Comments on: 2008 Paris Motor Show: Peugeot RC HYmotion4 Concept

By: Will

Will — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:41:54 +0000

Agreed WayneJax, I have yet to find a modern French car that I actually want.

But still… It's hard for me to imagine this very attractive car being an "outdated turd".

By: Will

Will — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:28:21 +0000

Whoa, I made a mistake there. Thanks for noticing, Charlie de La.

Okay, so the engine is a 1.6 liter THP, which produces 218, horsepower. Add that to the 95 delivered by the electric motor, and you get 313. The torque produced by both the engine and the motor equal 338. I just switched the numbers for horsepower and torque on the spec sheet. My bad, and thanks for catching it!

If you still want to know more, there really isn't all that much to tell. The most news is in the lithium-ion motor, which can recharge itself is either decelerating or braking. The RC HYmotion4 has a manual transmission. It controls both the engine and the motor purely by electronics, since there is no mechanical link between the two.

The car can be powered in electric only mode, engine only mode, or with the two combined. Keep in mind that the stats I gave above are only when the motor and the engine are in use simultaneously. Otherwise, the car is either limited to 95 horses or 218.

Again, thanks for noticing the error. I'll fix it ASAP.

By: WayneJax

WayneJax — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:53:35 +0000

After spending the first 28 years of my life living as a neighbor of those pesky French, i had to eventually give in and accept the inevitability of the pan European car market dominance of the cow burning frogs. They pump out some semi decent cars, nicely styled, good grade plastic clad interiors with fantastic fuel efficient diesel engines for a Ford beating price. Unfortunately for the European folk, the cars arent as well thought out as their more expensive German neighbors and although i have owned both Renaults and Peugeots that are far superior to their American counterparts, i would never own another even if they did decide to ship to America.

They brake a lot, cost a lot to fix and in the case of the French People Car, the Renault Megane, can cost over $600 to simply change a head light (access to the lamp assembly is granted via the wheel well after you remove the wheels, body work and some engine parts!).

So, we come to the point of my rambling…… is it a bad thing that these French concept cars will only ever stay a concept, the answer is "Mais non", by the time the manufacturers can get those lazy vino guzzlers to build the car, it will an out dated polished turd……a bit like the new, Audi TT rip off Pug 308 RC-Z!

By: Charlie de La

Charlie de La — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:36:22 +0000

Are you sure of the specs?

243 hp from a 1.6l engine(338hp-95hp electric)

Tell us more about this engine please