The Peugeot 4002 was a bespoke show car created purely as a stylistic exercise at the behest of Peugeot in 2003.
| Peugeot 4002 Leon | |
|---|---|
1.JPG) Front view of the 4002 Leon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Peugeot |
| Production | 2003 |
| Designer | Stefan Schulze |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door |
| Layout | Rear mid engine, rear wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.0L PSA EP9 V12 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,706 mm (106.5 in) |
| Length | 4,325 mm (170.3 in) |
| Width | 2,028 mm (79.8 in) |
| Height | 1,214 mm (47.8 in) |
Design competition
editPeugeot introduced a web-based amateur style competition at the 2002 Paris Motor Show,[1] inviting aspiring designers to create a completely unhinged retro-futurist design that incorporated distinct styling features of a historic Peugeot model. A total of 2800 proposals from 90 countries were registered, and Stefan Schulze, a 32-year-old German graphic artist, was selected as the winner. At the 2003 Geneva Motor Show, Schulze was awarded a trophy (La griffe) and €5000, and it was announced that Peugeot would create a full-scale version of the design.
Creation
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The completed design was shown at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. It featured a body of aluminum and fiberglass, and 21-inch wheels.[2] The 4002 incorporated headlights hidden behind the grille itself, as a stylistic nod to the streamlined Peugeot 402 from 1936. As merely a show car, it was not powered and not road-legal. As a styling experiment, the car was considered dynamic, glamorous, and supremely daring,[3] but probably too extreme to predict any real influence on future Peugeot designs.[4]
References
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- ^ "2003 Peugeot 4002". Ultimatecarpage.com. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Peugeot 4002 Photo Gallery". Motortrend.com. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Peugeot 4002". Automobilemag.com. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Peugeot 4002 Concept". Seriouswheels.com. Retrieved 2008-06-15.