Peugeot 4002

Infobox Automobile generation


name = Peugeot 4002
manufacturer = Peugeot
parent_company = PSA Peugeot Citroën
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production = 2003
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wheelbase = convert|2706|mm|in
length = convert|4325|mm|in
width = convert|2028|mm|in
height = convert|1214|mm|in
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designer = Stephen Schulze

The Peugeot 4002 was a bespoke show car created purely as a stylistic exercise at the behest of Peugeot in 2003.

Design competition

Peugeot introduced a web-based amateur style competition at the 2002 Paris Motor Show [cite web
url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1722/Peugeot-4002.html
title=2003 Peugeot 4002
publisher=Ultimatecarpage.com
date=2004-12-01
accessdate=2008-06-15] , inviting aspiring designers to create a completely unhinged retro-futurist design that incorporated distinct styling features of a historic Peugeot model. A total of 2800 proposals from 90 countries were registered, and Stephen Schulze, a 32-year-old German graphic artist, was selected as the winner. At the 2003 Geneva Motor Show, Schulze was awarded a trophy and €5000, and it was announced that Peugeot would create a full-scale version of the design.

Creation

The completed design was shown at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. It featured a body of aluminum and fiberglass, and 21-inch wheels. [cite web
url=http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/112_0309_peugeot_4002_photos/index.html
title=Peugeot 4002 Photo Gallery
publisher=Motortrend.com
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15] The 4002 incorporated headlights hidden behind the grille itself, as a stylistic nod to the streamlined Peugeot 402 from 1936. As merely a show car, it was not powered and not road-legal. As a styling experiment, the car was considered dynamic, glamorous, and supremely daring [cite web
url=http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2003_fms_4002/index.html
title=Peugeot 4002
publisher=Automobilemag.com
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15] , but probably too extreme to predict any real influence on future Peugeot designs. [cite web
url=http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-Peugeot-4002-Concept.htm
title=Peugeot 4002 Concept
publisher=Seriouswheels.com
date=
accessdate=2008-06-15]

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