Paris 2006: Peugeot 908 RC Concept - UPDATED

Alex Nunez — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:30:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Europe, Paris Motor Show, Supercars

UPDATE 1 - Official press release and two new high res photos added after the jump.

Paris. Every two years, the city's exposition center transforms into an automotive theme park, with building upon building loaded with everything from cars to commercial vehicles. Since it's the French automakers' hometown show, they like to make a splash at their huge displays. Thanks to our friends at Autoblog Spanish, we've learned that for Peugeot, this year's big story will be the 908 RC concept.

A study in luxury and high-performance diesel technology, the 908 RC is a large 4-passenger sedan powered by the company's new 700-horsepower Le Mans V12 diesel. The modern, light-colored leather interior is futuristic without heading too deeply into Star Trek territory, and the car's greenhouse is expansive, featuring a panoramic windshield and glass roof.

Outside, the menacing front end is an evolution of the treatment first seen on the 907 Concept, Peugeot's 2004 Paris showstopper. Long and sleek, flying buttresses grow out of the C-pillar to give 908 RC a coupelike profile. The rear view looks great, with a substantial diffuser flanked by meaty exhaust outlets.

We'd tell you more about this stunning new French sled, but we're still waiting for the official skinny from Peugeot. In the meantime, enjoy the eye candy and book your September flight to Paris.

(More photos after the jump)

[Source: AutoWeek.nl via Autoblog Spanish]

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Peugeot 907 Concept supercar to storm the Goodwood hill

Alex Nunez — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:56:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Etc., Europe, Supercars

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]

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