Peugeot HX1 sports six seats, wheel blades, and half-scissor doors

Some automakers use concept cars to test public reaction to design elements or features they intend to put on future production cars. With the HX1, though, I think Peugeot was just trying to have some fun.

To the French automaker I ask, What are the chances we're going to see a car with reverse-hinged half-scissor doors? Slim, right? And definitely not on the same car that'll sport the turbine-blade-that-transforms-into-a-solid-disc wheels (if that ever happens).

Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of being able to pull out from the backs of the front seats a second row of hidden seating. I just don't see it making it to market.

The hybrid powerplant - a 2.2-litre diesel hooked up to an electric motor - might have a chance. Especially since the combined output (299 horsepower) seems reasonable.

But the feature that probably has the best chance of seeing this side of the auto show doors? The accompanying Pierre Hardy driving shoe. Like the rest of the car, it transforms (from a slipper to a high heel) but it'll likely be the only piece of the HX1 that transforms its way into showrooms.

You'll see the Peugeot at the Frankfurt Auto Show.

(Press release via AutoBlog.com)