05 May 2011
Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia with two Kumho-shod RCZ 2.0 HDi Sport Coupes made it to 1st and 2nd place in class in round two at the Nurburgring last weekend (April 30).
Peugeot No.545 with Michael Bohrer, Stéphane Caillet and Jürgen Nett came on 1st place with a best lap of 9:55.224 minutes with average speed of 137.777 km/h.
Peugeot No.546 with Alexandre Premat, Olivier Perez and Guillaume Roman finished in 2nd place.
“I was very positively surprised by the grip, torque and acceleration of the RCZ on such a
04 May 2011
The 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours is the biggest upcoming motor sport event. That’s why Team Peugeot Total had a test day held on 24th April, which is crucial to acquire important data necessary to ensure it arrives at Le Mans with the best possible car set-up.
There will be three Peugeot 908s with totally nine drivers, who have two targets. The first one is to prepare for Le Mans without taking any risks and the second is picking up ILMC points.
“The ILMC season got underway with a podium spo
04 May 2011
Electric vehicle with a record lap around Nurburgring Nordschleife race track?!
Yes, Peugeot EX1 with Stéphane Caillet, driver and tuner-technician from the Company’s Research & Development Centre, behind the steering wheel. The vehicle made a record lap for electric vehicles around the 20.832 kilometres (1
12 April 2011
Peugeot has officially confirmed that at the display of the upcoming Auto Shanghai 2011 (19 – 28 April) a specially-prepared, Chinese version of its sleek Peugeot 508 and a 100 per cent designed in China, cutting edge concept ride are about to celebrate its debuts.
The 2011 Peugeot 508 for the Chinese market comes month and a half after the launch of its European counterpart, and is aimed at strengthen even more the French automaker’s sales volume in China.
After its premiere, the all-
05 April 2011
Peugeot has reported that its recently launched Peugeot 508 is celebrating an exclusively high demand with 5,000 cars registered in Q1 2011.
The stunning, 2011 model year Peugeot 508 made its market debut in saloon body style on 3 February and in a SW version on 10 March, and 80 per cent of its orders are GT and Feline finishes.
The newly introduced Peugeot 508 represents a whole new-generation of large touring rides, which offers its passengers and driver amazing drivability properties, y
29 March 2011
RCZ is one of our favourite cars and Peugeot has introduced a special edition of the coupe. The RCZ Nokia is co-developed with the company and will take a part in various events across Europe in 2011.
Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia will race in the whole VLN 2011 championship as well as in the legendary 24 Hours of Nurburgring in the D1T category. This is the second car, which will compete at the Nurburgring 24 Hour race. In 2010, the RCZ took Michael Bohrer and Stephane Caillet to their 1st and 3rd
16 March 2011
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Limited Edition, the special series model with production run limited to 300 examples only, which preorders exclusively started at 3 March 2011 was sold out.
According to French automaker’s latest press update, the fresh-packed Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 was snapped-up in just 9 days via a specially dedicated site on the internet and the brand’s dealership network in 11 European countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdo
07 March 2011
Peugeot has exclusively announced the opening of early order registrations for its Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 – the world’s first full diesel hybrid ride.
Boasting a 2.0-liters HDi 163 horsepower diesel plant backed by a 37 horsepower electric motor, the all-new Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 is ready to offer buyers an ideal combination of dynamism and efficiency - fuel consumption of 74.4 mpg on the Highway and CO2 emissions of 99g/km on the Combined Drive Cycle.
Celebrating the market launch of th
07 February 2011
Peugeot has released a new facelift of it super successful 308 model. Since the launch of Peugeot 308 in 2007 over 900 000 units have been sold worldwide.
2011 Peugeot 308 is available in three body styles: Hatchback, CC and SW, and four trim levels: Access, SR, Active and Allure. The most powerful CC THP 200 model will also be available in a single GT trim level.
The facelift updates include LED headlamps and running lights and micro-hybrid e-HDi Stop & Start technology. All model
04 February 2011
Peugeot 908 Le Mans will go against Audi R18 in this years Le Mans races.
2011 Peugeot 908 Le Mans is powered by a 3.7 liter V8 with 550HP. It replaces the old V12 and is expected to have better efficiency and fuel consumption. The new engine was put on test on January 25th for the first time.
This season, the 2011 Peugeot 908 Le Mans will be driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Anthony Davidson.
10 January 2011
Peugeot announced the price list for 508 model in the UK. It will hit the market in April this year and will be available with a choice between two petrol engines and four diesel ones.
The petrol range includes 1.6 VTi 120 EGC with 120HP and 158Nm (117 lb-ft) of torque and a 1.6 liter THP with 156HP and 243Nm (180 lb-ft).
The diesel engines are - 1.6 liter HDi with 112HP and 243Nm (180 lb-ft) and a 2.0 liter HDi with either 140HP and 324Nm (240 lb-ft), or 163HP and 344Nm (255 lb-ft), or 20
17 December 2010
Peugeot EX1 Concept set a new performance record for electric vehicle. The car managed to run 1/8 mile and 1/4 mile with 7.086 seconds and 12.675 seconds, respectively.
EX1 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.49 seconds and set a longitudinal acceleration of 1G over 39 m.
All tests were made at the Chengdu military airport in the province of Sichuan, where the event took place.
Peugeot EX1 Concept is powered by two electric motors, one at the front axle and one at the rear axle. The
