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The RC Hymotion is the second mid-engined four-door concept developed by Peugeot since the curious-looking 908RC.

Although the company claims it has no plans to offer this layout in showrooms, the RC reveals Peugeot's desire to re-enter the large family car market with a more inventive and – it hopes – more successful model.

“The large family car sector is under pressure,” Jean-Philippe Collin, Peugeot’s executive VP, told Autocar. “If we do something, it needs to be different, b...Read the full article

Now this is what Peugeot needs in its stable!  A great looking, muscular and well-proportioned sports sedan.

The hybrid drivetrain also looks really promising especially since the conventional petrol engine feeds through the front wheels and the electric motor feeds the rear wheels.  This sounds much less complex to build and I would reckon much less complex to maintain.  The simplicity of the application is beautiful, but of course it would need to be driven on proper roads to confirm that.

I do hope that Peugeot does not miss this great opportunity to build such a car as this regardless whether it's sold as the mainstream 408 or as a niche market 408 CC. :-)