French automaker, Peugeot, revealed its Inception concept; a deadly looking electric car that’s all sharp angles and brutalist designs. The concept, which was announced at CES this week, will inspire a lineup of future Electric Vehicles that will start making their way to customers in 2025.
Stellantis, which owns Peugeot, had a variety of products on display at this year’s CES, including a Chrysler Cockpit concept and a battery-electric Ram 1500 truck that borrows a lot from the world of muscle cars. But the Peugeot Inception was arguably the most captivating of all the announcements, with its rectangular steering wheel, hyper-minimal dashboard, and color-shifting interior. There’s even a device inside the car called “the Halo Cluster” with a 360-degree screen, for some reason.
The Inception measures 16.4 feet (5 meters) long but just 4.39 (1.34 m) tall. Its 800-volt architecture means it can add up to 93 miles (150 km) of range in just five minutes of charging. It’s also packing a 100kWh battery, but Peugeot claims it can reach 497 miles (800 kilometers) of range on a single charge. That’s equal to “the distance from Paris to Marseille or Brussels to Berlin” on a single charge, the automaker boasts.
If the Inception looks fast, that’s because it is. A dual-motor all-wheel drive setup gives the concept 680 horsepower (500kW) of giddyup and a zero to 62mph (100km/h) acceleration in less than three seconds.
Despite having the appearance of a deadly weapon, Peugeot says it wants the Inception to be “user-friendly” and is ultimately meant to deliver an “optimistic” message about the future of the brand. Just watch your fingers around those edges!
