Peugeot SR1 Concept Released

We have already told you that Peugeot is looking to adopt a new design line for its future models and here is the first product that comes to confirm this. The so-called S1 concept will be officially revealed at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March and comes equipped with several top-notch technologies aimed at cutting fuel consumption and emissions.

As you can see for yourselves in the photo gallery below, the concept is indeed using new design elements as compared to the existing Peugeot models, including LED headlights, sculpted bonnet, sweeping sides and a chiselled rear design, as the company said in a press release.

The car is capable to accommodate up to three passengers, as the 2+1 interior is based on an innovative architecture that allows the rear seat to be slid forward to improve access.

It uses the HYbrid4 technology, so power comes from a 1.6-liter THP petrol engine that develops 218 bhp plus a rear electric unit that adds 95 bhp. 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, according to official figures.

"Overall the Peugeot SR1 concept car gives the impression it has been carved from a solid block of material, monolithic, protective, sculptural and dynamic. At every moment it makes a great play on contrasts: purity and technological sophistication, authenticity and advanced technologies, expressiveness and understatement. making it a car that is quite simply desirable!" Peugeot mentioned in the statement.