VISITORS to the Frankfurt motor show were given a glimpse of the future with the Peugeot 407 Elixir.

The styling is both dynamic and elegant with an appreciably longer front end. The Elixir has a fluid design that combines a very steeply inclined windscreen with a glass roof and, at the front, the wide “mouth” is surrounded by chrome-plated beading and integrated headlamps.

At the back, the car has twin exhausts, LED-type rear lights and an opening rear window accommodated in a relatively upright tailgate.

The 407 Elixir is designed to seat four people in comfort and the doors open to reveal an interior with no partition or rear parcel shelf.

Instead, the car contains four identical, adjustable seats. Other features include a “dual zone” automatic air conditioning and satellite navigation displayed on a seven inch, 16/9 colour screen.

The bright passenger compartment has high quality leather, pre-tensioning seatbelts with a seatbelt-not-fastened indicator for each of the four seats.

Passengers are protected by nine airbags, including one to protect the driver’s knees which is incorporated in the steering column.

The car is powered by an all-new six cylinder, 2,700cc HDi diesel engine which features the latest generation particulate emission filter.