Thursday, March 18, 2010

Mega Gallery of Peugeot's New RCZ Sports Coupe


The European market launch of the most expressive and dare we say, beautiful Peugeot of the past decade or so, saw the French automaker releasing a slew of photos of the new RCZ sports coupe that you can enjoy in high-res quality after the break.

Revealed in production form for the very first time at last year's Frankfurt Show, the RCZ is one of those few cars that made it from concept to production virtually unchanged. And if anything else, Peugeot should be applauded for its bold decision to do so.

The French 2+2 seater compact coupe, which challenges the more simpler looking VW Scirocco and Audi TT, is offered at launch with a choice of three engines: a 1.6-liter turbocharged petrol available with 156HP or 200HP (the same unit is used on the MINI Coooper models) and a 2.0-liter turbo diesel with 163 ponies.

Whichever engine you select, you get a standard 6-speed manual gearbox that transfers power to the front-wheels, while the 156HP 1.6 THP is also offered optionally with a 6-speed automatic transmission.


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