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Peugeot has gone totally bonkers with this new concept car: new E-T16 revealed

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Jamie Edkins
Peugeot has gone totally bonkers with this new concept car: new E-T16 revealed
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Peugeot has revealed the E-T16 concept car, a high-performance electric vehicle that pays homage to the 1985 205 T16 rally car. The concept features advanced steer-by-wire technology and serves as a design preview for future electric hatchbacks.

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It highlights the integration of cutting-edge steer-by-wire technology and high-performance electric powertrains in future consumer vehicles.

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This is the new Peugeot E-T16 concept. It’s a preview of the future E-208 electric hatchback, while also paying tribute to Peugeot’s 1985 World Rally Championship-winning 205. It’s got 816hp, does 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds and features Peugeot’s new steer-by-wire technology – something I’ve tried for myself – more on that later. Of course, a future production car is unlikely to be anywhere near this extreme, but it gives you an idea of Peugeot’s ambitions for the future. New Peugeot E-T16 design The Peugeot E-T16 is based on the Polygon concept from earlier this year, but with everything turned up to 11. While the Polygon previews the future E-208, this car shows us what a GTI version could look like. The 1985 Peugeot 205 T16 was a rally homologation special, and the E-T16 concept has plenty of styling cues from that car.

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