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Peugeot Prologue Hybrid Concept Car





 Peugeot Prologue has been announced as a new hybrid concept from Peugeot. Peugeot hopes it will generate a new type of vehicle. The French manufacturer wants to anticipate future trends through this Peugeot Prologue concept.


Peugeot Prologue is a combination of innovative ideas from different areas: style, architecture, interior ambience, modularity, and also high-tech equipment.


Peugeot Prologue also showcases a new generation of hybrid technology, while it’s powered by a 147kW (200 bhp) power unit that emits 109 g/km of CO2 in a combined cycle and zero in the electric only mode.





Press Release

Derived from the fusion of different worlds, the “PROLOGUE” concept car lifts a corner of the veil on a new type of vehicle.


Anticipating future trends, the “PROLOGUE” proposes an innovative combination of ideas at a number of different levels: its architecture, its style, its interior ambience, its modularity, its original high-tech equipment and also its new generation hybrid technology.



In fact, thanks to this technology, this 147kW (200 bhp) car offers unexpected levels of performance combined with significantly reduced CO2 emissions: 109 g/km in the combined cycle, or zero in electric only mode!



   
   

 



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