2006 Paris Motor Show Gallery: Peugeot 908RC
Here are some shots of the Peugeot 908RC at the 2006 Paris Motor Show, again courtesy of Ben Corley. Peugeot calls the Peugeot 908RC a stylish four-door four-seater limousine which combined power, comfort, and green performance. The Peugeot 908RC is powered by a 5.5 liter V12 HDi DPFS turbodiesel engine mounted in the rear behind the passengers.
The 5.5 liter V12 HDi DPFS turbodiesel engine mounted transversely in the rear was designed by Peugeot to take part in the Le Mans Race Series in 2007, with it’s racing 908 car. The engine makes over 700bhp and produces a very nice 1200Nm of torque. Because of the engine’s 100 degrees V angle, it has a pretty low center of gravity. This engine is mated to a 6-speed electronicaly controlled sequential shift gearbox, specially designed to handle the massive 1200Nm being put through it.
More photos after the jump. Click photos for enlarged version.
October 3, 2006 @ 12:58 pm
Nice. Very futuristic yet looked like it can make it into production anytime…
Engine at the rear? Pity the back seats’ occupants!
1200Nm of torque? Whoa!!!
What are the sizes of those glitzy wheels Paul?
October 3, 2006 @ 1:03 pm
They better launch this quick. With a Turbo charged 3.0 engine, it should be feasible, not too big in displacement (hence road taxes) but with a powerful enough engine to move around.
October 3, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
next-generation batmobile! O_0;;
October 3, 2006 @ 1:45 pm
Wow… gorgeous power… look oso very handsome.. yeah, another legal Bat moblie on the road…
October 3, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
20 inch front, 21 inch rear!
October 3, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
1200Nm!! This justifies the huge tyres eh?
October 3, 2006 @ 2:06 pm
at last it is a Peugeot!!
I spotted a sport car last month in Ipoh and first thought it was a Peugeot, but when I drove nearer to it, it was a Ferrari..both logos are so identical.
October 3, 2006 @ 2:09 pm
I thought all limos are long and boring looking, for uncles only. I was wrong!!! This car is so sexy; it looks as if it can send you to a glitzy ball in style, and make other cars on the road eat dust. Coolness!
October 3, 2006 @ 2:10 pm
I like the side look !
Anyway Paul… are there cars in the show that suit Msian pocket ?
October 3, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
wah! looks weird though… look like Merc CLS from behind
October 3, 2006 @ 2:47 pm
Design cues much like the drooling CLS
October 3, 2006 @ 2:51 pm
This is awesome, I like the A-pillar and the Windshield (Or call front Glass). Peugeot’s engineers like to make IMPOSSIBLE things into POSSIBLE.
Wah, The Head lamps are huge too! What a REAL Concept CAR.
I don’t think this car can be Mass-pro due to High Parts Cost and assembly time.
October 3, 2006 @ 2:52 pm
how fast can this thing go? that is near the 1001bhp veyron
October 3, 2006 @ 4:00 pm
not the car for me,i guess
October 3, 2006 @ 4:38 pm
hopefully its cheap! hehe
October 3, 2006 @ 4:46 pm
Simply stunning !!!!. Goes to show you that the French sure knows how to design a good looking car. Wonder how the interior looks like ?
October 3, 2006 @ 5:28 pm
looks really sleek. slitherin-snake-lookin overall although the front looks like it will scoop n gobble u up anytime
October 3, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
it would be nice.
i saw da v10 toureg b4
da engine is quiet even frm d outside
i think dis is da same too.
October 3, 2006 @ 6:56 pm
Looks like the kind of car our polis traffic’s camera cannot catch.
October 3, 2006 @ 6:56 pm
I’m just speechless…oh my God…put one on my driveway pleeease…
October 3, 2006 @ 8:52 pm
wow! this is cool !!
October 4, 2006 @ 2:42 am
Very rarely do cars look better in the flesh than their wallpaper rendered counterparts. This one begs to differ. What a looker!! 1200 NM of torque?? Thats more than the Veyron!!
October 4, 2006 @ 5:17 am
I’m gonna go to bed now and dream about this car selling for RM39,888 OTR.
Good Night.
October 4, 2006 @ 7:10 am
dis will make the beemer n merc looks very outdated…good…
October 4, 2006 @ 8:59 am
Wow, 5.5 v12 turbodiesel, mega delicious.1200 Nm torque? Wow, i think even the rims so big but still can burn tires…
Nowadays they use oil burning as sport car. Lets get a taste of those raw muscular oil burner roar!
October 4, 2006 @ 5:02 pm
remind me of Honda FCX from last KL Motorshow..
October 4, 2006 @ 9:17 pm
this is another long bonnet, 4 door, unpractical ’sedan’ sportscar..after the funny looking beasts McLaren Merce, and the upcoming Posrche Paramera (correct me if I am wrong!)
October 4, 2006 @ 10:46 pm
Only Brabus CLS V12 S Rocket are enough power to head this car……..
http://fast-autos.net/vehicles/Brabus/2006/CLS_V12_S_Rocket/
700hp vs 730hp
October 5, 2006 @ 10:12 pm
great car..
big but not boring and lifeless design.. stand out on its own.
wish malaysia car manufacturer can capture the spirit.
October 6, 2006 @ 3:53 pm
the front grill looks awesome . . .plenty of distuque features not found in other cars. . .
ummmmmm…i like !
October 8, 2006 @ 4:46 pm
one hell of a great car!
October 9, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
and . if i have money , i’d definitely get this elegant machine than merc.. its designs are on the decline ..the new merc sports .forgot which model looks like some ciplak korean design..way 2 go peugeot