This is the highly-intriguing 1984 Peugeot Quasar, the companies first ever in-house concept car. The Peugeot Quasar was built with some outlandish styling fused together with a hint of Group B rally presence. In 1984, Peugeot had just set forth a World Rally Championship debut with its 205 T16 rally car, and the Quasar concept shown here actually adopted the internal components of that Group B rally car. After the 205 T16 rally car gained significant publicity for Peugeot, the company called on two of their designers to create a concept vehicle based on the chassis & engine of the 205 T16. These two designers were French sports car maker Gérard Welter who was responsible for the design of the body, and automotive designer Paul Bracq, who designed the interior of the vehicle. The car was designed with scissor doors, a unique rear end showcasing much of the cars mechanics, eye-catching technology and never-before-seen design elements. The Quasar’s bodywork consists of carbon fiber and Kevlar materials, and the interior of the car is simply out-of-this-world, to say the least. Once inside the Quasar concept, you’ll find an abundance of red leather, advanced Clarion electronic systems, screens and buttons, as well as a digital gauge cluster, all coming together to create an overall look that’s reminiscent of something straight out of science-fiction. The 205 T16 rally car went on to win both the 1985 & 1986 World Rally Championships, leaving an imprint on Peugeots rally racing history forever. The name Quasar itself derived from an astronomical phenomenon called ‘Quasar’ which is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus, and if you’re wondering what that exactly is, it’s when a supermassive black hole becomes surrounded by a gaseous accretion disk. While the car never made production, the sole example is said to be on display currently at the Musée de l’Aventure Peugeot in Sochaux.
How many made? 1 of 1
Engine: mid-mounted twin-turbo I4 engine producing 600hp
Debut: 1984 Paris Motor Show
Top Speed: N/A
0-60: N/A
Photo Credit: @sjoerdvanbilsen
Research: @rarecarsonly