Big Sean - Bounce Back
This thing you see above is the new Peugeot Exalt concept, be properly unveiled at the auto show in Beijing You might think it's just another design study of the French manufacturer, not intended to achieve production in any way, as the 2010 SR1 You might think it is very pretty, yes, but irrelevant in the real world.
You would be very wrong Because there are two basic things to understand about this car, it comes after months or years of rumors that Peugeot is about to launch a four-door coupe to face tastes of the VW CC and Mercedes CLA, so you better believe it provides an overview of what the car, which could be called the 408 GT will look like two, it's powered by a modified version of Peugeot-Citroen 200bhp powertrain 4WD diesel-electric HYbrid4 Only this time, it is a hybrid gasoline and has 340bhp.
Now, in a German world uber-sedans, American muscle cars, Infiniti Eau Rouge concepts and so on, this might not seem like a big deal A sub-400bhp hybrid French sedan, what's all the racket about snowshoeing is a public French manufacturer annoucing shamelessly large, powerful car, luxury grand tourer, but only in concept form at the moment.
In France, you see, this kind of thing is wrong since the war, the French manufacturers have struggled to find success in the luxury strict regulation market, taxes on engine size and perhaps a kind of contempt cultural for flashy cars forced them to keep econoboxes with great success, it is true and Foray only occasionally in higher market segments with Laking cars still noble and powerful multi-cylinder engines to their foreign competitors increase gas prices and environmental concerns have been the final nail in the coffin, and one could argue the last truly luxurious French car was the magnificent power Citroën SM Maserati 1970.
Since then, the cars loaded to carry the glorious heritage of prewar Renaults, the Delahayes, the Facel Vega and the great old Citroens were front wheel drive sedans based platforms and powertrains counterparts cheaper, with a touch of unquestionnable but questionable build quality design and engines rarely exceed 200bhp but it all seems to be changing Why a word China Peugeot and Citroën really struggling in Europe right now, but they've got success in the Middle Kingdom the Chinese want high-range expensive cars, and they're receptive to the special French approach to luxury, but you can sell t barges underpowered the French were somewhat satisfied so far.
What to do, then good, this is 2014, and the tides have turned not only now powerplants powerful powerful hybrid groups, they have also been accepted as adequate hearts for Peugeot and Citroen luxury vehicles take their chance, then, and thanks the tastes of the Chinese car buyer, it seems we get our french automotive luxury back Because the Peugeot Exalt and its likely production version of the 408 GT aren t alone Citroën recently presented to China DS 5LS alone and now they're playing with the idea of a 300bhp DS 5LS Racing they'll also wear in Beijing the production version of the DS SUV, previewed by last year's wild concept RUBIS, and wait a DS9 high-end in a few years, Peugeot has also thought of a 608 sedan and 6008 SUV as their flagship range of more upscale.
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