Paris Motor Show: Peugeot 908 RC concept
by Noah Joseph on Sep 28th 2006 at 4:10PM 
Our man on the ground in Paris John Neff is reporting on one the most imposing, scariest car at the show: the sinister Peugeot 908 RC. The concept sedan shares its engine with the 908 Le Mans , a 5.5-liter HDi V12 turbodiesel pumping out an earth-shattering 700 horsepower, driving through a six-speed sequential gearbox.
Constructed of a carbon composite and aluminum, the sedan is capable of reaching over 300 km/h and covering a kilometer from a standstill in a scant 22 seconds. To get the enormous 5-meter-long sedan back to a standstill, the car is equipped with the latest carbon ceramic brakes from Brembo with 6 pistons up front and four in the rear.
Check out our previous posts for the full specs and even a couple of videos, and follow the jump for more photos from the show floor, factory-sourced press pics, and even a few design sketches.
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scooter 4:24PM (9/28/2006)
That might just be the most awesome sedan...ever.
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Toy Yoda 4:56PM (9/28/2006)
Gorgeous looking. They need to make this car. OR... Mercedes should just buy the design and swap in their insignia, and make the car!!
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Tom 4:45PM (9/28/2006)
Sick...
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Jason 5:26PM (9/30/2006)
Could someone stand next to it and take a picture?
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Misaniovent 5:12PM (9/28/2006)
this is a pretty sexy car, I have to admit.
It does have this weird Tribeca thing going on in the front, and I see a bit of a G6 coupe in the back.
Though they definitely weren't going for that, and it really does not hurt this gorgeous machine at all.
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pedro 4:46PM (9/28/2006)
Long, low, wide and slightly sinister looking. This is precisely the car that Lincoln a needs for a flagship. Heck, an "Art&Science"-ed version with a high power V8 would be an amazing car for Cadillac. If the proportions emphasized mass instead of speed, like this gorgeous card does, it would be perfect for an American flagship.
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Greg 4:59PM (9/28/2006)
M m m m m m!
Wow. I'm in 'auto-erotic' heaven.
I LOVE these 4 door power sedans that can haul 4 people and a trunk full of luggage and outperform most 2 doors.
Unf, this car is merely a fantasy for most of us. (sniff)
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emulous1974 5:02PM (9/28/2006)
Wow, freaking gorgeous, exactly what a concept car should look like. It harks back to the glory days of car design that in once instance looks like the machine is going 200 mph while standing still, is imposing, screams money, speed, and glory in one breath and can make a prepubescent kid have their first orgasm if one drove by.
Who would of thought that it would be Peugoet to create a vehicle, there are many, many luxury/exotic manufacturers that should be holding their heads in awe and shame right now.
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nb 5:17PM (9/28/2006)
i want that............now.
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fizzandpop 5:16PM (9/28/2006)
I'm picturing it in a used car lot on the Essex Road in four years time. It's got big orange numbers on the windshield. 6995, and the word Executive underneath.
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Moses 5:17PM (9/28/2006)
And God saith, go forward Peugeot and reproduce this sedan.
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Tal D 5:18PM (9/28/2006)
#4 you're right...Lincoln is in dire need of a flagship vehicle like this..perhaps it could be toned down a little for everyday people with a reasonable $$ cost.Ford/Lincoln needs one like this now.
This is absolutely georgeous !! Watched the video yesterday and could only dream of driving/riding in such magnificent automobile.
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germanmade 5:25PM (9/28/2006)
At least this car has a good engine. Better than the 4.2 everyone has been bitching about at Audi
http://podcasts.autoblog.com/2006/09/27/paris-motor-show-say-hello-to-the-audi-r8/#comments
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FatPaulie 5:40PM (9/28/2006)
That is truly art on wheels. It looks like everything a luxury sedan should be, while also growling "I will eat small children who happen to ride their bicycles across my path."
I pity Jeremy Clarkson, who may be forced to give praise to something French.
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Gardiner Westbound 5:41PM (9/28/2006)
The "enormous 5-meter long sedan" is a little more than 16-feet in length; 4-inches shorter than a Chevrolet Impala.
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Chris 5:44AM (9/29/2006)
This just in, renaming a .bmp to .jpg doesn't turn it into a .jpg...
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James 6:25PM (9/28/2006)
I disliked the car in the first renderings, disliked the car in the video, but seeing the "live" pics of it...
wow...
although I like the initial sketches of the car a bit better. Same concept just not super huge, but this car has definately grown on me.
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Harry 6:46PM (9/28/2006)
Just awesome. Bring this and the C6 to the Detroit Auto Show just to rub ours faces in it. Lincoln could have been this if that long haired freak McGovern wasn't english and had any design talent.
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Teve Torbes 6:51PM (9/28/2006)
It's like a supercar version of the CLS. Homerun.
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Jim P. 7:47PM (9/28/2006)
This is one beautiful car design. My 82 Peugeot 505 turbo diesel was way ahead of anything the domestics had out that year. I really liked that car..sigh* If Peugeot had a good dealership network with parts/service here in the USA, I'd buy another one in a heartbeat!
This concept, wow, goes to show you with some imagination, you can build a work of art.
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