Peugeot e-Legend Concept Takes A Swing At “Unboring The Future”

While mainstream sports coupes are practically a non-entity in the market right now, due to lack of customer demand, they do make n appearance as concepts in auto shows.

Case at hand: Peugeot’s e-Legend that is one of the highlights of the carmaker’s Paris show stand.

It’s nothing more than a concept for now, and will probably remain one given that new car buyers tend to flock to crossovers and SUVs, but that doesn’t make it any less interesting.

Inspired by the 504, the e-Legend features double headlights at the front flanked by a classic-looking, and quite narrow, grille, muscular lines running across its length, and some sharp creases that create a rather futuristic effect.

Things look unique at the back, too, with triple taillights stacked almost vertically and the manufacturer’s name written in between. If you noticed that it has no exhaust pipes, that’s because it uses a brawny electric powertrain that produces a total output of 463 PS (456 hp / 340 kW) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque.

The electric motors allow it to sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 4 seconds, and max out at 220 km/h (137 mph). At the same time, the 100 kWh battery gives it a very impressive range of 600 km (373 mi).

In all likelihood, it will remain just a concept, but we might see some of its styling cues, and maybe its electric powertrain, too, in future production Peugeots.