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Top Four Pole Positions at Le Mans to Peugeot

The 78th edition of the 24 Heures du Mans has started in the best possible way for Peugeot. After having dominated free practice, Sebastien Bourdais took provisional pole with 3’19″711. The four Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs this evening occupy the first four places. Track conditions were ideal for free practice and the three factory Peugeot [...]

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New Engine and Gearbox for 308 CC

The highly aspirational Peugeot 308 CC coupé-cabriolet has become even more appealing with the introduction of a six-speed automatic gearbox model. The new variant augments the manual-transmission version, and will make the 308 CC’s unique and versatile motoring experience available to a wider audience. At the same time, both models benefit from an upgraded, more [...]

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Innovative crossover gets automatic gearbox

Peugeot has added the convenience of an automatic gearbox to its innovative Peugeot 3008 crossover range. The new 3008 Premium 1.6 THP Automatic links the French marque’s latest, advanced six-speed automatic transmission to the lively and eco-friendly 1,6-litre turbocharged petrol engine already offered in manual-gearbox 3008 derivatives. At the same time, the Premium specification level [...]

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Peugeot’s Le Mans Offensive

With the momentum of its one-two finish at Le Mans this time last year, Peugeot is hunting for a second straight win in the prestigious French competition. Twelve months of hard preparation since June 2009 have kept the team under pressure in its bid to secure a repeat success at this uniquely popular event which [...]

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Peugeot 207 Super 2000s Target Top of the Podium Return

The fifth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the Rally d’Italia Sardegna, sees the series return to loose surface action this weekend. Having been a qualifying rally for the WRC in recent years, this time sees the Mediterranean island event figure on the calendar of the IRC for the very first time. To mark [...]

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Rally Curitiba

For several decades, motor racing’s European winter break gave South American organisers a chance to run an event that would go on to become one of the sport’s classics : the Temporada. This March sees the Intercontinental Rally Challenge revive that legend from its ashes, and Peugeot will naturally be there for the occasion. Last’s [...]

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207 Super 2000

The Peugeot 207 Super 2000 was part of the avant-garde; in the hands of private customers and Peugeot subsidiaries, it has now become the benchmark in its category. Last year, it not only won several national titles, including the French crown, but it also triumphed for the third time in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, claiming [...]

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Peugeot Sport

Like Peugeot, Peugeot Sport is on the offensive. As it prepares for the future by building on its recent successes, not only does Peugeot Sport serve as a shop window for the brand, both technologically and in terms of image, but it also mirrors the latter’s new corporate identity, which puts movement and motoring enjoyment [...]

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Peugeot RCZ

More than just the embodiment of the concept car, the RCZ sports Coupé marks a new stage in the line up of Peugeot’s “leisure vehicles”, while also being the first product to benefit from the latest Peugeot Lion brand identity. Its expressive and innovative style, exclusive interior, dynamic and environmentally-friendly engines and the driving enjoyment [...]

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The Peugeot SR1 Concept Car

Through the Peugeot SR1, the Marque reveals the stylistic design trends for its future models. The concept car embodies the new world of Peugeot, reflected by the new Lion badge which adorns its body. Dynamic, balanced, sensual, with an exclusive high-tech interior, this “dream car” explores and reinterprets the theme of the “Grand Touring Car”. [...]

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Peugeot 107 Models in South Africa not Affected in Recall

PSA Peugeot Citroën has launched a precautionary recall on a selected range of Peugeot 107s & Citroën C1s This follows on the back of a recent Toyota recall campaign on 8 of its models in Europe to solve a potential accelerator pedal issue. PSA Peugeot Citroën has decided, in line with its stringent quality policy, [...]

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New Peugeot 3008

Positioned at the crossroads between several existing vehicle categories, the new Peugeot 3008 combines diverse elements usually associated with the sport utility vehicle (SUV), multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and family hatchback sectors. In doing so, it rewrites the crossover rulebook, offering an unexpected synthesis of capacity and compactness. The 4 365 mm overall length accommodates a [...]

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Dealer of the Year

The popular 2009 Peugeot Dealer of the Year honour has been awarded to Peugeot East London. Lindsay Bouchier, Dealer Principal of the facility, received the award at a function held recently. Second place went to Rob Schafer, Dealer Principal of Peugeot Pinetown, while third place was awarded to Roger Jay, Dealer Principal of Peugeot Umhlanga. [...]

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2010 Monte-Carlo Rally

Four Peugeot 207 S2000s continue to feature in the top-eight at the end of the 2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo’s second day, but the names of the drivers in those cars have changed compared with this morning’s order. After figuring in second place overnight, Kris Meeke was the first driver to be caught out by one of [...]

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Four Peugeots lying in waiting

The first leg of the 2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo has ended with four Peugeot 207 Super 2000s in the top-eight, with defending IRC champion Kris Meeke admitting to being surprised to have emerged as high as second place. “I was expecting today’s leg to be the most difficult of the rally,” observed the Ulsterman. “I had [...]

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