Start with what the Peugeot 20Cup is: a 0-door speedster with 1.6L Prince turbocharged I4, built from 2005, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer.
How it came about
The Peugeot 20Cup is a reverse trike concept car using the "tadpole" set-up, built in 2005. Made from a carbon-fibre structure, it integrated a two-seater cockpit and a front end from the Peugeot 207 with a motorcycle rear.
The hardware
The engine is 1.6L Prince turbocharged I4. On the scales it comes to 500 kg. Drive goes through a 6-speed Sequential Paddle manual. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2.31 m. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Audi Q7, the Bugatti Veyron, the Kia Sportage. Its Peugeot stablemates include the Peugeot Onyx and the Peugeot Pars.