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Peugeot Onyx Concept at 2012 Paris Motor Show

At the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the concept car is to inspire Peugeot Onyx in the great tradition of the super sports cars of Peugeot the imagination of visitors.



Among the striking, enthroned on 20-inch wheels, body of the 4.65 meter long Onyx proposes an athletes heart: the direct-mounted to the carbon structure rear mid-engine, a V8 HDi hybrid engine with 3.7 liters displacement and 441 kW (600 hp) , demonstrating in combination with the six-speed sequential gearbox and the suspension in the producers own expertise in motorsport at the highest level.

On the body especially the falling material and color contrasts in the eye. Fenders and doors are made ​​of pure copper, the rest made ​​of matt black carbon.

Between the glass sheets of aluminum vehicle roof are at double curvature clear view of the carbon structure and the interior. In the design of the driving position was the term intuition in the foreground, are intended to show how the small steering wheel and aluminum easily accessible controls.

Even with this concept car Peugeot experimenting with innovative materials such as Newspaper Wood, consisting of compressed old newspapers and here in the dashboard and center console is used.

The supercar in Paris are the Onyx Concept Bike, an extremely lightweight carbon bike and the Peugeot Onyx Concept Scooter, a hybrid trike with 400 cc displacement to the side.


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