Peugeot unveils 700+ hp diesel-powered LMP Coupe

[Rickcoin]

Note: The LMP1 rules heavily favor diesel in P1 rather than gasoline.

Max displacement for a turbocharged diesel-powered P1: 5.5 liters

Max displacement for a turbocharged gasoline-powered P1: 4.0 liters

Max displacement for a n/a gasoline-powered P1: 6.0 liters

The 908 V12 HDi DPFS.

Peugeot is building their own monocoque while Dallara builds the Audi R10 TDi's monocoque.

http://speedarena.com/news/publish/s...cle_7183.shtml

http://speedarena.com/gallery/galler...Peugeot%20908/

They will race the full 2007 Le Mans Series.

http://www.lmes.net/uk/index.asp

The prototype in the bottom photos of this french link is the Peugeot 207 Spider. 207 Spiders will race in a support series in 2007 LMS events.

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[Taipan]

yep.. will be nice to see how they and audi compete in the Le Mans 24hrs in 2007.. both with diesels. But its good Peugeot are doing the full series.. and they do know how to build diesels.

[6spd]

Holy pageezzez! 1200Nm wow
What gear do you think 1:1 would be in the gearbox?
I'd say about 3rd

[Rickcoin]

Aren't 70 % of the cars Peugeot sells in France diesel-powered?

[ehpexs]

Hopefully that will give the La Mans a little more drama in the P1 class.

[Taipan]

Originally Posted by Rickcoin

Aren't 70 % of the cars Peugeot sells in France diesel-powered?

Yep and more than half of all Peugeots sold are diesels.. they are the biggest builder of car diesel engines in the world (or were when I last checked).