During the presentation of its 2010 motorsport programme, Peugeot Sport unveiled a few details about the car that will replace the turbodiesel 908, the LMP1-class that won the prestigous 24 Hours of Le Mans last year.
It was confirmed that a car code named 90x would compete in endurance racing, in Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011.
"For the moment, we have nicknamed it the ‘90x’ but there is nothing more to announce. Our priority is Le Mans and that’s where our efforts are focused," said Olivier Quesnel, boss of Peugeot Sport.
“The final concept of the car has not been casted yet. As far as the engine is concerned, there’s still a bit of flexibility as the final technical regulations are yet not known. What I can say however is that we at Peugeot are very interested by a hybrid powerplant,” Quesnel added.
"On the technical side we are well advanced with a number of projects for 2011 but we are not yet ready to disclose any details,” Technical Director Bruno Famin added.
“The technical regulations are still being finalised and we still have to evaluate many different ideas and concepts. We want to do that quickly, though, because in a perfect world the car would be running before the end of this year. In the meantime, with preparations under way for Le Mans 2010 and a new car in the pipeline, we have plenty of work to keep us busy..."
We see an increasing number of hybrid-powered race cars, and Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3-R hybrid. “What Porsche has done is quite fantastic,” said Quesnel.
“Every car constructor will want to race a hybrid car soon. There will quickly be a hybrid-powered Peugeot 90x, if the regulations do not require astronomic budgets and allow to capture overall victory with this sort of technology.”
photo: Peugeot Sport
It was confirmed that a car code named 90x would compete in endurance racing, in Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2011.
"For the moment, we have nicknamed it the ‘90x’ but there is nothing more to announce. Our priority is Le Mans and that’s where our efforts are focused," said Olivier Quesnel, boss of Peugeot Sport.
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| The hybrid 908 already exists. Photo: Peugeot Sport. |
“The final concept of the car has not been casted yet. As far as the engine is concerned, there’s still a bit of flexibility as the final technical regulations are yet not known. What I can say however is that we at Peugeot are very interested by a hybrid powerplant,” Quesnel added.
"On the technical side we are well advanced with a number of projects for 2011 but we are not yet ready to disclose any details,” Technical Director Bruno Famin added.
“The technical regulations are still being finalised and we still have to evaluate many different ideas and concepts. We want to do that quickly, though, because in a perfect world the car would be running before the end of this year. In the meantime, with preparations under way for Le Mans 2010 and a new car in the pipeline, we have plenty of work to keep us busy..."
We see an increasing number of hybrid-powered race cars, and Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3-R hybrid. “What Porsche has done is quite fantastic,” said Quesnel.
“Every car constructor will want to race a hybrid car soon. There will quickly be a hybrid-powered Peugeot 90x, if the regulations do not require astronomic budgets and allow to capture overall victory with this sort of technology.”
photo: Peugeot Sport