The Peugeots of the future will no longer have a steering wheel

If losing the features that distinguish the French manufacturer, this study exposes the path to follow towards electrification. Peugeot has extensive experience in the section on electric-powered cars, and therefore it is not surprising that Linda Jackson, CEO of Peugeot, declared that in 2023 the entire range will have an electric variant and that in the next five years it will be will launch five new models with this type of propulsion technology.

Proposal

The Peugeot Inception Concept maintains the feline identity of the house, as it can be seen from the claw-type design of the rear and front lights, as well as its upward posture, which, according to project manager Matthias Hossan, is inspired by the attack position that big cats adopt when hunting.

Performance

It is developed on the STLA Large platform, which the Stellantis group has for each of the brands that make it up, and has a battery with a capacity of 100 kWh that gives it a range of 800 kilometers according to the information provided by the brand. It has an 800 volt network, consumes 12.5 kWh for every 100 kilometers traveled and its battery can be recharged by induction. It is powered by two electric motors, one on each axle, and develops 680 hp, achieving 0 to 100 km/h in less than 3 seconds.

goodbye steering wheel

How do you know the i-Cockpit was an advance that the brand presented a few years ago and that is mainly characterized by a reduced radius steering wheel to make it more maneuverable and by the controls directed towards the driver. In the Inception Concept it evolves to become Hypersquare technology, which replaces the steering wheel with a screen with circular cells with digital electric controls. It also includes the intelligent technology platform called STLA Brain with which the Peugeot models will be connected to each other.