Auto Car | Peugeot 4002 Concept- Project Name "Lion" | The Peugeot 4002 concept was designed by Stefan Schulze, the winner of an amature design competion by Peugeot. The theme of the competition was to design a distant future Peugeot vehicle. The entries for the competition had to have a clear Peugeot theme, recall a historic model, and be innovative. The inspiration for this wild concept was a 1936 Peugeot 406.
The concept Peugeot 4002 Lion 2003 is present on the car with the large chrome radiator grill behind which two round headlights are concealed, the characteristic Peugeot emblems on the front, sides and rear of the car and by the slanted headlight configuration similar to what is seen on current Peugeot production cars. It recalls the 1936 Peugeot 402 in particular which had the typical double headlight configuration behind the elliptic grill; also the three bars on each side, the hubcaps and color scheme add to the recollection of the historic concept Peugeot 4002 Lion 2003. Odd enough the 402 didn't have footboards between the fenders while the concept Peugeot 4002 Lion 2003.
The innovative parts of the design are the forward placing of the passenger compartment, the symmetry between front and rear and the hidden spoiler configuration underneath the car. To avoid having to fit large spoilers on the bodywork of this car, which is meant to be a super sports car, an air stream is lead under the car resulting in the necessary downforce. The grill in front acts as an air intake and the exhaust array in the rear, also fitted in a similar elliptic grill shell, as an outlet.
In all it's an appealing and expressive design, though not quite realistic. The Lion name refers not only to the Peugeot logo, but also to the similarities between a crouched, leering lion and the shape of the car which the designer sees in it. Well, in any case it's a bold addition to the range of Peugeot show cars and it would be wonderful if Peugeot added some of this boldness to the designs of its usually rather dull looking production cars.
Outlandish, glamorous, and utterly inspired, Peugeot's 4002 supercoupe was, without question, the most fabulous concept at this year's Frankfurt show. In a show whose "concept cars" often looked as production-ready as their production-car standmates, the 4002 stood as a rare and defiant exception—a dream car of the highest order. The winner of Peugeot's second design competition, which attracted 2800 entries from 90 countries, the retro-futuristic 4002 was drawn within three deceptively simple guidelines: It had to have a clear association with the French marque, it had to recall one of Peugeot's historic models, and it had to be innovative, creative, and original. The designer, a 32-year-old graphic artist from Germany named Stephan Schulze, took his inspiration from Peugeot's gorgeous 402 of 1936, and earned a cool 5000 euros for his efforts.
Peugeot’s 4002 concept car is one of the most creative automotive designs we have seen in years but it’s not exactly new.It’s actually the winning design by German graphic artist whiz Stefan Schultz, from Peugeot’s famed biennial ‘design competition’ from 2002/2003. He won the web-based amateur style competition from a field of 2800 proposals from the 90 countries, which participated.
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