Monday, November 19, 2007

Peugeot 908 V12 HDI Diesel

The 908 is a race car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race starting in 2007. This effort, in development since 2005, was publicly unveiled on 15 June 2006. It will compete with the Audi R10, being the second diesel sportscar from a major manufacturer. This will also be Peugeot’s first Le Mans effort since the end of the Peugeot 905 project in 1993.

The 908 named is also shared with a Peugeot concept sedan, named the 908RC, which shares the diesel V12 engine from the 908 sportscar. The Peugeot 908 is not to be confused with another sportscar of the same name that raced in the 1960s, the Porsche 908.