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These are the first pictures of the production-spec Peugeot 308 RCZ. We knew Peugeot would build it, but we weren’t sure if the concept’s swoops would remain.
Thankfully they have - which might come as a bit of a surprise given Peugeot's design department hasn't had much praise recently - so the car you can have on your drive from spring 2010 looks almost identical to the concept we first saw at Frankfurt in 2007.
Ignore the handsomely chiselled lifestyle model in our gallery for a moment, and have a gawp at that rear screen, curved like a supermodel’s bottom. And check out those rear arches, bold and strong like a Bentley Continental.
Then there’s the
roofline, which mimics the silhouette of the car Peugeot hopes to tackle, the
Audi TT. If you thought Peugeot only builds mingers, think again.
So what will power it? There’s bound to be a choice of engines and inevitably a
diesel, but the 1.6-litre THP from the 308 will probably slot in first.
But
remember, this is the car that fills the hole left by the 308 GTi, so it could
get more poke in future. Perhaps it will even steal the 407 Coupe 3.0 HDI’s title as
the most powerful Peugeot ever…
The car will be shown at the Frankfurt show in September. Could this be a new beginning for Peugeot's designers? Or is it another case of some nice details ruined by awkward proportions and a podgy family gob grafted on the front? You tell us...
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What do you think?
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Supreme_Being commented on this article
at 01:22 pm on 14 July 2009
Wow. Looks promising, to say the least. Nice bottom, er... I mean, rear-end!
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Wotski commented on this article
at 01:55 pm on 14 July 2009
Froggy Coxster anyone?
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eminemroxxx commented on this article
at 01:56 pm on 14 July 2009
gr8 rear-end glass atleast not like last week's renault glass work :P
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Kuang commented on this article
at 02:08 pm on 14 July 2009
Cheeky little nod to the Miura in those doors? I thought the concept looked lovely at the motor show, but they really need to make sure they don't hang too much Pug tinsel on the front end - the last thing we needs is a coupe that looks like a cross between the star guest at a dental brace show and an outbreak of warts.
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The_Monk commented on this article
at 02:31 pm on 14 July 2009
Ok, can I actually have some pictures of the car or are we just going to see a couple of shadows?
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