Peugeot 208 R5 is eager to pop

It does not stop with the Peugeot 208. The French manufacturer is in Paris quite unpacking the compact city car. This time an extremely fast copy in pretty big footsteps should go join.

The 208 is a few months ago and landed Peugeot wants anyway especially the model that we do not lose sight. To accomplish this are in Paris no less than three completely new models based on these B Segmenter. We saw last week the GTI and XY appearance, this time it's the turn of a copy that is not exactly meant for the public road. We see here because the first pictures of the Peugeot 208 R5. This gun will rally in 2013 will make its appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Footsteps
In this championship, the 208 in the footsteps of the incredibly successful should enter 207 S2000, a car that the championship six times his name managed to write and 23 rally victories to his credit has standing. What is Peugeot do to emulate? First get it to do with new regulations introduced in 2013 will do. This means wheel drive, a sequential gearbox with five resist, no center differential and a "long travel suspension. The wheel arches have a minimum 18 inch wheels can provide space and a spoiler is also on the list of necessities. Finally, it is the minimum weight was determined at 1,200 kg.

Peugeot 208

Squeezed THP
The biggest change however, we find under the hood since 2013 it is no longer allowed to use the 2.0 liter engines to race, everyone is obliged to use a blown 1.6 at the start to appear. Let Peugeot just such a motor on the shelf. The 1.6 THP is in many cars and will also spooned the 208 R5 of kernel features go, but has never been so powerful. The racing series of the RCZ, a sample with 260 hp's but that was not enough. In the 208 R 5 is not less than 280 horsepower produced an achievement for such a small block. Finally, Peugeot also obliged to the 208 R5 in the price lists to work for a maximum amount (excluding taxes) € 180.000, -.

No WRC-gun
Confuse the R5 also not with the previously presented 208 R2. In R2 you speak only of a conversion to rally weapon, the R5 is as good as from ground-up refactoring. In terms of specifications and performance scores R5 also much higher, even at WRC-cannons on. Apparently dares Peugeot that level yet, but who is it still there. And then follow the WRC really cool with so many new and in some cases returning automakers in the WRC.