The biennial Paris Motor Show brings out the right in the French automakers, whose reads are understandably massive, and whose concepts clash it out in every additionally to see who the star of the substantiate especially is. Peugeot has gotten the principally try in in on its menacing 908 RC sedan, powered by the company’s 750-hp Le Mans V12 diesel.

Today, Peugeot’s corporate sister, Citroën, signals off her Paris concept: the smashing C-Métisse 4-door coupe. The car is drenched provided style and has the arrival of an unconventional amid its front gullwing and rear scissor doors. In front, the Citroën badge extends out to the large, styled vertical headlamps, that are themselves flanked by crucial intakes. A trapezoidal opening sits in the dwindled portion of the front fascia.

The long, sleek person residence an ultramodern passenger cabin, surrounded by seats discussed in grey leather and various of the car’s key controls housed on the steering wheel. Citroën moved certain controls — as well as the starter button — in on the goal of generating an aircraft-like feel. The heart console as well keeps on the up to date design theme. It is a source of ambient lighting and in addition units the screens too let the driver to monitor the car’s hybrid drivetrain.

The Hybride HDi technique consists of a 208-horsepower diesel V6 driving the front wheels, and a pair of electric motors — every putting out 20 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque powering the rear. In urban environments, the car can attempt in zero-emissions mode, running on the electric motors simply at speeds up to 30 km/h. In addition to that, the car switches between 2-wheel-drive and 4-wheel-drive automatedly depending on traction conditions.

Citroën argues such a the hybrid powertrain train aides the car get done a electricity sector display of an incredible 36.1 miles per gallon in the combined cycle. No slowpoke either, the C-Métisse in addition causes the run to 100km/h (62 mph) in 6.5 seconds.

If the coming years of motoring looks as if it’s somewhat similar to the C-Métisse, we welcome it surrounded by open arms.