When I step out of a coupe I want to do so wearing a big silly grin on my face. The Peugeot RCZ went one step further!
If the Paris Motor Show - where 64 new cars were launched in the Autumn - was the day the industry fought back against the recession, then the release of the RZC earlier in the year was the day Peugeot stuck two fingers up at collapsing sales and slumped profits.
The French giant, once famed for making fantastic driver's cars, have been criticised in recent years for churning out one yawn-a-minute car (308) after another (307). No longer!
Hybrids have been on the market for 10 years now, and while they’ve been interesting, perhaps even fascinating, calling them ‘exciting’ would have been a stretch.
After the quirky original Honda Insight and Toyota Prius saloon, the challenge was making these cars that carry a bulky battery and electric motor acceptable to people who wanted a mainstream car.
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