Halo Warthog or Peugeot Hoggar?

Resembling an imposing 2-seater buggy, the Peugeot Hoggar looks avant-garde and unreal at first sight. That is if you’ve never played Bungie’s Halo Xbox games. Vast open spaces spring to mind, easily accessible to judge from the Warthog’s robustness and latent power. Oops, that’s supposed to read “the Hoggar’s robustness”. This concept car relies on unique and proven HDi engineering solutions, enhanced by original technology, such as the adoption of two power trains and appropriate wheels and suspension. So it’s more than a model on a designer’s computer or in a videogame.

The Hoggar is a sports car for extreme conditions, with two seats and two up to the minute power trains deployed transversally, one at the front, the other at the rear, giving it the attributes of a 4-wheel drive vehicle. While the radiators are common to both engines, the one on the right features a low temperature loop to cool the intake air. Air from outside is captured at the front of the vehicle and is supplied to the radiators through a conduit incorporated in the bonnet lining. Picture via Ultimatecarpage.

The Peugeot Hoggar was a concept car before Halo was ever released, so who resembles who and who got the design first will always be open for debate.

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