Peugeot makes comeback with elegant designs

It is the car that hopes to shift your ‘whet dreams’ from German engineering to French style.

It’s sculptured bonnet sweeps down the sides and stretches to the chiselled backside.

The exterior reminds me of Chris Bangles flame surfacing while the interior is quite obviously inspired by BMW.

In an interview posted on the Peugeot website, Amko Leenart who is responsible for the 908 Peugeot, admitted that “BMW revolutionised vehicle interior styling by proposing, in particular, numerous variations on shapes: variation between incurved (concave) surfaces to have a thinner object, and more rounded (convex) surfaces for strength, to be precise”.

That said this concept brings Peugeot shoulder to shoulder and neck to neck with anything else on the road from Monza to Stuttgart.

It is a statement of intent that the PSA Peugeot Citroen powerhouse has no intentions of seating back as the exclusive gravy train leaves the station for the automotive heaven lined with milk and honey.

Powered by a 230kW (313bhp) engine turning and steering all four wheels, this car aims to please in the corners.

Like any good sports car, it seats closer to the ground. As can be expected it will have the option of green technology using PSA’s Hybrid4 technology.

I think this new offering, ushers in an exciting future for the motor industry giving enthusiast the choice we enjoyed when the 205GTI reigned supreme in the company of the Golf GTI and Audi Quattros.

Like Paul’s Biblical conversion on the road to Damascus and the contradictions that come with the new custodian of the Peugeot brand, we pray that the legendary Lion will continue to roar in Kenya.