The Quartz is the latest in a successful and intriguing line of Peugeot concepts, taking its now-established multi-material strategy and translating it into an SUV form. Its proportions are exaggerated to such a point that the car looks like the firm turned a sketch straight into a show car.
However, there’s method in the approach, with Peugeot design director, Gilles Vidal, telling us that the car was designed with such extreme proportions to avoid the motoring press jumping to the conclusion that the car must preview the firm’s next-generation of crossovers.
We can’t complain about Peugeot’s response to the “avoid assumptions” brief: the car’s oversized rims, huge bodysides, tiny glasshouse and exaggerated wheelbase have certainly given us an extra visual treat.
Tom Phillips