At Peugeot, i-Cockpit celebrates its tenth anniversary! It was one of the highlights of Peugeot’s renaissance in the early 2010s. The brand started its activities that year a decade of change, which was to bring it to market, and violate his stylistic codes time Ditch the banana headlights we’ve seen on all Peugeot 2000s. Make room for design more modern, more futuristic which returned the lion to the center of the brand’s philosophy. It was during this period in “stroke claw »those three parallel strips of LEDs that made the taillights look the way they did scratched by a beast ! From the front, the brand began to personify its models as this legendary animal, with fang-shaped spotlights. And in the cabin?

I-Cockpit: like in an airplane!

Peugeot also moved to a high level, with a an unprecedented driver’s seat called i-Cockpit. As the name suggests, he began to develop the philosophy of aircraft cabins. There were displays and devices primarily focused on the driver. With very tall dials and a smaller than average steering wheel. The SR1 concept car was presented in 2010 new 208 replaced the 207 in 2012, integrating the concept into the production model. With his small steering wheel, the feeling was very different from what you could experience during the competition. This arrangement provided the driver with a different grip than on previous models. AND real cabin attributes! Its success was such that i-Cockpit is now democratized on all Peugeot models. From 2008 to 5008, from 308 to 408.

Ten years, and soon a new generation

Over ten years, it has changed a lot, but it has retained its original attributes. The appearance of the second generation 3008 in 2016 modernized user interface. With digital instruments and infotainment system. Since then, the second generation 208 and the recent 308 have been unveiled Screens with 3D effect. They further emphasize the futuristic and technological aspect of the i-Cockpit. Today, it celebrates its tenth anniversary, but plans to expand in the next year.

This is a concept car Peugeot Inception, which will be presented at CES in Las Vegas, which will introduce a new generation. Like rival Renault, Peugeot should develop it into a large and unique digital panel. Where today driver information and entertainment are separated from each other. He could present new firmware, as well as a completely new interface for accessing the car’s equipment. See you at CES in Las Vegas next January 5 to see what the future of Peugeot holds.