance, I believe 408 offer the best. As for conti driving, only see from forum users many give good comments on conti cars handling, true or not, dunno yet.

As for highway driving, I use the MEX highway for daily driving from home to work (2-way), and I occasionally travel to North and South via NSE, traveling alone mostly, means to stay awake, I like to drive fast. Manage to borrow company's 323i recently and travel to North doing between 140km/h to 200km/h, great feeling, so alive! But, if one value their live and wants to drive fast, consideration like ESP, EBD, BA, etc. and 6 airbags can be a lifesaver. All presence on the 408T.

Driving in KL, you be lucky to be able to do 110km/hr (constantly) in the city center, and as I work nearby KLCC area, I fully agreed with your point. I assume you are driving a Peugeot now, can you let me know what is "reset back the adaptive gearbox" means? Is it a lever, button, or menu which you can configure? Interesting...

You see, I am driving a current gen CRV (before facelift) and looking for something more powerful to trade car with the HM

CRV is a good family car, but performance, road handling (esp. body roll) and NVH to me just ... sucks!

Anyone can share 308T FC? Since I believe 408T sharing the same engine, might give good indication of the FC. China market 408 says 8.2L/100km...dunno how true? My current FC on CRV with 50%/50% city/hw works out to about 10.1L/100km...(I am heavy footed)

How is the service n maintenance cost? Expensive ? SA told me major service cost 1 - 2k?

when we talk about conti handling in such cases , we are comparing to same segment car at the same speed, for conti cars the faster you go the more stable it is even on bumpy roads (in my case and my car works this way) , but it all boils down to weight , tires , suspension etc.

but of coz i cant tell if i've not driven it b4 , owned a 405 Gti b4 thou ... loved the suspension ... 408T looks appealing ...

Normal serv every 10k cost rm300-400. Major dunno. Btw got quoted nearly rm400 for front wiper lolilol.

408T good for 150km/h~170km/h cruising. I think for NKVE thats fast enough.

My 308T is about 8~9km/l (11~12l/100km)...I drive in the worst place...most of the time below 50km/h in jam
In that situation, its even worst than having a heavy foot....can even go up to 5km/l in jam!!

Depends on which you take...6speed ones cost more because the gearbox oil...4 speed ones lesser.
Yes, major service cost that much...but currently I'm on the 3 year warranty and 3 year free service/parts plan...I might additional another 2years warranty by Nasim

It's not a lever, button or menu. When you switch off the car and wait till everything becomes dark on the ODO meter, simply depress the gas pedal until the end for a few seconds. You will then hear a faint click sound. When this happens, you have effectively reset the GB and the ECU will start recording a new drive pattern.

To me, a conti feel is not just about how the car feels at high speeds (which, as some forumers has pointed out not often in KL's jam packed roads). More often is how the car tackles corners, especially at high(er) speeds. A conti's galvanized chassis feels tout, tight and coupled with good suspension settings and steering weight provides excellent feedback to the driver on how the car is behaving at all times. It is this amalgam of fine tuning of various components of the car to work as one that differentiates an Asian made car from a continental.

i tried both variant just now, dont know why i prefer the 2.0L version, much nicer to drive. The 1.6L seems very very tight, like a virgin, u know what i mean. couldnt test at high speed, u know lah at Glennmarie stupid course.

anyway hope to try more actual road feeling later. But one thing i can say, the car is huge, the back door is like a stretched version of a sedan car. believe me, it is long. sounds like a ahmad driven car leh.

anyway i still got placebo feeling this 408 is like local product, feels a little like proton.
thats my opinion.