The Peugeot EXALT sedan is a concept car with a distinctly bare steel exterior and a grainy trim that Peugeot dubs 'Shark Skin.' The car's exterior is unique and eye-catching due to the fact that it doesn't have special edition custom paint colors or complex paint applications, but is swathed in bare industrial steel beaten into a shape by a master panel-beater.
The steel extends back over the car's long hood, up its windshield and over its roof. The steel then gives way to the earthy-red 'Shark Skin' material. Peugeot hasn't revealed exactly what the material is, only revealing that it enhances the vehicle's aerodynamic performance. The red Shark Skin material gives the car a beautiful two-tone look for a truly unique appearance.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Bare Steel Finish Trend
- Opportunities for innovating new metal finishes with unique textures and designs in the automotive industry.
- Aerodynamic Materials Trend
- Opportunities to develop new, high-performance materials to improve aerodynamic capabilities of vehicles.
- Two-tone Color Schemes Trend
- Opportunities for developing new, eye-catching color schemes in the automotive industry to further enhance aesthetics.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Automotive Industry
- Innovations in bare steel finishes, aerodynamic materials, and two-tone color schemes can benefit the automotive industry by enhancing aesthetics and performance capabilities.
- Materials Science Industry
- The development of new aerodynamic materials for vehicles provides exciting avenues for the materials science industry to create high-performance and sustainable materials.
- Design Industry
- The use of bare steel finishes and two-tone color schemes creates opportunities for design professionals to innovate new aesthetic concepts in the automotive and product design industries.
