Concept Inception: Peugeot Launches Countdown

Like the 2017 Instinct (cover photo), the Inception concept will drive a new era for Peugeot.

Remember: at the Paris Motor Show, Peugeot announced the arrival of a new concept car named “Inception,” giving few details about its contours. Today, the manufacturer with the Lion shares some additional information. And in the process, it reveals a presentation date: January 5, 2023.

The Inception will lay the foundations for a new aesthetic language for Peugeot. It will provide hints about the style of the brand’s upcoming electric models. Sadly, in the absence of visuals (the only shared image shows the vehicle’s name in capital letters), it is currently impossible to know what it will look like.

Peugeot’s wording, however, hints at something quite spectacular. “PEUGEOT Inception Concept will transform (…) the brand’s design, while strengthening its most characteristic traits — a feline posture and three-claw light signatures”, explains the French manufacturer. The vehicle is also supposed to embody “an optimistic vision of the automotive future” and mark “the beginning of a new era” for Peugeot.

The Inception concept will be based on a platform specifically designed for electric vehicles. It is known that Stellantis is developing new architectures for its upcoming battery models. The group is notably working on a modular platform called STLA, which will offer up to 800 km of range in its most advanced configuration.

A new Peugeot concept car presented in the United States

The presentation on January 5 will take place at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. An apparently surprising decision, given that Peugeot is not present on the American market. But since Inception embodies the future of the brand, a world premiere during the largest tech event of the year is not out of place.

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