Citroën Osée
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Osée is a concept car designed by Sergio Pininfarina
in 2001. The V6 3 litre engine is mounted in the rear of the car, providing the vehicle with 194 hp, with a maximum torque of 267 newton metre. The vehicle has the driver seated in the middle with 2 passengers on either side and slightly back from the driver's seat.
Pininfarina was inspired for this design by the French made Matra
Bagheera
from the early 1970s. One of the particularly unusual details about this car is the cockpit door, which bears resemblance to the cockpit doors of fighter aircraft. The conventional two doors, windscreen and the better part of the roof found on an average car, have been transformed into a single opening canopy. Another feature is the complete lack of driving mirrors, there is an LCD screen mounted behind the steering wheel, which shows the driver a rear view from the vehicle.
Citroën
Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...
Osée is a concept car designed by Sergio Pininfarina
Sergio Pininfarina
Sergio Pininfarina is an Italian automobile designer, like his father Battista Farina. After joining his father at Carrozzeria Pininfarina, he quickly became integral to the company, and during his career oversaw many of the designs for which the company is famous...
in 2001. The V6 3 litre engine is mounted in the rear of the car, providing the vehicle with 194 hp, with a maximum torque of 267 newton metre. The vehicle has the driver seated in the middle with 2 passengers on either side and slightly back from the driver's seat.
Pininfarina was inspired for this design by the French made Matra
Matra
Mécanique Aviation Traction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile, bicycles, aeronautics and weaponry. In 1994, it became a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group and now operates under that name.Matra was owned by the Floirat family...
Bagheera
Matra Bagheera
The Matra Bagheera is a sports car created by the French engineering group Matra in cooperation with the automaker Simca and design by Greek designer Antonis Volanis...
from the early 1970s. One of the particularly unusual details about this car is the cockpit door, which bears resemblance to the cockpit doors of fighter aircraft. The conventional two doors, windscreen and the better part of the roof found on an average car, have been transformed into a single opening canopy. Another feature is the complete lack of driving mirrors, there is an LCD screen mounted behind the steering wheel, which shows the driver a rear view from the vehicle.