Peugeot Sport have revealed their new 2011 Le Mans contender – the new Peugeot 908 HDi FAP which now comes with a turbocharged 3.7 litre V8 diesel engine as opposed to the previous generation racecar’s 5.5 litre V12 diesel. The car was known as the 90X during development and Peugeot decided to continue with the 908 name to continue building on the previous generation racecar’s wave of success.
Even though the new engine has 4 less cylinders in its V-banks, power output is still considerable – 550 horses, even though significantly less than the V12’s output of over 730 horses. The V angle of the new engine is also 90 degrees while the V12 was a 100 degree engine.
Peugeot has decided to stick with pure diesel combustion engine power with the new engine as opposed to any hybrid/KERS trickery. This will make it the 5th consecutive years Peugeot has competed in endurance racing with a FAP filter equipped diesel engine.
Look after the jump for a full gallery of the new 908 racer.
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Mmm… this was the one Naza displayed at KLIMS, rite? The engine name so, sooooo *facepalm*.
Anyway, nice touch to intro the authors of each post! Why’s Danny’s intro in Latin though? He’s that romanticist? ;P
Lorem Ipsum is well known as a “default placeholder text”. Danny’s still on CNY leave and he hasn’t written his intro text yet.
Hi Paul, what justifies its degrade in hp? less weight and bigger torque?
New regulations call for lower horsepower limit.
we’ll be seeing less dash in corners and accelerations. another wonderful ideas of eco-friendlying the race cars. perhaps less pollution is new racing motto nowadays.
I think the regs do not limit hp. If I’m not mistaken regs limit cc, no of cyls. Intake air restrictors and boost pressure are also regulated I believe.
As usual it will be fun to watch the battle of the Audi and Peugeot. Peugeot in the past had the faster car
Speaking of the Audi Peugeot rivalry, if you haven’t seen it, definitely google up Truth in 24. It’s the story of Audi’s 2008 Le Mans race against Peugeot and the previous gen diesel Peugeot 908.
One of the best documentaries ever! And it’s a free download!
too bad peugeot’s pulling out already.