Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak
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 Peugeot 208 T16 at the Festival Of Speed Goodwood 2013
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| 208 T16 | |
| Production period: | since 2013 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | limousine |
| Engines: |
Petrol engine : 3.1 liters (643 kW, 875 PS) |
| Length: | 4500 mm |
| Width: | 2000 mm |
| Height: | 1300 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2695 mm |
| Empty weight : | 875 kg |
The Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak is a motorsport prototype from the car manufacturer Peugeot . With this vehicle took rally -Pilot Sebastien Loeb on 30 June 2013 at the hill climb of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in part and provided with a time of 8: to min a new course record 13.878 that extends to the record run by VW in 2018 inventory had . The racing model has very little in common with the actual Peugeot 208 .
technology
For the construction of the vehicle numerous elements from the long-distance prototype Peugeot 908 were adopted, including the chassis, the brakes, the rear wing and the cockpit. The used V6 - Biturbo corresponds to the older, previously of Pescarolo in Courage C60 built racing engine. The base engine was used in the Clio V6 and Espace , among others . With an empty weight of 875 kg and an engine output of 875 hp, the power-to-weight ratio is 1 kg / hp.
Technical specifications
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| Engine construction | PSA ES V6 cylinder twin turbo, installed lengthways in the middle with four valves per cylinder |
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| Maximum speed | 7800 rpm | ||||||||||||
| Drive / transmission | All-wheel drive with 6-speed sequential (steering wheel shift) | ||||||||||||
| landing gear | Double wishbones actuated by push rods, torsion bars and shock absorbers |
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| Tire manufacturer | Michelin | ||||||||||||
| chassis | Steel lattice frame | ||||||||||||
| body | Carbon-fiberglass composite construction | ||||||||||||
| acceleration | 0–100 km / h: 1.8 s 0–240 km / h: 7.0 s |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony Peacock: "Sebastien Loeb is King of the Peak". In: Redbull.com. July 1, 2013, accessed January 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Reiner Kuhn: Suber-Séb shoots out into new hemispheres. In: Motorsport-aktuell. July 2, 2013, p. 23.
- ↑ Reiner Kuhn: With Peugeot to the next summit. In: Motorsport-aktuell. June 25, 2013, pp. 44–45.
Web links
- Red Bull : Video of the record drive on Pikes Peak on YouTube , July 2, 2013, accessed on January 11, 2020.