DFW Auto Club
09-16-2009, 02:50 PM
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Peugeot (http://www.autoblog.com/category/peugeot/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/rcz-leadweb.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-peugeot-rcz-0/)
Peugeot RCZ - Click above for high-res image gallery
Some things are worth waiting for. Take the Peugeot RCZ, for example. French auto giant PSA has been talking about putting the RCZ into production (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/12/sacre-bleu-peugeot-to-build-the-308-rc-z/) since initially unveiling it as a concept car in this very hall back in 2007. And that day has finally arrived with the unveiling of the production-ready coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/17/frankfurt-preview-peugeot-to-show-production-3008-hybrid-5008/) here in Frankfurt (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/).
The critics may say the styling is too close to the Audi TT, but to our eyes that's no bad thing. And while there are certainly some TT-esque design traits coming through, there is plenty to set this apart as uniquely Peugeot. Sporting a Zagato-style double-bubble roof and muscular wheel arches, the RCZ is easily the most stylish French car this side of a Bugatti.
Mechanically, it's based on the 308 hatchback, but the svelte coupe has dropped the numeric moniker on the road to production. Engines include 1.6-liter turbo fours with 156 or 200 horsepower and a 2-liter turbodiesel with 163 ponies. Also available with the oil-burning mill is a hybrid drivetrain supplemented by a 37-horsepower electric motor that matches the top gas engine's output while upping the ante with all-wheel-drive and environmental bragging rights. Have a closer look in the gallery below.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Peugeot RCZ (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-peugeot-rcz-0/low/)
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Peugeot RCZ - Click above for high-res image gallery
Some things are worth waiting for. Take the Peugeot RCZ, for example. French auto giant PSA has been talking about putting the RCZ into production (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/12/sacre-bleu-peugeot-to-build-the-308-rc-z/) since initially unveiling it as a concept car in this very hall back in 2007. And that day has finally arrived with the unveiling of the production-ready coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/17/frankfurt-preview-peugeot-to-show-production-3008-hybrid-5008/) here in Frankfurt (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/).
The critics may say the styling is too close to the Audi TT, but to our eyes that's no bad thing. And while there are certainly some TT-esque design traits coming through, there is plenty to set this apart as uniquely Peugeot. Sporting a Zagato-style double-bubble roof and muscular wheel arches, the RCZ is easily the most stylish French car this side of a Bugatti.
Mechanically, it's based on the 308 hatchback, but the svelte coupe has dropped the numeric moniker on the road to production. Engines include 1.6-liter turbo fours with 156 or 200 horsepower and a 2-liter turbodiesel with 163 ponies. Also available with the oil-burning mill is a hybrid drivetrain supplemented by a 37-horsepower electric motor that matches the top gas engine's output while upping the ante with all-wheel-drive and environmental bragging rights. Have a closer look in the gallery below.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: Peugeot RCZ (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-peugeot-rcz-0/low/)
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