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B E L G I UM
T H E
N E T H E R L A N D S
E N G L I S H
C H A NN E L
F R A N C E
E N G L A N D
START:
BRUSSELS
GHENT
BRUGES
CALAIS
FOLKESTONE
FINISH:
SANDWICH
EUROTUNNEL
A16
E40
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FEBRUARY 2012
I’MSTOPPEDATAREDLIGHT
in the center of Brussels,
en route to the highway, when the full impact of the
new Peugeot RCZ is made abundantly clear to me. A
Mercedes pulls up, and a er amoment its passenger-
sidewindowbuzzes down. Leaning across the seat, the
driver offers his approval. “Nice car,” he says. “Doing
anything tonight?”
I am indeed, though not with him. Needing to
escape the Mach 4 lifestyle of the E.U. capital, I inch
my way out of the city, heading to England for a
quiet weekend away. My exit is hardly going unno-
ticed, though. Even mired in traffic, the RCZ (full
handle: the RCZ 2.0 HDi FAP sports coupe) turns
heads. It immobilizes pedestrians, causes approach-
ing cars to drift alarmingly off track and inspires
truck drivers to train their camera phones on the
car’s hourglass body and aluminum-trimmed
swoops. The RCZ is feminine, with a curvaceous
double-dome roof, yet manages to be muscular and
lean as well.
Roar and Peace
Going from traffic-packed Brussels to the tranquil heart
of Sandwich in Peugeot’s splashy newRCZ
BY CINDY-LOU DALE
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