Peugeot Flux
The Peugeot Flux is a concept car from Peugeot, that officially won the Peugeot International Design Competition for 2007,[1] and was first unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.[2] It was designed by Mihai Panaitescu, a twenty year old Romanian. The Flux is intended to be a sports car, but is flexible enough to be used for light off roading.
Peugeot Flux | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Peugeot |
Production | none planned |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Concept Crossover |
Body style | 2 door roadster |
Layout | dual motors four wheel drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Hydrogen Fuel-cell engine with 93 kW Electric motor |
Transmission | Single Speed |
Panaitescu won the “Peugeot P.L.E.A.S.E. Design Competition” in February 2007, for designing the Flux.[3]
The vehicle is powered by hydrogen, and is constructed of plastic body panels, polyurethane seats, and an aluminium chassis. The Flux is also featured as downloadable content for Project Gotham Racing 4, where it can be noticed that in the right hand side, of the car’s dashboard, there is an Xbox 360 console.[4][5] It was first announced to be included in the video game in February 2007.[6]
References
- "Peugeot Design Contest: the winning entries". carbodydesign.com. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "2007 Peugeot Flux Concept". topspeed.com. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "FLUX wins Peugeot P.L.E.A.S.E. Design Competition". newatlas.com. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "Home > Concept cars > Peugeot Flux". www.diseno-art.com. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Project Gotham Racing 4 Download Splash". xboxlive.ign.com. 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Peugeot Flux Concept May Land Designer Job". wardsauto.com. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "Place your bid on a weird wonder from Peugeot's secret collection". classicdriver.com. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.