GTP Cool Wall: 1989 Peugeot Oxia Concept
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- GTP_Leonidae_MFT
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To be fair, I doubt many dealerships had T16s knocking around either...
Wiegert
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The hate stems from the fact that many aren't drivable. Simply showcasing new designs or presenting new ideas and technological advancements for production car development, with no intent to bring the car itself into production. The fact that many of them are no more than fantasy cars you'll never see or drive on any road can be considered uncool to many.
Much of Roo's post on the previous page is a case in point. Peugeot have been renowned for making some of the coolest-looking concepts for decades and teasing us with high-end examples of what they can create. While their production range has been comparatively dull (and for some newer models, somewhat ugly), apart from perhaps the RCZ.
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That's the thing though - this was a real, functioning car. And apparently not a particularly fragile or under-engineered one, since it was apparently verified to be capable of 217 MPH.
Wiegert
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If it's not because one is totally undriveable (thus not filling the requirements to be considered a real car, since it's merely a concept of what one would look like), it's because it never went into production and remained nothing more than a functional dream machine. Since it wasn't even available to own like any production supercar, not only was it out of reach for most people, but even for those with money to burn. Therefore making it immediately uncool in many people's books.
And of course there are some who consider it to be uncool either because of the manufacturer behind it, or the design isn't to their liking. Neither of which really changes my vote, but I can understand their reasons for it.
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Actually, most modern Peugeots are pretty good now. They've pretty much phased out all the crap ones from the last decade and the stuff that's left is in many cases up with the best in the class. 208 and 308 in particular.
On the concept car thing, W&N is correct that they're functional vehicles. It seems people within Peugeot do actually take them for a spin now and then too - a few years back my parents spotted the 907 concept driving around the Peripherique in Paris. It may not be cool that Peugeot doesn't build them, but I'd actually say it's pretty cool that Peugeot makes them driveable. And I'd struggle not to find it cool to see the Oxia or the 907 (or any of Peugeot's other supercar concepts) driving around Paris.
On that basis I'm actually gonna go with cool on this one.
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- Great White North
Cool, considering most peugeots are just awful.
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Okay, I'll bite: Just how many have you driven?
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- GTP_Leonidae_MFT
Last pugs in US.. Probably a 505, if even that considering that they're rare as hens teeth.
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I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and guess that he probably wasn't even alive by the time the 505 had disappeared. In fact, looking through his brief posting history, it appears he can't actually drive yet. I. Am. Shocked.
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Looks quite cool, even for a Peugeot.
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I meant to say that most peugeots look awful. (just my opinion)
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- GTP_RogerTheHors
Gorgeous, gorgeous vehicle.
Seriously uncool.
Seriously uncool.
