The Citroën Hypnos is a

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mid-size luxury crossover produced by

Citroën Citroën ()The double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis () indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong. is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded on 4 June 19 ...

at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It has a 5-door SUV body style and is powered by a diesel

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with a rear axle-mounted

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. The car's most distinctive design feature is its interior, with rainbow-coloured, offset seats, and a system which analyzes the driver's face to gauge his state of mind and adjust the cabin lighting and scented

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fragrance in consequence. Citroën announced that diesel- hybrid engine would be available in all models by 2015. The concept car has appeared in several auto shows, including the 2011

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.Richard Bremner, Richard (28 June 2011)
"Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011: future technology on show"

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. (UK) Some of the styling features of this car later appeared in the

Mitsubishi ASX The Mitsubishi ASX (abbreviation of "Active Sports Crossover") is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors. On introduction, it was positioned below the Mitsubishi Outlander, Outlander in Mitsubishi's c ...

-based Citroën C4 Aircross compact SUV, available from the first half of 2012, as well as the

Citroën DS4 The DS 4 (2015) is a Subcompact car, subcompact hatchback, and it is the second model in the luxury vehicle, luxury DS Automobiles, DS sub-brand created by Citroën, now an independent brand. Starting in 2021, it is currently in its second gen ...

and DS5. Image:Mondial_de_l%27Automobile_2008,_Paris_-_France_(3260301477).jpg Image:Avenue_des_Champs-Elysées,_Paris_-_France_(3298191731).jpg

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Hypnos In Greek mythology, Hypnos (; Ancient Greek: , 'sleep'), also spelled Hypnus, is the personification of sleep. The Roman equivalent is Somnus. His name is the origin of the word hypnosis. Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias wrote that Hypnos was t ...

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