Peugeot 508 rental in Paris

The Peugeot 508 is Peugeot's executive saloon, a long, low car we rent and deliver anywhere in Paris. We're gorentcar, an online car rental service, so there's no desk to find: tell us your address and we bring the car to your door with a full tank, no deposit held on your card, and the mileage left open. 

This page is about one thing, whether the 508 is the right car for your trip. We cover how its low, sporty body feels to live with, what fits in the boot and the back, and the driving around Paris and out past the périphérique where it makes the most sense.

Where the 508 sits in our Peugeot range

Peugeot doesn't sell many saloons any more, which makes the 508 stand out. It sits above the 208 and 308 hatchbacks in size and well below the 3008 and 5008 in height. That low roofline is the whole point of the car and also its main compromise. 

You choose a 508 when you want a comfortable, good-looking car for motorway runs and arrivals, not when you want the easy parking and high seat of an SUV. Across the wider Peugeot range we rent in Paris, it's the one we'd point you to for a long weekend away rather than a week of city errands.

Living with the low, sporty shape

Getting in and out

The 508 sits low, lower than most cars on the road now. If you're tall, fit and used to a saloon, you'll drop into the driver's seat and forget about it. If you have a stiff knee, travel with older passengers, or are moving a child seat in and out every day, the low sill and seat are worth thinking about before you book. 

This is the single thing that catches people who expected something more upright. If it sounds like a problem, the higher-riding 3008 is the easier car to climb in and out of, and we rent that too.

The i-Cockpit cabin

Inside, Peugeot uses its i-Cockpit layout: a small steering wheel that you look over, not through, to read the dials. Most people get on with it within a few minutes. A few never quite do, usually because their preferred seat height puts the wheel rim across the top of the instruments. It's worth a thirty-second adjust when you get in. The materials are good, the seats hold you well on a long run, and the driving position is comfortable once you've set it up.

Space, boot and passengers

The 508 is a saloon, and the boot is bigger than that shape suggests, because the tailgate lifts as a hatch rather than opening into a shallow letterbox. On the fastback you get around 487 litres, enough for a family's luggage for a week or a couple of large cases and a buggy. 

The SW estate takes more again if you need it. If a saloon is the body you're after, it's one of the roomier options in our sedan rental Paris range. Three adults will fit across the back, but the sloping roofline trims headroom, so the tallest passenger is happier in the front on a long drive. For two adults and two children with a week of bags, it's an easy fit.

Where it earns its keep around Paris

The 508 is at its best on the open road. On the autoroute out to Reims, Rouen or the Loire it's quiet, settled and easy on fuel, and it deals with a long day far better than a small hatch. It also looks right pulling up for a client or at a hotel, which is why people often pick it for airport runs to and from CDG and Orly. 

In central Paris the low nose and long bonnet make tight spots harder to judge than they would be in an SUV, so it isn't the car we'd choose for someone who only needs to dart around the arrondissements. One practical point for the city: Paris runs a low-emission zone, the ZFE, and a recent 508 carries a Crit'Air 1 or 2 sticker, which keeps it clear of the current restrictions. If that matters for your dates, check the sticker on the exact car when you book with us.

Picking one up from us

We don't run a rental desk you have to find. We deliver the 508 to your home, hotel or office in Paris at the time you choose, and collect it the same way. There's no deposit to leave, we take debit as well as credit cards, and the mileage is unlimited, so a run down to the Loire and back doesn't change the price.

To take the car you'll need:

• a full driving licence you've held for at least the period stated in your booking
• a passport or ID card
• the booking confirmation we send you

That's the whole handover. We go over the car with you, you drive away, and we're a phone call away for the rest of the rental.