Peugeot has unveiled a stunning new concept car, simultaneously revealing
the stylistic design trends intended for future models.
The SR1
heralds a new era for Peugeot and will be unveiled to the public for the
first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
It embodies the
strongest, most extreme and pure expression of the Peugeot Style of tomorrow
and also displays a new look corporate Lion.
Dynamic, balanced,
sensual, with an exclusive high-tech interior, the SR1 explores and
reinterprets the theme of the “Grand Touring Car”.
More than ever,
the aesthetic traits of this concept renew Peugeot’s strong stylistic
identity – in short, this concept car creates a new design language for the
company.
The Peugeot SR1 is a vehicle with ideal proportions,
revisiting the great traditions of grand touring cars of the past: a large
bonnet, flowing wings and a very low centre of gravity.
The design of
the body gives the car a new balance: a sculpted bonnet, sweeping sides and
a chiselled rear design.
At
the side the styling lines merge into the side windows and the front
windscreen, emphasising the design of the bonnet.
This overall effect
blends easily with the design detailing: the design of the lights and the
air intakes, the shape of the door mirrors – these elements merge seamlessly
with the vehicle’s carbon “skin”.
In parallel, features such as “full
LED” internal headlamp functions and the radiator grille contour stand out,
as if suspended.
The hard top echoes the feel of this intense,
high-tech assembly: it uses preformed profile technology derived from the
world of sailing, blending with the body, creating the illusion of a coupé.
There is room in the vehicle for three people as the third rear seat
nestles in the middle, behind the two front seats.
Entry to this seat
is facilitated by the centre console, which can slide forward to improve
access.
The
SR1 incorporates HYbrid4 technology, which will be launched in Europe in the
Peugeot 3008 in 2011. In the SR1 a 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine with
maximum power of 160 kW is combined with an electric motor developing 70kW.
The petrol engine in the front powers the front wheels, while the
electric motor is located in the rear and drives the rear wheels.
In
electric only mode, the car becomes a ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle), while its
combined cycle fuel consumption is only 4.9 litres/100 km or 119 g/km of
CO2.
When the two power trains operate simultaneously, the SR1
develops a potential maximum power of 230 kW and also benefits from
four-wheel drive.
With HYbrid4 technology, which will eventually
become available on a number of models throughout the Peugeot range, the SR1
concept offers convincing proof that driving pleasure can be combined with
environmental friendliness.
The vehicle’s dynamic efficiency is
further enhanced by the use of a rigid, lightweight structure comprising of
a one-piece body and a tubular chassis onto which are mounted the mechanical
components and suspension.
Exploiting the best of existing technology
to offer road-holding worthy of this exceptional concept, the suspension
consists of double wishbones with drop links both at the front and the rear.
The SR1 benefits from four-wheel steering, offering greater driving
precision.
The turning angle of the rear wheels is controlled as a
function of the vehicle speed, via motorised links on the rear wishbones,
giving the vehicle superb agility under all circumstances.
Inside the
vehicle, leather and various grained wood blend seamlessly with, “high tech”
materials such as nickel and satin-finished chrome.
The
instrumentation combines analogue and digital read-outs, giving clear
emphasis to every item of information conveyed to the driver.
This
is the case for instantaneous fuel consumption and vehicle range, displayed
on two glass crystal gauges directly in front of the driver.
Another
technological innovation is the creation of an exclusive wristwatch designed
in partnership with Bell&Ross® - this timepiece, with milled inserts of
solid aluminium, slots perfectly into a dedicated housing on the fascia
panel.
Finally, the SR1 displays the new Peugeot Lion badge.
Redesigned, finely worked and sculpted, it mirrors perfectly the perception
of the vehicle as a whole.
Peugeot
SR1 Concept
