Peugeot 907 Concept supercar to storm the Goodwood hill
Peugeot has decided to send its gorgeous 907 concept car to next month's Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the big GT will charge up the hill at full-tilt as it takes part in the Supercar Run. This is significant, because most aficionados never get to see concepts like the 907 do anything other than rotate on dishes in convention halls. Sure, they look pretty as they take center stage at their parent companies' stands, but the real thrill comes from seeing these cars in motion and hearing them roar.
And roaring is exactly what the 907's gonna do. Its 6.0L, 500-horsepower V12 is perfectly capable of creating a ruckus. Assuming SPEED TV covers Goodwood as it has in the past, everyone's going to have a chance to see the 907 walk the walk.
Get out of its way.
(Press release and gratuitous additional 907 photos follow after the jump)
[Source: Peugeot]
For immediate release
15 June, 2006
PEUGEOT 907 V12 TO THRILL AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
- Stunning Peugeot 907 GT supercar concept to feature in the Goodwood Festival of Speed Supercar Run
- 6.0 litre, V12 engine produces 500 bhp
- Carbon fibre construction
907 as a concept was created as the archetypal grand touring car – a two-seater coupé – and is thoroughly modern but with a classic twist. With a nod to the era of the great coachbuilders, this stunning coupé embodies one of the great engineering dreams of combining a large capacity engine within a classical shape, achieving a genuine synergy of advanced technology and motoring tradition. It also provided the first clue to the frontal style identity of the new 207 which has just gone on sale in the UK.
The carbon fibre bodyshell features an integral glass roof and front windscreen harmonised with the rear windscreen. Side vents are situated in the front wings and rear quarter panels, while a retractable rear spoiler is incorporated in the tailgate.
Tantalisingly, a glazed panel set into the bonnet reveals 12 intake trumpets that hint at the power that exists beneath. Two exhaust pipes emerge from either side of the car, which is equipped with 18" wheels and Michelin tyres, 275/40 at the front and 345/35 at the rear. The wheelbase of this GT coupé is 2500mm, with an overall length of 4370mm and a width of 1880mm. The 907 has a kerb weight of just 1400kg, generating a power-to-weight ratio of 347bhp/tonne.
The interior is designed to provide comfort for two occupants and is trimmed in brown leather and light grey Alcantara trim. The steering wheel rim and the gear lever knob have authentic wood inlays.
* The 907 will also be running on Friday around 10am and 2.20pm before free practice.
Peugeot is exhibiting at Goodwood in a prime position, directly opposite Goodwood House, with a range of its latest products – the newest being the 207 hatchback, displayed with the race-inspired 207R Cup concept.
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risingsun 12:31AM (6/16/2006)
Longest headlights ever.
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Film Inuts 1:22AM (6/16/2006)
That car is so goddamned hideous, I want to puke.
I don't get it. The French just have no effing clue how to design cars. Simple as that.
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leu 2:09AM (6/16/2006)
Nice car! I think the french car manufactors are finding their style again.
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James 2:11AM (6/16/2006)
The 907 is the car that span at 120mph on a public road with an Autocar journalist in the passenger seat: http://www.autocar.co.uk/FirstDrive_Summary.asp?RT=218087
Should make for an interesting hillclimb...
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therussian 6:27AM (6/16/2006)
but who'd buy it? i can't see people shelling out big money on a pug.
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Galley 7:16AM (6/16/2006)
Pure gorgeousness.
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Jake 9:41AM (6/16/2006)
That can't be a Peugeot. They must have bought it from Ferrari. Way to pretty
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gkz 10:47AM (6/16/2006)
the front half looks like an attractive version of the mb-mclaren slr and the back half looks like recent ferrari gt's but with fun-house proportions. they flat out stole the slr exhaust pipes, the ferrari 275 gtb/4's vents behind the doors, and the hood of a 250TR. not to mention the wheels from a panoz esperante. the headlights and tailights are the only original design details on the whole thing.
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PJ 12:18PM (6/16/2006)
A certain amount of similarity is inevitable if you're going for optimum airflow management on a front-endine, rear-drive design. Long, low, wide, and spoilery underneath.
But, yeah, the Peugeot-badge proboscis, long headlights, and side strakes (stylized exhaust pipes, I think) do make it look very much like a copycat SLR McLaren.
But whatever... I still think it's gorgeous. Those (simulated?) velocity stacks visible in the overhead pic are HOT.
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Ronen 12:30PM (6/16/2006)
One word: gorgeous.
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Ghassan 7:11PM (6/16/2006)
Perfect!! nothing more this word, it is really perfect.
it will get competion in the world market specially in the arabian gulf. good job and amazing design, 2 thumbs up peugeot group.
Ghassan
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egs 12:28AM (6/17/2006)
so many companies are trying to work in the F1 nose. Toyota tried it on the Celica, Mercedes looks hideous, Ferrari pulled it off, and Pugeot doesn't even have a team and looks better than the Merc.
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moody 4:47AM (6/17/2006)
God. How can the French design something so ugly and yet so appealing? The front 3/4 is way too busy, but I just love long nosed coupes.
Also, the concept may be similar to the SLR's, but no one would ever mistake this car for the SLR.
I really hope they don't build this. I don't want to see it tarnished by the inevitable quality control issues...
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JON 9:41AM (6/17/2006)
Scary monster front end , pollywog body
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Gary Blomquist 12:26PM (6/17/2006)
Well it's time to quit slamming Hyundai for copying other manufacture's styling themes.
If you took off the PEUGEOT name plate on the grill and replaced it with the Mazda symbol, you'd have a nice hybridized front-end copying the Mazda 6 and RX-8.
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julian 4:41PM (6/17/2006)
looks like a mclaren mercedes slr. though not as good. mind you the slr isn't that great a car to copy....still, it gives you people what the peugeot looks like, which seems to have gotten worse recently, though the first product of this new family face (the popular and cute 206) was good-looking. partly blame safety legislation for the huge mouth/grille. as for the comment #2, he's quite wrong. the french actually are probably the msot original when it comes to styling. it's just that sometimes it doesn't work, but when it does, like the citroen ds, it's great.
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charlesk 2:08AM (6/18/2006)
James: "The 907 is the car that span at 120mph on a public road with an Autocar journalist in the passenger seat: http://www.autocar.co.uk/FirstDrive_Summary.asp?RT=218087"
The car referred to in the article you linked to was the 207, whereas Autoblog's article is about the 907. They're two very, very different cars, not least due to the 207 having three wheels.
Anyway, it's a gorgeous car. When I look at it I see a hint of Crossfire in the design. I hope that is as far as the resemblance goes because the Crossfire is an awful car to drive.
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Bob_Ericson 2:05PM (6/18/2006)
That car is trés BadAss!
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Ricci 7:33PM (6/23/2006)
hi all! ooOOOoo hey, this car is: hot, wicked, attractiv ... it is realy the hottest car from peugeot and one of the top cars in world... only the new porsche 911 turbo and the porsche gt are same attractiv... slr, looks complete different i think, you must look for details not for the form, because all sportcars looks quite similar!!!!!
i hope in near future, this car goes in serial production and i could buy one :-) 500ps, v12 6l, 373km/h ... i think thats better than many ferraris and co ...
as comparison: SLR 626ps (much more) v8 5,5l (lol that idiots, bad motor), 340km/h (less than peugeot) ... RESULT: SLR more ps but under power .. slr this car is very very ugly, it looks like a huge eagle ... *puke*
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Arjel 3:04AM (8/19/2006)
Well peugeot is an eysore to American freeways so thank god that car is not for sale in America!!!!!
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