Comments on: Peugeot RC Hybrid Concept to Show in Paris

By: thomatt12

thomatt12 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:26:21 +0000

I really like the design of this hot concept from Peugeot. I just hope that the production model will be as good.

By: Lex Rida

Lex Rida — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:15:55 +0000

I apologize for the last sentence in my post above. It was inappropriate and in no way directed against HC staff.

The real annoyance are those carmakers and their fancy concepts meant to tease some concerned customers and politicians but not a bit more.

Did you know Mercedes is about to dump their ML450 Hybrid? And word is the Q7 hybrid project has been stopped as well.

By: Boom Boom

Boom Boom — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:43:06 +0000

Lex, if we banned all concepts from this site, we’d have precious little to talk about….

By: sssss

sssss — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:05:13 +0000

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By: Lex Rida

Lex Rida — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:20:17 +0000

Yeah, concepts. That’s all they got (they = european carmakers). Take one to the streets, and to the worldwide markets, then let’s talk. This here is a waste of time for all readers.

By: Samie

Samie — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:24:42 +0000

Agree with what you said mdench but if a Volt offers some of the same performance and fast acceleration rates with a price tag thats in the mid 30′s (After a tax break) The one up crowd will have a new toy that may cost half of what they are use to paying. The question is out if luxury buyers would purchase a Chevy brand. Maybe just take the logo off add leather and put Lexis on it charge 10k more then you have a huge hit. Tesla is a small company that may not rock the boat in sheer sales but it may show with its second car priced 30k-40k that there could be market for Lower-end Luxury EV/long range hybrid types. Plain jane hybrids I agree don’t cut it w/ the look at me crowd but when zip is added from a EV type system I see a huge hit in say 5-7 years. Don’t care if I get one of these 30-40K EV’s in a few years but just let me test drive one and I will be happy boy

By: mdensch

mdensch — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:46:50 +0000

TD: The actual cars never look as good as the concept cars because the concepts are hand-built, one-off units. When they mass produce the real car, limitations in the manufacturing process come into play. You can only stamp out sheet metal panels or mold glass in so many ways. A concept car can cost millions to build. The real thing has to be more or less affordable.

Re: Luxury hybrids. I'm sure manufacturers would build them if their customers demonstrated that there is sufficient demand to justify the investment. Environmental awareness is a low priority with most such buyers. It's about exclusivity, one-ups-manship and bling. The Tesla is a fascinating project, but will sell in extremely small numbers and will amount to little more than an expensive toy for the rich.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:34:11 +0000

Car of the stars here......

Now give me the car of the people.

Honda hybrid

Chevy Volt

Chevy Cruze

hell.....I will even throw in the Toyota Prius

By: Samie

Samie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:18:39 +0000

Too bad I keep reading about how the luxury brands keep failing to deliver on hybrids and gas saving vehicles. Why is it that Tesla a small car company is producing a vehicle with kick, performance, and gas savings but folks like BMW and Peugeot still want to put rocket engines in cars and claim great fuel savings while getting 15-22mpg? Sorry I demand more from higher end cars. Will be great to see when the Volt comes out and Tesla with its second car b/c this could shift how the higher end car companies approach making cars. And maybe we will see Volt type concepts in all luxury cars in a few years.

By: TD

TD — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:49:47 +0000

How come the actual cars never look as cool as the concept cars?