Peugeot RC... Concept (2008): first photos

By Tim Pollard

First Official Pictures

20 August 2008 09:00

Peugeot today issues this first photo of the new RC... – a bizarrely named concept car for its big homecoming motor show at Paris in October 2008. The RC... (a working title, thankfully; the full name will be announced at Paris) is a hybrid four-seater concept car that is tipped to provide a look at the next-generation 407 due at the end of the decade.

What the hell is that RC... name about?!

The RC moniker is a badge used on the Continent for what we in the UK know as the GTI. A quick pronunciation of the RC initials will indicate why we don't use it here... It's also a throwback to the RC 'Diamond' and RC 'Spade' concepts unveiled in 2002, the 908 RC and of course the more recent 308 RCZ.

Peugeot calls it 'the missing link' between the 2002 concepts, so don't be surprised if it's unveiled on 2 October 2008 with another card-derived name. Our money would go on RC followed by a heart symbol (it loves the environment, geddit?).

The Peugeot RC... concept loves the environment?

So Peugeot tells us (yawn). This concept is hybrid powered and, although few details have been announced yet, we know it develops a maximum power output of 313bhp yet emits just 109g/km of CO2 on the combined cycle or zero emissions when running on EV mode.

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By Tim Pollard