Peugeot Fractal At Geneva 2016 Editorial Photo

Geneva, 86th Salon de l`Auto 2016. Peugeot Fractal is a concept car presented at the end of 2015. Powered by a 40-kWh battery pack pushing 101-hp electric motors at each axle, Peugeot claims the Fractal has a range of 280 miles. To maximize efficiency, it runs on narrow wheels, à la BMW i3. In an effort to cut down on wind noise, said wheels are 3D printed—the company says that the required design would be impossible to produce by conventional means. The Fractal also is equipped with some manner of auditory walker/biker-warning system. We like to imagine it silently rolling up behind somebody and then parping out “La Marseillaise” via a demented calliope. Unfortunately, the reality is probably something more, um, pedestrian. To keep its owner in the loop, the Factal communicates with your Samsung Gear S smartwatch. We’re trying to think if we’ve ever met anybody wearing a Samsung Gear S smartwatch. We don’t think we have. Maybe they all went to Burning Man. Perhaps they’re now covered in weird desert bugs. Maybe the Gear S can help. We’re not sure.