We saw the French electric car of the future
Among the stars of this year’s CES in Las Vegas is the in-house Peugeot Inception concept car. Beneath an apparently futuristic appearance, Peugeot hides many hints about tomorrow’s electric cars. We saw it firsthand and spoke to Peugeot CEO Linda Jackson about it.
The chiseled rear and huge headlights give the Peugeot concept a strong visual signature. Even though Peugeot has announced that it is not returning to the US market, the French brand chose CES in Las Vegas over the Mondial de l’Auto for the Inception concept. , announces a new 100% electric production that will enter the brand and the wider Stellantis group. A group with 4 American brands: Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and RAM, among 14 brands, including two dedicated to mobility.
The head coach of Stellantis gave Carlos Tavares key word At the opening of the show, he shared his thoughts on the future of the group, and made a possible offer reduction detailed operations and future generations with a potentially shrinking market due to the development of electricity and an average purchase cost that is less accessible to the greatest number of people, which will contribute to the sector’s ambition to be the first to be carbon neutral. 2038.
A mobility technology player with a large team size and a start-up spirit: that’s the definition of Stellantis’ boss, that’s it! C. Tavares has confirmed cooperation with Foxconn, Amazon and Qualcomm for his future cars.
Solid batteries, after all
It also focused on battery technology developments in collaboration with Factorial to reduce cobalt usage. 2026 goal with the long-awaited arrival of the solid electrolyte battery, which promises 30% more energy density (50% for the next generation) and an autonomy of up to 800 km.
The Peugeot Inception concept’s spec sheet shows the 680-horsepower Stellantis nacelle head at CES. So the brand french it managed to grab all the attention with a particularly spectacular show car, a true manifesto of Peugeot’s future. Based on the XL version of the all-new 100% electric STLA platform, it aims to awaken the full potential of this new generation.
American-sized electric car
At the Stellantis stand, while the public was rushing to discover the impressive Launch in American dimensions (5m long), we were able to meet Linda Jackson, general manager of the Peugeot brand. The British woman spent her entire career in cars before driving Citroen and then Peugeot for a year. “We chose to build such a large car because it was the best way to integrate all the technologies we wanted to show.“, he explains. “We wantISo introduce the lines to liveangleIrthere is but without overpowering it, it adds fluidity. Future models will incorporate design elements from the concept. Allure is the new word that sums up the brand.”
The front is not so pretty…
The chiseled rear and huge headlights give the Peugeot concept a strong visual signature.
The slim side screen is both aesthetic and practical.
Detailing the French concept car, we get a first impression of aggressiveness, especially with its aggressive front end with its heavily raked grille, taillights and barely visible vertical claws. The softness of the side lines and surface treatment calms everything down, and the overall appearance of the car, close to the coupe, very fluid, makes you forget that it is a four-door sedan.
The huge glass surfaces, designed like the bubble of an astronaut’s helmet, have attractive reflections, while the bottom of the doors is covered with a display line that displays information such as the charge level or autonomous driving: both sober and spectacular, it looks good.
Futuristic salon
Almost at the front of the car, the ultra-recessed windshield gives a panoramic view of its cockpit. Sure, the cockpit’s circular display in white LEDs looks like it’s placed on the dashboard, but it lacks precision as we can see the supposed or real functions on stage. The onboard system, called STLA Brain, will be remotely updated like regular smartphone OS updates.
Open antagonistic doors leave the cabin largely uncluttered and allow a better view of the cockpit layout. In the shape of the steering wheel, the Hypersquare is rectangular, as Peugeot calls it, pierced with 4 touch-controlled holes for the car’s functions. “We wanted to preserve the driving pleasure created with the i-Cockpit, and the thought led to Hypersquare driving the wheels. tel. We did a lot of testing, c‘it’s like a console experience for our younger customers,” L. Jackson explains. This reminds us of Tesla’s yoke.
From the outside it looks very…
…passenger cabin is very open.
Spacious and clear, very modern and at the same time very cold with raw materials (especially galvanized sheet), serving as a cockpit, the real living room reminds of the world of furniture design. The luxury allowed by the refined space with real electric architecture. Car seats that look like couches? They didn’t let us sit there, too bad because they seemed so welcoming.
Towards production cars
So, what should we remember from this show car that forced the line? Updated ergonomics should make their way into production, with fully electronic steering allowing more limited movements of the rectangular “steering wheel”. Hypersquare’s touchpad controls (headlights, wipers, audio, infotainment, etc.) also have the chance to replace steering wheel buttons and lever controls to become a new way to interact with your car.
The design will also follow the direction that this concept suggests, with a more prominent style than today, just to stand out from the plethora of brands we will see in the coming years, especially in the more compact categories. , convenience. Zone of the Lion brand. See you in 2025 to see the result on the road.
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