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PGO releases new images and details for 'Hemera' shooting brake

Posted Tue Nov 18 2008 8:43 PM by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Hemera compact sports car is set to go on sale in Europe early next year

France’s PGO has released a new set of images and details for its latest model, which made its debut recently at the Paris Motor Show. Like its previous creations, PGO has once again developed a compact sports car but this time designers have gone with a ‘shooting brake’ bodystyle.

Called the Hemera, the new model represents the first truly 'new' car from PGO in over ten years. It is powered by a 140hp (103kW) 2.0L mid-mounted Peugeot engine and sends drive to the rear wheels via a five-speed gearbox. The vehicle's internal structure consists of a tubular frame and a composite molded body shell, while the suspension features an independent McPherson setup with a with lower triangulated arm and transversal sway bar.

Performance figures include a top speed of 200km/h and a 0-100km/h sprint in less than seconds, achieved thanks to its relatively light weight of just 980kg. First sales are expected to start in Europe early next year.

PGO, despite its low-key status, has actually been around for over twenty years. The French company was founded by two driving enthusiasts who lent their initials to the company name, Prevot Gilles and Olivier, and started building cars in limited production during the early 1990s. In 1998 the company introduced the Speedster II, a neo-retro sports car with oodles of style and modern features, making it an attractive compromise between aesthetics and functionality. In 2005, the Speedster II was rehashed into a sportier and more modern body and called the 'Cevennes'.
Via: Car Body Design

story Tags:

• 2009 PGO Hemera
• Cevennes
• Hamera
• PGO
• PGO Hemera
• Prevot Gilles and Olivier

Reader Comments

• Tue Sep 23 2008 8:10 AM

  Jester says

  I hope the Hemera dosen't look as ugly as the teaser shows it to be from the back, apparently it's suppose to be a closed version of the Cevennes though tbh I would prefer a "proper" Coupe version.

• Tue Nov 18 2008 8:48 PM

  NoNameDenton says

  Looks like a stretched and uglified old VW Beetle

• Tue Nov 18 2008 9:37 PM

  www.mywheelsonwalls.com says

  OH dear!! I was unaware that Mr. Bangle had French relatives.

• Tue Nov 18 2008 10:54 PM

  azlan says

  it looks like a raped vw, its been abused and now is very screwed up and ashamed of itself.

• Wed Nov 19 2008 4:43 AM

  minicar3 says

  Front end looks like somewhat like the 356 Porsche.

• Wed Nov 19 2008 3:13 PM

  NoNameDenton says

  Think this thing attacked me in a nightmare I had

• Wed Nov 19 2008 7:14 PM

  mburleigh8 says

  OMG, somone tell these guys it is 2008, its not 1958 any more.
  these guys are in the wrong business.