2014 Peugeot Exalt Concept

The Peugeot Exalt extended the material experiments of Onyx into a five-door sporting saloon concept. Introduced in 2014, it paired bare steel with a distinctive rear surface described as Shark Skin and proposed a 340 hp petrol HYbrid4 drivetrain. Its appearance evolved between Beijing and Paris. Those presentations are followed here within one Exalt programme, allowing the different finishes and cabin materials to retain their dates without creating duplicate vehicle identities.

From supercar materials to a five-door form

The April 2014 factory dossier describes a 4.70-metre five-door hatchback shape. That practical body type is part of Exalt’s interest: the material narrative was applied to something closer to an everyday grand-tourer layout than a pure show supercar. Calling it a saloon conveys its visual character, while the factory’s hatchback description explains the rear access. Both should remain understandable to a reader comparing an exterior image with the original technical account.

Peugeot: original April 2014 Exalt dossier

Steel and the Shark Skin surface

Peugeot’s launch account contrasts bare metal with a textured rear covering inspired by shark skin. The original presentation used a red rear section; the later Paris dossier describes a grey treatment. Visually, the boundary makes material contrast part of the body’s composition. That is an editorial reading of the design, not an independent aerodynamic measurement. A different rear colour in an exhibition photograph needs its presentation date before it is interpreted as evidence of another constructed car.

The Paris revision and Newspaper Wood

The September 2014 dossier explicitly presents Exalt in a new livery for Paris. It also describes Newspaper Wood inside and an electric HYbrid-kick scooter stored below the boot floor. These changes make the Paris presentation worth documenting, but a revised presentation is not automatically a new automobile production series. The scooter is an associated mobility object, and its presence in the luggage space does not make it part of an automobile chassis total.

Peugeot: original April 2014 Exalt dossier

The proposed petrol HYbrid4 package

The manufacturer specified a 340 hp combined plug-in HYbrid4 system and a 1,700 kg concept reference mass. Its original account pairs a 270 hp 1.6-litre THP petrol engine with rear electric propulsion. These details explain the intended four-wheel-drive proposition. They should remain labelled as published concept specifications, while the operating condition of an exhibited object requires separate evidence. A show image cannot establish battery capacity, available output or current functional range.

Peugeot: Paris 2014 revision and materials

Identifying the presentation being illustrated

Use the rear finish, cabin materials and exhibition caption together when describing an Exalt photograph. A frontal view alone may conceal the most useful clues. Keep Beijing and Paris references within one programme record unless primary construction evidence establishes a reason to catalogue distinct physical objects. The selected Paris photograph documents an appearance and its finish, rather than proving an exclusive one-built total or the survival of every original component beneath the body.

Specifications and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

Verified physical Exalt concept programme. Beijing and Paris presentations are consolidated; revised finishes and the associated scooter do not establish separate automobile totals. No exclusive completed-build count is assigned.

This is an Archive record. Concepts, restored heritage vehicles, works cars and competition programmes are not added to customer road-production totals. A programme profile does not establish how many physical chassis were made, and repeated exhibition appearances do not create additional vehicles.

What the photograph represents

Peugeot Exalt at the Paris motor show in 2014. The grey rear treatment identifies the Paris presentation; the earlier red Beijing treatment remains part of the same concept programme here.

Related Peugeot heritage profiles

• 2014 Peugeot Quartz Concept
• 2015 Peugeot 2008 DKR Works Programme

Frequently asked questions

Why do Exalt photographs show different rear colours?

The factory documented a revised grey Paris presentation after the earlier red treatment.

Are the Beijing and Paris presentations counted as separate profiles?

No. They are retained as presentations within one Exalt concept programme.

What is the production-count boundary for this profile?

Verified physical Exalt concept programme. Beijing and Paris presentations are consolidated; revised finishes and the associated scooter do not establish separate automobile totals. No exclusive completed-build count is assigned.

Sources and further reading

1. Peugeot: original April 2014 Exalt dossier
2. Peugeot: Paris 2014 revision and materials

Research checked 16 October 2026. Linked factory, heritage and specialist-register records support the specifically attributed claims. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.