Peugeot 208 FE technology brought into light

Peugeot 208 FE front end

Peugeot has disclosed some the technological details on the ultra modern, ultra efficient concept hatch.

The French carmaker is trying to live up to initials put on the concept car FE which stands for  'Fuel Economy' and 'Fun and Efficient'. The will share the technology currently available in 208 GTi and is aiming to match its performance while giving lesser CO2 emissions. The concept is reported to clock 0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) at around 8 seconds and give in a mileage of 112.mpg or 47.7 km/lit.

The reason for this humongous mileage is the car being feather weighted, 200 kg(440 lbs) lighter than the base model 1.0-liter VTi 208 which tips the scales at 975 kg (2,149 lbs). The concept is also aerodynamically more potent with rear spoiler. The innovation to watch for in this model is the fiber glass 'blade' suspensions which will replace the conventional suspension performing as a wishbone, spring and anti-roll bar combined thus saving 15kg (33lbs) on each axle. To make the already light concept even lighter the company has installed a smaller fuel tank (20 liters).

Rear end of 208 FE

The powertrain of the concept consists of a 1.2 liter engine bored out of the factory produced 1.0 liter one giving better combustion. The transmission is 5 speed EGC semi-automatic and some of the other features borrowed from its racing sister Peugeot 908 HYbrid 4 Le Mans are a racing cylinder head and diamond carbon coating for smoother running. 

Battery pack of the concept 208 FE

The concept also has a electric motor 174 bhp directly paired with the transmission powered  from90-cell lithium-ion battery pack - giving a pure electric range of between nine and twelve miles (19.3 kms).

The hybrid concept will come with a choice of three driving modes: zero-emissions, hybrid and sport.
Once the car is finished there will be media drives in October.

There are no plans at the moment for a production model.

Source: autoexpress, uk