Peugeot RCZ HYbrid4

Although the RCZ HYbrid4 is a concept for now, the French manufacturer has wasted no time in transplanting the all-wheel-drive diesel-electric powertrain from its forthcoming 3008 HYbrid4 five-door hatch – which is based on the same platform as the RCZ – into its all-new image-leading four-seater coupe.

Full specifications of the diesel-electric powertrain are still to be announced, but based on basic details released this week – and recent concepts such as the 2008 Prologue and Citroen Hypnos – PSA Peugeot-Citroen’s HYbrid4 system is known to include a conventional 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine that drives the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox, with an electric motor at the rear axle powering the back wheels.