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Watch Sebastien Loeb’s Pikes Peak Record Run from Inside the Peugeot 208 T16
We know that you have been waiting for this since news broke out that Sebastien Loeb shattered the previous record (dating from 2012) of the world’s most famous hillclimb race in the monstrous 875HP Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak. After all, it’s not every day that we see a Pikes Peak record being broken by more than one minute and a half! The following onboard video of the stunning 8 minute and 13.878 second climb may help us understand how that was possible. Although when you combine one of rallying’s most successful world champions ever and a car that boasts a power-to-weight ratio of 1hp/kg, it’s not very difficult to imagine such an outcome.
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Honda Attacking Pikes Peak With Arx-04b Lmp2 Endurance Racer
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) is usually won by vehicles built specifically for this race, like Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak, which won the event and set a new record for the course in 2013. Read more »...
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Peugeot 208 T16 Was The Fastest In Its First Pikes Peak Test
Peugeot Sport has baptized its 208 T16 on the Pikes Peak tarmac, where the 875-hp beast has completed its first practice outing. With Sébastien Loeb behind the wheel, the Peugeot 208 T16 looked at home on the Pikes Peak course, partly because its...
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Peugeot 208 T16 Attacks Pikes Peak With 875 Hp, Or 1hp Per Kg! [w/videos]
Peugeot has finally revealed technical specs of its 208 T16 Pikes Peak car, which will be driven by rally legend Sébastien Loeb in the “Race to the Clouds†climb on June 30. Since Peugeot Sport’s objective is to win the race, the...
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Peugeot Releases Photos Of The 208 T16 Pikes Peak, Announces Drivers For The Nürburgring 24h
Peugeot Sport has released the first teaser photos of the 208 T16 Pikes Peak, which will be driven in the “Race to the Clouds†by the nine-times world rally champion, Sebastien Loeb. As expected, the 208 T16 Pikes Peak will be a very different...
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Video: Nissan Leaf Climbs The Pikes Peak
Last month, Nobuhiro “Monster†Tajima broke his own record at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a sub 10 minutes time in a 910-horsepower modified Suzuki SX4 racecar. Now, Nissan’s first all-electric car, the LEAF, has tackled the 156...
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