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Peugeot Onyx supercar concept leaks

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By Tim Beissmann
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Official images and details of the Peugeot Onyx sports car concept have leaked online just hours after the French manufacturer released a teaser video and a shadowy image of the top-secret all-wheel drive coupe.

The computer generated images, which appeared on Dutch enthusiast website Autoblog overnight, give us an unrestricted look at the Onyx concept, which will debut in the flesh at the 2012 Paris motor show later this month.

The Peugeot Onyx concept features classic supercar proportions, sporting a long, low body, massive alloy wheels with flared arches and muscular rear haunches, tight, aerodynamic lines and a complex rear venting and exhaust outlet layout.

Bronze panels over the doors and front wheel arches and piercing white LED headlights and running light strips bring life to the sinister concept, which exudes a Batmobile vibe at the rear with its dark tones, sharp angles and double-bubble roof.

The Peugeot Onyx concept reportedly teams a rear-mounted 191kW 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine with an 89kW electric motor on the front axle, with the two combining for an approximate total output of 280kW.

The use of lightweight carbonfibre across the body ensures average fuel consumption as low as 4.0 litres per 100km, which promises to make it one of the most efficient Peugeots ever produced, despite also being one of the most powerful.

Images of the interior reveal a sparse cockpit with integrated seats, a carbonfibre steering wheel, a high-tech central control tube and a digital instrument cluster.

The Peugeot Onyx seemingly draws inspiration from the Peugeot SR1 convertible, which introduced a new design language for the brand at the 2010 Geneva motor show but never evolved beyond the concept stage.

More details of the Peugeot Onyx concept will be revealed in the lead-up to its Paris unveiling on September 29.


 

  • pixxxels

    This thing is nuts, but it’ll never see production. Peugeot builds some amazing concepts (907, 908 RC, HX1, SR1 stand out in recent years), but has a terrible record when it comes to actually bringing them beyond that stage.

    The only concept that I can think of that made it into any semblance of a production car is the RCZ.

    One more thing, is that CARPET everywhere on the interior? Or granite? Those crazy French…

    • Eurotrash93

      I agree.  Look (waaaay back) at the Peugeot Oxia, Quasar and Proxima cars.  Peugeot have dropped the ball.  They should be where the likes of Audi are now.  Late ’70s Audi had the Fox and a sprinkling of other models – now they have a plethora of models ranging from desirable small hatchback, estates, luxobarges, AWDs, SUV’s, supercars (the R8) and show no signs of slowing.  Peugeot designed interesting concepts (the 1998 206 Escapade concept, 907 and the SR1 as mentioned by pixxxels), and let the rest of the world build them instead.  Guess that’s why they’re in dire trouble.  

      • Oui Si

        Good on ya for recalling the Oxia, loved that car :)

        At least we got bits of it on the 405 sedan (and Alfa Romeo 164, both Pininfarina works).

    • Oui Si

      BY THE WAY – carpet or granite… it’s the way of the future when seeking to produce more efficient vehicles through weight reduction (check out the Ferrari Millechili = 100kg).

      The idea of such interiors is that you sit directly on the chassis, avoiding the weight and complexities of seats, instead making the dash and steering wheel fully adjustable (even the Lambo Diablo had telescopic steering and instruments, but for other reasons there)

  • Tangible

    I surprised one thing.
    They didn’t use diesel turbo engine with hybrid.
    BMW and Audi changed mind and move to Petrol engine hybrid now.
    new LR is diesel hybrid, but they are small volume. I wonder how MB moves next?