To recognise this achievement and that of Kris Meeke in winning the 2009 IRC drivers' title, Peugeot has created the Special Edition 207 S16.
Based on the 207 Sport 1.6 VTi 3dr, only 250 examples of this car will be produced. The S16 adds to the standard equipment of the 207 sport model:
Bianca White exterior body colour
Full 207 RC Cup bodykit comprising front and rear spoilers, side skirts and a pseudo rear diffuser
17" Hockenheim Alloy Wheels
SP Sports mesh grille
Dark tinted rear windows from the 207 GTi ...
Peugeot 308 CC now has extra six appeal with the introduction of a new 1.6 litre 156 bhp Euro 5 THP turbo-charged petrol engine and a new 6-speed automatic gearbox.
Positioned as the flagship of the 308 CC petrol range the new 308 CC THP 156 automatic sees the introduction of a new "AT6" 6-speed automatic gearbox. The new "AT6" automatic gearbox has been developed by "Aisin AW" to specifications defined by the PSA Peugeot Citroën group. Close in engineering terms to the "AM6" (fitted to the group's most powerful HDi ...
PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe’s second-biggest carmaker, has eliminated 5,700 French jobs, outstripping a target of 3,550 voluntary departures announced last year.
A total of 1,700 workers have left Peugeot’s factory in Rennes, western France, where the manufacturer targeted 850 buyouts as it closed an assembly line last year, spokesman Pierre-Olivier Salmon said today by phone.
Paris-based Peugeot is cutting costs as it seeks to narrow the five-percentage point gap in profit margin with rivals such as Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG, based on 2008 earnings. Chief Executive Officer Philippe Varin pledged Nov. ...
The Peugeot 308 CC will be the first model in the Peugeot range to benefit from a new 1.6 litre 112 bhp diesel engine. This new four cylinder engine with a capacity of 1,560 cm3, and eight valves, has a maximum torque output of 270 Nm at 1,750 rpm, an increase of 12.5% over the current engine, and during overboost, 285 compared to 260 Nm. Its maximum power output is 112 bhp at 3600 rpm.
The engine management software has also been entirely redesigned to give this unit more comprehensive injection ...
Updated for the 21st century, the new Peugeot Lion, recently unveiled, has become more dynamic, more supple and is now three-dimensional. According to Peugeot, the new Lion represents a confidence founded on a range of new products set to reinforce Peugeot's position
The origin of the Lion
The Lion emblem was first conceived in 1847 when Jules and Emile PEUGEOT, who founded the company Peugeot Frères, asked Julien BLAZER, a jeweller and engraver, to produce a logo for identifying all PEUGEOT products.
The chosen design was a Lion, as the characteristics of the ...
Peugeot unveiled the Peugeot SR1 concept, a hi tech HYbrid4 prototype. On the SR1, at the front, a 1.6 litre THP petrol engine with a power output of 218 bhp is combined with a rear electric motor developing 95 bhp. In electric only mode, the car becomes a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV), with a combined cycle fuel consumption of 57.7 mpg or 119 g/km of CO2.
When the two power trains operate simultaneously, the SR1 develops a potential maximum power output of 313 bhp, while benefiting also from four-wheel drive.
The Peugeot ...
At the Milan International Cycle and Motorbike Show, Peugeot will present a new scooter concept: The HYbrid3 Evolution.
Practical and safe thanks to its three-wheel drive capability and offering a high level of performance (36 kW / 49 bhp), it offers original versatility and emits only 48 g/km of CO2 in the combined cycle or zero in electric mode, thanks to its innovative hybrid technology.
Visitors to the 67th Milan International Cycle and Motorbike Show will discover, from 10 to 15 November 2009, the HYbrid3 Evolution concept.
With its three wheels, this ...
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen said third-quarter revenues slowed less sharply than in previous quarters as it boosted market share in Europe, where governments launched car buying incentives.
Peugeot Citroen shares fell over 7 percent in early trading as the revenues fell short of analyst expectations buoyed by forecast-beating earnings from German rival Daimler on Monday.
European car makers have cut production and reduced costs after auto sales dropped by their biggest fall for 15 years in 2008 and government incentive schemes have helped attracting clients to showrooms again, and order new ...
Press - A film is being shot in BB1's natural environment: the city. In the heart of St-Honoré market, whose glass and steel passage echoes the contemporary design of the concept.
100% electric, capable of carrying four people while being just 2.5 metres long, BB1 leaves nobody indifferent, arousing excitement and enthusiasm, as shown by the reactions of passers-by on film and their recorded comments, soon available on
www.bb1-peugeot.com.
After meeting the Parisians for two days, BB1 went back up the Champs-Elysées to Peugeot head office, before leaving for Berlin where it will ...
PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, said the sale of General Motors Co.'s Opel unit to Magna International Inc. will unsettle customers and help it win a bigger slice of the German market.
As part of a push into the region's biggest car market, Peugeot's 5008 minivan will go on sale there first, competing with Opel's aging Zafira, Executive Vice President Jean-Marc Gales said at a briefing yesterday. Opel sales may be hurt by consumer concern about the unit's long-term future, he said.
"It gets harder for a carmaker when their clients ...
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