Peugeot SXC Concept: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show

Here are Peugeot SXC Concept: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. French automaker Peugeot has major plans for the rapidly expanding Chinese market, with the automaker hoping to launch at least one new model in China every year. Not surprisingly then, at next week’s 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Peugeot will be previewing one of its new models with the striking SXC Concept, a crossover penned by the automaker’s newly established Chinese design team.

SXC stands for ‘Shanghai Cross Concept’ and highlights the growing popularity of crossovers in the Chinese market. It also showcases the latest iteration of Peugeot’s new design direction, first shown on last year’s SR1 concept and devised by design director Gilles Vidal.

Details are still minimal at this point, but it looks like the SXC Concept was created using the same styling cues and language found in a number of Peugeot’s other concepts, specifically the HR1. From what we’ve gathered, it looks like the SXC will measure 4.870 x 2.035 x 1.610 meters, big dimensions for a crossover. On top of that, there have been spy photos of the car that features a ’floating’ grille, sharp headlights similar to the HR1, boomerang-style taillights, and rounded off by a set of 22″ wide alloy wheels

As for the powertrain, the car is being touted as having a 1.6-liter THP engine that produces 218 horsepower with an electric motor that adds another 95 horsepower for a total of 313 horsepower.

All these details are still subject to speculation until the car is officially unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long for that to happen.

Let’s see some photos of Peugeot SXC Concept: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show: