Peugeot Urban Crossover Concept Is Meant as the City Car of the Future

Peugeot predicts that 5.3 billion people will live in cities by 2050 compared to 10 million today. With that in mind, it created the Urban Crossover Concept that is meant to be a compact vehicle for future cities that fills a variety of needs. Peugeot has styling teams working in Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Paris that tailored this concept specifically for those markets.

Realistically, the Urban Crossover might actually be too big for future cities. It is 4.14m long and 1.74m wide. However, it is a stylish crossover SUV that is slightly smaller than a Peugeot 3008 on which the car is based, which is 4.37m long. Peugeot claims that the Urban Crossover combines the height of an SUV, the drivability of a saloon and utility.

The car looks like a futuristic version of the Peugeot 3008. It has two front air intakes that are trimmed in chrome with orange lines. The grill has a slightly toothless smile with headlights that angle into it with LED running lights. The hood has a large bulge. The rear has large, dynamic tail lights with integrated exhausts that are similar to the front air intakes. The roof as a double bubbled and aluminum rear wing which are styles taken directly from the Peugeot RCZ. It is quite an attractive platform that is small but remains masculine.

This car is truly a concept. Peugeot did not discuss what would power the Urban Crossover or even show its interior. Given the car's resemblance to Peugeot's current crossovers, though, do not be surprised to see some of these styling traits in future cars.