Lil' Monster: Meet Sébastien Loeb's Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak Challenger

The French are coming to this year's edition of the famed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (June 30) with Peugeot and nine-time world rally champion Sébastien Loeb who will be driving the newly developed 208 T16, the first full pictures of which were released today along with a short promotional video that also features the 405 T16. Read more »

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 machine from the rally-spec 208 T16. It has to be, in order to win the world’s most challenging hillclimb race. We can see from the photos that the car will be much wider that the standard 208 T16, with the huge wheel arches sheltering some fat tyres, especially at the rear. Which is normal, considering that the car is expected to be four-wheel drive.

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Peugeot RCZ Races Mountain Bike and –Of Course- Wins in New Promo Video

Nobody ever denied Peugeot the satisfaction of hearing that they have done a great job styling the RCZ. However, it seems that their standards for driving dynamics have sunk so low in recent years, that when all is said and done, it still just drives like a stiffened up 308 hatch.

The steering is inert, and if you go for the diesel (not really recommended on this car), the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) will dull the throttle response so much, that coupled with a bit of turbo lag, the only real engine option you are left for is the top 1.6 turbo petrol.

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Peugeot Product Boss Says Next 308 will be "Very Different", Front Inspired by Onyx Concept

The next-generation Peugeot 308 will be “very different” from the current model, and will have a shape that will make it a more direct competitor for the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf, according to Peugeot product boss Laurent Blanchet who spoke to Autocar. Blanchet said the new car will look more like a conventional hatchback than the current 308, which he described as being a mix between a saloon and a hatch. Read more »

New Peugeot 208 GTi and Ford Fiesta ST Video Reviewed by HonestJohn

As we’ve stated on several other occasions, hot hatches are a very special type of car. No wonder the MK.I VW Golf GTI and Peugeot 205 GTi made such a mark in their day, because they offered it all for the person who didn't want to give up practicality and space, in the detriment of outright performance, at relatively affordable prices.

This is why the latest Ford Fiesta ST, and its rival from France, the Peugeot 208 GTi are very eagerly awaited by boy-racers, as well as middle-aged men suffering a mid-life crisis on a budget. The financial part is what really attracts buyers, though, and here the Ford comes out on top, because it is the cheaper option in the UK.

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Peugeot Returns to Pikes Peak with 208 T16 and "Rookie" Sébastien Loeb [w/Videos]

Peugeot has announced its return to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this year with a heavily modified 208 T16 that will be driven by nine-time world rally champion Sébastien Loeb.

A two-time winner of the “Race to the Clouds”, in 1988 with Ari Vatanen and 1989 with Robby Unser (both driving the 405 T16), Peugeot will once again try to win the world’s toughest and most spectacular hill climb race this year on June 30.

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