Peugeot Again to Unveil a Sinister Concept -- But This Time It's a Hybrid!
There's no mistaking it: Sinister forces are still at work at Peugeot.
The French automaker presented the scariest car at the last Paris Motor Show, a wicked jet-black sedan concept packing a 700-horsepower V12 turbodiesel engine. It's name: 908 RC.
The lion-logoed family business has done it again, producing the stealthy, diabolical "RC..." concept pictured here; it's full name will be revealed when the vehicle debuts at the Paris show this October.
Peugeot is disclosing very little about the concept, but this much it has revealed: within the RC...'s four doors are four seats, and under the hood "highly innovative hybrid architecture."
The automaker's aim: a sedan offering a very high level of efficiency both in terms of performance -- with its potential 230-kilowatt, 313-horsepower electric motor -- and minimal impact on the environment -- carbon dioxide emissions of 109 grams per kilometer in the combined cycle or zero in electric mode.
In a statement, Peugeot says the vehicle demonstrates more than ever that the automaker "is capable of combining respect for the environment with driving pleasure."
If only Peugeot would take this breathtaking beast to market.
Scott Doggett, Contributor
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This Peugot looks great! The profile actually reminds me of the 90's Chrysler cab-forward designs. I don't know if those were great cars overall, but the designs were ahead of their time.
It's nothing like the Peugots that I remember from the 80s. Nice profile!
Ok, what's the point of a 700hp hybrid?