Can a crossover offer the best of all worlds, or is it just too much of a compromise?
We’ve long wondered if the whole Crossover fad – for a Crossover is what the Peugeot 3008 Sport HDi 150 we have to play with this week is – is just a secret campaign by big car makers to cut down the number of styles of each model they need to offer. After all, why bother with a hatchback, an estate, a saloon, a soft roader SUV and an MPV when you can claim that you have one model that can cover all the bases. And although that might sound a bit far fetched, it looks like Nissan has given up on the idea of a conventional hatchback now the Qashqai has turned in to a huge success, and the smaller Juke is bringing up the rear threatening conventional superminis like the Fiesta. But we very much doubt that Peugeot will go the same route – it has too much at stake – even though this 3008 is very much a move in the ‘One size fits all’ game. Let’s start with the negatives. It’s not pretty. It won’t frighten small children, but you won’t stand gazing at it on your drive in awe. It seems a litt
