De la Chapelle Parcours

1990

The De La Chapelle Parcours was a luxury super-monospace / high-end MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) concept by the French boutique automaker De La Chapelle (also called DLC), under Xavier de La Chapelle. It attempted to combine comfort, luxury, space (6-8 seats), and performance — not something you usually see in that vehicle category.

It has a distinctly ambitious pedigree: designed by Bertrand Barré, with attention to aerodynamics (Cx ~ 0.28), using advanced chassis technology for its day (multi-tubular frame, aluminium honeycomb floor panels) and mixed high-performance powerplants.

Years of Manufacture / Production & Prototypes

The project was launched around 1988, following a commission by a (foreign) client.

The actual production of three units (all prototypes) took place between 1990 and 1991 (some sources suggest up to 1992 for display at Geneva).

Only one of the three was fully developed and homologated for road use. The others were pre-series / development prototypes.