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Team Oreca to get first private Peugeot 908 HDi LMP1 in 2010

For the past three years, Peugeot has had what has generally been considered to be the fastest Le Mans Prototype in the world, if not always the most reliable. The diesel-powered 908 HDi has consistently won pole positions and races until finally capturing the 24 of Le Mans this year. Throughout that time, the cars have been campaigned by the factory-run Peugeot Sport team. Private teams have expressed interest in running the 908 for 2010 and Peugeot has decided that Team Oreca will have the first crack at it. Oreca has had nearly twenty ... Read more →

The Peugeots are coming to Petit Le Mans! now about those Audis... Sam Abuelsamid

Peugeot has confirmed that for the second year in a row it will be sending its 908 HDi prototypes to Atlanta in September for the Petit Le Mans. Peugeot will be looking to follow up their victory ...

Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans! Sam Abuelsamid

At this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi finally broke Audi's decade long stranglehold on the endurance classic. For the past two years, Peugeot had clearly had the speed advantage ...

Peugeot commits to racing diesel hybrid at 2011 Le Mans Jeremy Korzeniewski

French automaker Peugeot has been working hard over the last few years to develop both diesel and hybrid powertrains for use in Le Mans series racing. Peugeot is locked in a head-to-head battle ...

Spoiler Alert: 2009 12 Hours of Sebring, race and green challenge winners Sam Abuelsamid

The 2009 12 Hours of Sebring was one for the history books and that's where it is now. If the race is still sitting on your Tivo, stop reading now. Otherwise click the continue link to find out ...

Audi and Peugeot diesels wheel to wheel halfway through Sebring w/video 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

As the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring closes in on the halfway point, it's a battle royal between the diesels from Germany and France with the new Acuras still running close as well. Moments ago Alan McNish in the No 2 Audi R15 TDI was running wheel to wheel with Franck Montagny in the No 8 Peugeot 908. ...

Geneva 2009: Peugeot 908 HY, hybrid LMP1 racer 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Prominently featured in the center of Peugeot's stand at the Geneva Motor Show this week was the 908 HY. This experimental prototype was first unveiled last September as a test-bed for the next generation of Peugeot's Le Mans racers. Based on the extremely fast 908 HDi LMP1 car, this one adds a ...

Peugeot confirms 2 908 HDi racers for Sebring 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The top LMP1 class is shaping to be a real battle royale at next month's 12 Hours of Sebring. Peugeot has confirmed that it will be campaigning two of its diesel-powered 908 HDi coupes at the American Le Mans Series season opener. The Peugeots will be taking on at least four brand new race cars in ...

Diesels are too fast for racing? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that Audi and Peugeot's winning ways have not gone unnoticed by the powers-that-be in the assorted racing series in which they compete. Whenever a design does well in racing, you can count on a few things happening, usually either other teams begin using that particular technology, ...

Peugeot shows new 908 HY diesel-hybrid Le Mans racer! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Peugeot 908 HY for high-res images In the current world of big time international endurance racing, two cars stand head and shoulders above the rest, the Audi R10 TDI and the Peugeot 908 HDi. Put these two Le Mans Prototype class 1 cars, both powered by 5.5L turbo diesel V12s, on a ...

Peugeots coming to Road Atlanta to resume ALMS diesel battle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last March, Peugeot brought its diesel-powered 908 HDi LMP1 prototype to Sebring for its first race outside of Europe as a warm up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Peugeot demonstrated some amazing speed compared to its German rival - the defending champion Audi R10 TDI - but wasn't quite robust ...

Spoiler Alert: Diesels take top six positions at Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you have the 24 hours of Le Mans on your DVR and don't want to know which diesel crew landed at the top of the podium then don't follow the jump. If you want to know who covered the most distance today go right ahead. ...

Audi grabs second place in European Le Mans Series debut 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Since it's 2006 debut, the Audi R10 TDI has raced exclusively in the American Le Mans Series except for the annual June trek to France for the big all-day race. This past weekend a pair of R10s campaigned by the Joest team made their first run in the European Le Mans series with a second place ...

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