Far from the 208 series, Peugeot has created an ultra-sports version of the city with 208 T16. A fireball 875 horses!
In June, Loeb will take part for the first time, the famous American race side of Pikes Peak in the Peugeot 208 T16. The world champion rally was impressed by the first laps completed.
"It's hard right now"
Sebastien Loeb, who this year is divided between the WRC and other championships, has taken possession of the 208 T16, Peugeot racing car designed to cope with 156 turns and elevation changes between 2800 and 4300 m of Pikes Peak. "This is a rocket, is he exclaims. With turbos, I've never driven anything that accelerates so much! The first reports, a Formula 1 never delivers all his horses while there, when you're first: bam, bam, bam ... with four-wheel drive and turbo, it pulls right away! "
Less than 2 seconds to reach 100km / h
It must be said that the Peugeot 208 T16 is impressive: an engine delivering 875 horsepower, for a power to weight ratio of 1, a 0 to 100 m / h ... 1.8 seconds and a top speed of 240km / h reached in 7 seconds. By the admission of the Alsatian, the car concocted by Peugeot Sport more like a F1 from the perspective of the effectiveness of the acceleration and braking as a rally car, however, it inherits the differential.
Not to mention very wide tires, a feature shared with the prototype endurance Aesthetically, the 208 T16 is a reflection of what's under the hood: the appendices are excessive, both the fin rear than the front spoiler, which is similar to a pie server. It is far from the Peugeot 208 that you can see your dealer. It must be that to offer Peugeot third victory in Colorado after those Ari Vatanen and Robby Unser in the 1980s.
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