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01 08 20082008 Design Contest

Virtual dimension for the 2008 Peugeot Design Contest

Individuals are requested to pariticipate in Peugeot's International Design Competition

The brief.
This is an international contest to design a car.
There will be 30 shortlisted entries.
This will be reduced to 10 by a panel of experts.

There will then be a public vote on the internet to choose the winner.
The winners car is then made into a full size model and presented at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2009.

The theme of the contest is :

"IMAGINE THE PEUGEOT IN THE WORLDWIDE MEGALOPOLIS OF TOMORROW"

Create a Concept Car which is designed to evolve within the cities of the future, whilst retaining the key values of the 21st century. The projects should bear Peugeot's stylistic codes and must contain the following four aspects included in this design competition: environmental awareness, social harmony, interactive mobility and economic efficiency.

Together with the design, entrants must include a text explaining the concept of the vehicle. During selection, particular consideration will be given to the following: the originality of the concept and the clarity of explanations, faithfulness to the values of the Peugeot brand, creativity regarding style and the quality of the final product. Full details of the contest can be seen on this link and entries can be made up to the 20th July. (More simply go to peugeot.com, choose english. Click on design and then design contest.)

Prizes
The winner will receive the "La Griffe" trophy during the "Mondial de Paris 2008" and a prize consisting of the following: a cheque for €10,000 including tax entry to the Shanghai Motor Show 2009 for two days for two people including accommodation and full board worth €600 including tax...transport... The return transport costs, in economy class, from the winner's home to the show will also be paid by PEUGEOT. Entry to the "Mondial de Paris 2008" (proposed period for said show: October 2008) for one day for one person including accommodation And full board worth €300 including tax, transport.... An Xbox 360A video games console worth €199 including tax. Moreover, PEUGEOT already envisages that the winning project will be reproduced in the form of 1:43 scale miniature models.

The second place winner will receive a cheque for €2,500 including tax, an Xbox 360 video games Console worth €199.

The third place winner will receive a cheque for €1,500 including tax and an Xbox 360 video games console worth €199 including tax .

The remaining finalists in places 4 to 10 will receive a cheque for €1,000 including tax. Those entrants selected in places 11 to 30 will receive a cheque for €300 including tax.

So enter now and you could be designing a future Peugeot vehicle.