Twin engine Dune Buggy for the 21st Century

Two separate fuel tanks each with a capacity of 80 litres give the vehicle a considerable range in view of the low fuel consumption of the HDi engines.

On board this ultra high-tech, open-air vehicle, natural leather and aluminium feature strongly. Two people can sit in the one-piece, cast light alloy seats, which have leather upholstery. Each occupant is secured by a safety belt, a true four-point harness connected to four small inertia reels.

This low-slung Hoggar is a 2-seater designed with recreation in mind. Less than 4 m in length, 2 m wide and 1.5 m high, the lines of the Peugeot Hoggar are reminiscent of the classic dune buggy shape and 'gull-wing' doors are also featured.The interior of Hoggar is a blend of aluminium and leather.

The fascia panel has two central dials indicating the engine speed of each power train. The console houses a touch screen connected to a PC controlling the GPS satellite navigation system for direction finding, the speedometer and the inclinometer, and also features an MP3 player.

At the top of the central console there is a vertical touch screen. Occupants can navigate between the different pages by means of bookmarks. The main page, displayed by default, is dedicated to driving and contains the speedometer (supplied by the GPS), the odometer, the current destination, the compass and the inclinometer display (pitch and roll). A page dedicated to the input of "way points" on the GPS also contains the cartography.

Another page allows images from the on-board camera to be displayed simultaneously with information from the inclinometers to facilitate difficult manoeuvres. One page is devoted to the selection of on-board music in the form of digital files (MP3 type). Finally, there is a page dedicated to engine operation (coolant, oil temperature, etc). Malfunction alerts are displayed as a priority on the screen.

Because the Hoggar is designed as an open-air vehicle, the driver's position is largely open and the vehicle does not have a roof. The ‘doors’ are in fact two small panels, forming part of the front wings, beneath which the ground can easily be seen. These panels open in the gull-wing style.

Light emitting diode (LED) technology is used for all of the vehicle’s signalling lights. For the direction indicator function, the front headlamps incorporate three orange tinted plexiglass bars, cut like crystal, behind which are located LEDs. The dipped beam and main beam functions have LEDs that illuminate according to lock, pitch and roll angles. The cut ‘crystal’ side lights are slightly blue-tinted.

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