Polygon concept previews all-new 208

Radical concept gives clues to crucial Peugeot supermini slated for 2027 debut

- Ellis Hyde [e-mail]

THE new Peugeot 208 will finally be arriving in 2027, and the brand's bold new Polygon concept offers us a glimpse of the next-generation supermini’s avantgarde design and how it’s literally going to reinvent the wheel.

The Polygon previews the brand’s future styling language, which focuses on purity, simplicity and geometric shapes to create “a more feline stance than ever,” according to the maker.

The concept is certainly radical, with the wheels pushed out to the very edges of the car, its windscreen resembling the canopy on a fighter jet, and a pair of huge gullwing doors that would make a DeLorean jealous.

Peugeot's signature three-claw light design has been reimagined using Micro-LED technology that stretches across the front and rear of the car. There's another Micro-LED screen on the C-pillar next to the popup cable port, so drivers can check the charge level from outside.