Peugeot has provided us a peek into its vision for future designs with the new EXALT idea car. The striking coupe made its debut at the Beijing motor Show and might even make it to production as a China-only saloon. 
Speaking to car reveal at the Beijing Show, Peugeot general director Maxime Picat said: “This type of saloon section is truly key, as well as so is the SUV segment.” Picat went on to expose that Peugeot was thinking about an SUV larger than any type of currently in the variety however that anything below the 2008 crossover wasn’t feasible. 
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Despite the svelte coupe styling, Peugeot has dubbed the EXALT as a five-door. The idea picks up where the Onyx idea left off last year, with chiseled panels, a long bonnet as well as short rear overhangs. The bare steel bodywork has likewise been hand-formed by a master panel beater, while the rear quarter has been trimmed in a shark skin influenced material. 
Modern-day Peugeot styling cues can be discovered in the headlamps as well as front grille, with the Exalt providing a much much more believable look at the path Peugeot’s future production vehicles will be taking – both in terms of style as well as technology.
The EXALT utilizes a advancement of the i-Cockpit interior design very first seen in the 308 hatchback. The little wheel is trimmed in leather as well as ‘chine’, a natural wool-based mixed fabric, with the digital instrument panel positioned above it. lightweight carbon fibre has likewise been ditch in favor of basalt fibre, which can be discovered on parts of the seats, dashboard as well as door cards. 
The prolonged centre console stretches with the centre of the car, with two folding touch screens emerging from the dashboard. The upper screen provides gain access to to the navigation systems as well as on board computer, while the second screen provides controls for the automatic air conditioning as well as the surface purifying Pure Blue system.
Another part of Peugeot’s future is the next-generation Hybrid4 powertrain, which the French producer has fitted to the EXALT.  It establishes a overall of 335bhp with a combination of a 266bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine as well as an 89bhp electric motor mounted on the rear axle. The system likewise adapts to specific chauffeur inputs by changing from pure electric, petrol only as well as petrol-electric hybrid. 

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