The Peugeot SR1 is a convertible

Convertible

A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away having windows which wind-down inside the doors, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle...

, hybrid

Hybrid electric vehicle

A hybrid electric vehicle is a type of hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle which combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. The presence of the electric powertrain is intended to achieve either better fuel economy than a conventional...

 concept car

Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....

 by Peugeot

Peugeot

Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...

. It was unveiled to the general public at the Geneva Motor Show, in March 2010.

Features

The SR1 concept incorporates HYbrid4 technology, which will be launched in the Peugeot 3008

Peugeot 3008

The Peugeot 3008 is a 5-seater compact crossover unveiled by French automaker Peugeot in May 2009 and presented for the first time to the public in Dubrovnik, Croatia...

in 2011. In the SR1, at the front, a 1.6 litre THP petrol engine with a power of 160 kW, is combined with a rear electric motor developing 70 kW. In electric only mode, the car becomes a ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle), while its combined cycle fuel consumption is only 4.9 L/100 km and 119 g/km of CO2.
When the two power trains operate simultaneously, the SR1 develops a potential maximum power of 230 kW and also benefits from 4-wheel drive.

Because the SR1 concept was presented together with the new Peugeot brand identity - and its well-known lion - designers all over the world have seemingly been very eager to capture the new design directions chosen by the French giant, in an attempt to understand where the brand would position itself in terms of design, in the near future.

Front, 1,6 l THP

|width="75%"|Cubic Capacity
|align="center" | 1598 cc
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|width="75%"|Maximum power
|align="center" | 190 kW
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|width="75%"|Maximum torque
|align="center" | 280 newton metre
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|width="75%"|Maximum torque with overboost
|align="center" | 300 newton metre
|->

Rear, electric

Synchronous with permanent magnets |width="75%"|Continuous power
|align="center" | 40 kW
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|width="75%"|Maximum power (peak)
|align="center" | 70 kW
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|width="75%"|Continuous torque
|align="center" | 102 newton metre
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|width="75%"|Maximum torque (peak)
|align="center" | 178 newton metre
|->

THP + Electric

|width="75%"|Maximum power
|align="center" | 230 kW
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Tires

|width="75%"|Type
|align="center" |Michelin
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|width="75%"|Dimensions
|align="center" |255 40 R20
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Performance

(driver only) |width="75%"|Acceleration, 0 to 1000 m (0.621372736649807 mi)
|align="center" |23.2 s
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|width="75%"|Acceleration, 0 to 100 kilometre per hour
|align="center" |4.7 s
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|width="75%"|In-gear acceleration, 80 kilometre per hour to 120 kilometre per hour in auto position
|align="center" |3,0
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|width="75%"|Maximum speed
|align="center" | 250 kilometre per hour
|->

Fuel consumption

|width="75%"|Fuel tank
|align="center" |50 l (13 US gal; 11 imp gal)
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|width="75%"|Combined fuel consumption:
litres/100 km (MPG)
C0₂ (g/km)
|align="center" |
4.9 L/100 km
119
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!colspan="2" |ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle)
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|width="75%"|Fuel consumption (litres/100 km)
|align="center" |0
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|width="75%"|C0₂ (g/km)
|align="center" |0
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|width="75%"|Maximum range at stable speed
|align="center" |12,5 km
|->

Dimensions

|width="75%"|Overall length
|align="center" | 4823 mm (189.9 in)
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|width="75%"|Overall body width
|align="center" | 1917 mm (75.5 in)
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|width="75%"|Kerb height - with full tanks
|align="center" | 1246 mm (49.1 in)
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|width="75%"|Wheelbase
|align="center" | 2595 mm (102.2 in)
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|width="75%"|Front / rear overhang
|align="center" | 872 mm (34.3 in) / 956 mm (37.6 in)
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|width="75%"|Front / rear track
|align="center" | 1648 mm (64.9 in) / 1648 mm (64.9 in)
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Others

|width="75%"|Kerb weight with full tanks
|align="center" | 1525 kg (3,362 lb)
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|width="75%"|Cx/SCx
|align="center" |0,27 / 0,55
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External links

• Peugeot SR1 : eagerly expected in...Japan, article knowckers.org