Showing posts with label Peugeot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peugeot. Show all posts
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2007 Peugeot 908 V12 HDI
(from Peugeot Press Release) On 14 June 2005, Peugeot announced its decision to take up a new technological challenge: to win one of the most prestigious and most demanding motor races in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a car powered by an HDi diesel engine, equipped with a diesel particulate filter system.
This symbolic race, with attracts more than 200.000 spectators every year, will be used by Peugeot as an opportunity to showcase their brand values: reliability, dynamic performance, style illustrated by the feline lines and, finally, innovation expressed, amongst other means, by the use of environmentally
friendly technology.
friendly technology.
Why will Peugeot be at Le Mans with a diesel engine?
The PSA Peugeot Citro�n group is today a world leader in diesel technology. � Common rail direct injection � HDi technology can be found on more than 60% of vehicles sold by the brand in Europe in 2005 and more than 70% in France. In 2000, Peugeot confirmed its commitment and strategic policy to reduce exhaust emissions, by fitting as standard equipment on the HDi engine in the 607 a diesel particulate filter system. In December 2005, Peugeot celebrated the production of the millionth
vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter system.
vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter system.
Today, it is the production car which brings its HDi diesel particulate filter technology to the competition arena, in order to show its qualities in extreme conditions of endurance and performance, all the while respecting the environment.
The Peugeot HDi diesel DPFS:
The choice of engine architecture has been based on a 100� twelve-cylinder V design, with a 5.5 litre cylinder capacity.
This is the maximum cylinder capacity that regulations allow and was chosen for it efficient operation at low speed. It also enables engine power to be limited in the first instance, but also enables further development.
The number of cylinders results, on the one hand, from the wish to keep bore diameter very close to that of a production series engine, in order to make best use of Peugeot�s diesel combustion knowledge and, on the other hand, to limit the stroke to a reasonable value. The V12 architecture, well known for its good balance, also reduces vibration to a minimum.
The 100� V angle, of the V12 architecture, allows the height of the centre of gravity to be lowered without affecting the torsional rigidity of the engine.
Two diesel particulate filters are mounted at the end of each of the exhaust systems. Through technology which has come directly from production cars, they will provide a guaranteed control of exhaust emissions under all operating conditions.
The two diesel particulate filters fitted to the engine being presented, carry the numbers 1.195.520 and 1.195.521 which are the numeric production numbers of the filters in the overall production total of all filters since the introduction on to Peugeot vehicles.
The level of performance expected � more than 515kW (700 bhp) of power and a torque output greater than 1.200 Nm � is without precedent in a diesel engine and is a direct result of Peugeot�s current level of know-how in diesel technology, linked to the mechanical characteristics of the V12.
Bosch is one of Peugeot Sport�s essential partners on this project, making an active contribution to the specification of the fuel injection components and to the engine management system.
Peugeot Sport�s engine department:
With the arrival of this new challenge, Peugeot Sport was re-organised at the end of the 2005 World Rally Championship.
Claude Guillois, under the supervision of technical manager Bruno Famin, was named as manager of the engine department thanks to his experience of race engines, supercharged engines and knowledge of production engine design. The department is based at Peugeot Sport�s V�lizy facility, which includes three engine test beds, including one for simulation.
The next important dates:
- 28 September 2006: presentation of the scale model at the Paris Motor
Show. - 30 September 2006: Peugeot V12 HDi DPFS engine to be run on engine
test bed. - Beginning December 2006: first drive of the car by test driver �ric H�lary.
In addition to Peugeot�s three main technical partners, Total, Michelin and Bosch,
Eurodatacar will be working with them on the Le Mans Series programme.
Monday, 22 July 2013
2013 Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak بيجو محاربة
The announcement of this ambitious project three weeks ago caused something of a buzz in motorsport circles, and the time has now come for the next phase of this exciting adventure: the unveiling of the machine with which S�bastien Loeb will target victory in Colorado. Although its exterior styling resembles that of the production model, the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak was tailor engineered and designed to meet the specific needs of the famous American event.
No punches have been pulled with the 208 T16 Pikes Peak which will compete in the event�s premier �Unlimited� class, a category that allows plenty of freedom on the technical front. The engineers have naturally taken on-board the salient features of this legendary competition, the USA�s oldest after the Indy 500 and a truly unique cocktail because of its incredibly twisty, high-altitude course.
That said, Peugeot can count on the considerable experience it gained of the so-called �Race to the Clouds� with the 405 T16 which claimed back-to-back victories in 1988 and 1989, in the hands of Ari Vatanen and Robby Unser respectively. S�bastien Loeb counts among those who were struck by the film �Climb Dance� which was produced to commemorate Vatanen�s resounding success.
Now that he has taken a step back from world class rallying after dominating the World Rally Championship for almost a decade, S�bastien Loeb is keen to turn his attention to new challenges. In addition to his involvement in this year�s GT World Series, he snapped up the opportunity to contest the celebrated Pikes Peak Hill Climb and discover its 156 corners which he will tackle without the help of a co-driver. The Frenchman will also have to cope with a strength-sapping altitude difference of some 1,500 metres in less than 20 kilometres, with the finish line situated at an altitude of 4,301 metres!
The Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak breaks cover!
Aggressive, racy, ferocious even� These are some of the adjectives that describe the awesome Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak which is poised to take up the challenge of the world�s highest motorsport event on June 30!
The car which S�bastien Loeb will drive in Colorado boasts a highly distinctive design: �Its proportions are very different to those of the production 208,� observes Michael Trouv� who is in charge of silhouette design at Peugeot�s Styling Centre. �This difference gives it an almost beast-like appearance. Peugeot Sport provided us with a number of technical constraints, such as the width, body height, location of the wheels and engine, and we worked to this brief to produce an extreme take on the 208.�
The work of Michael Trouv� and his colleague Attila Bocsi has resulted in a car with a unique stance. �The cars which represent the brand in motorsport have always tended to feature sculpted forms which combine style and aerodynamic efficiency. The 208 T16 Pikes Peak is no exception, and it incorporates all the distinctive hallmarks of the 208 which itself marks a new generation of Peugeot design,� says Michael. �I am very proud to have played a part in this adventure, especially since we didn�t have much time to work on the car�s design, because the green light was only given in November and the project wasn�t signed-off until February.�
The car�s aerodynamics naturally haven�t been sacrificed in the name of style. Based just a few kilometres from Peugeot Sport, the team of stylists was able follow the different build phases: �The rear wing, which is that of the Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 908, and the splitter are two features of the car which give it its beast-like attitude. And I am amazed by the beauty of the parts concealed by the carbon bodywork!�
All that remains now is to discover the performance potential 208 T16 Pikes Peak and its final livery. Be patient, all will soon be revealed!
PIKES PEAK: A LEGENDARY RACEThe car which S�bastien Loeb will drive in Colorado boasts a highly distinctive design: �Its proportions are very different to those of the production 208,� observes Michael Trouv� who is in charge of silhouette design at Peugeot�s Styling Centre. �This difference gives it an almost beast-like appearance. Peugeot Sport provided us with a number of technical constraints, such as the width, body height, location of the wheels and engine, and we worked to this brief to produce an extreme take on the 208.�
The work of Michael Trouv� and his colleague Attila Bocsi has resulted in a car with a unique stance. �The cars which represent the brand in motorsport have always tended to feature sculpted forms which combine style and aerodynamic efficiency. The 208 T16 Pikes Peak is no exception, and it incorporates all the distinctive hallmarks of the 208 which itself marks a new generation of Peugeot design,� says Michael. �I am very proud to have played a part in this adventure, especially since we didn�t have much time to work on the car�s design, because the green light was only given in November and the project wasn�t signed-off until February.�
The car�s aerodynamics naturally haven�t been sacrificed in the name of style. Based just a few kilometres from Peugeot Sport, the team of stylists was able follow the different build phases: �The rear wing, which is that of the Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 908, and the splitter are two features of the car which give it its beast-like attitude. And I am amazed by the beauty of the parts concealed by the carbon bodywork!�
All that remains now is to discover the performance potential 208 T16 Pikes Peak and its final livery. Be patient, all will soon be revealed!
The discovery of a gold seam in the middle of the Colorado Mountains in July 1858 sparked off the arrival in the Pikes Peak region of some 100,000 fortune-hunters looking to fulfil their dreams. Numerous disillusionments later, the mountain has since recovered its former tranquillity and is today a designated National Historic Landmark. Yet the peace of Pikes Peak is broken once a year by an invasion every bit as boisterous as the infamous Gold Rush.
When a trail to the summit was completed in 1916, a new generation of adventurers flocked to the site looking for a different type of glory, and today more than 150 drivers get behind the wheel in a host of sometimes implausible vehicles to take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the world�s highest competition of its sort and America�s oldest motorsport fixture apart from the Indy 500. The principle behind the so-called �Race to the Clouds� is simple and involves each competitor taking turns to drive the 20km course that twists its way along the mountain�s flanks to reach its summit at 4,301 metres in the shortest time possible!
The start line is located at an altitude of 2,800 metres, which means that competitors face an altitude difference of some 1,500 metres. Meanwhile, the lack of oxygen is a challenge not only for the engines � which can lose up to 30 per cent of their power � but also for the drivers who must remained fully focused on the 156 cliff-lined corners... It is an exercise which calls for dexterity and meticulous preparation, as well as a little luck!
Over the years, the dirt trail has been gradually paved and the 2012 event was the first to take place entirely on asphalt. Unsurprisingly, last year�s competition produced a new outright record for the course when Rhys Millen (Hyundai Genesis Coup�) produced a 9m 46.164s, half the time required for the first ascension in 1916!
When a trail to the summit was completed in 1916, a new generation of adventurers flocked to the site looking for a different type of glory, and today more than 150 drivers get behind the wheel in a host of sometimes implausible vehicles to take on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the world�s highest competition of its sort and America�s oldest motorsport fixture apart from the Indy 500. The principle behind the so-called �Race to the Clouds� is simple and involves each competitor taking turns to drive the 20km course that twists its way along the mountain�s flanks to reach its summit at 4,301 metres in the shortest time possible!
The start line is located at an altitude of 2,800 metres, which means that competitors face an altitude difference of some 1,500 metres. Meanwhile, the lack of oxygen is a challenge not only for the engines � which can lose up to 30 per cent of their power � but also for the drivers who must remained fully focused on the 156 cliff-lined corners... It is an exercise which calls for dexterity and meticulous preparation, as well as a little luck!
Over the years, the dirt trail has been gradually paved and the 2012 event was the first to take place entirely on asphalt. Unsurprisingly, last year�s competition produced a new outright record for the course when Rhys Millen (Hyundai Genesis Coup�) produced a 9m 46.164s, half the time required for the first ascension in 1916!
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