Citroen C4 Picasso with Parallel Architecture

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This is a Citröen C4 Picasso design based on Parallel Architecture, equiped with a powertrain set from a "taken" from a Mercedes SLS, with its mid-centred engine and transaxle layout. The cabin and the exterior of the Picasso are not modified as it already has a maximized cabin space and and its base of the windscreen has been moved forward, but with the Parallel Architecture the weight of the engine is moved backwards, improving the dynamics. The powertrain of the Mercedes is modified replacing the original V8 with a inline 4 and scaling it to adapt it to the Picasso dimensions. Therefore we have a the habitability and the driver´s visibility of a MPV with the weight distribution of a mid-centred-engine sport coupe Parallel Architecture is defined because the engine is placed in the middle of the dashboard, in parallel with the driver´s legs; with this architecture we can have in the same car the dynamics of a sports car and the habitabilty of a sedan.