Peugeot has revealed details of the new 9X8, its latest-generation Hypercar which is set to make its debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2022. Powered by hybrid technology and featuring all-wheel drive, the new 9X8 Hypercar is a direct successor to the Peugeot 905, winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1992 and 1993, and the Peugeot 908, which won the iconic race in 2009.
Peugeot's design and engineering teams have worked in collaboration with its racing division, Peugeot Sport, to explore new aerodynamic solutions and styling ideas to create a completely original race car. The Peugeot 9X8's design and aerodynamics have been developed under the responsibility of Sport Technical Director Olivier Jansonnie and the design team led by Design Director Matthias Hossann.
The 9X8's front and rear lighting signatures, which take the form of three claw-like strokes, are familiar Peugeot trademarks, while the brand's new lion's head logo features at the front and on the sides of the car. The Selenium Grey and contrasting Kryptonite acid green/yellow highlights, featured on both the body and inside the cockpit, echo the colour scheme chosen for the new Peugeot Sport Engineered line, introduced first on the 508 and 508 SW.
The car's rear-mounted, 2.6-litre, bi-turbo, 90-degree V6 produces a massive 671 bhp
The sculpted wheels contribute to the balanced lines of the car's uncluttered, sharply-structured flanks, while the wing vents reveal the top of the tyres and the perfectly-integrated mirrors contribute to the car's aerodynamics.
The Selenium Grey and contrasting Kryptonite acid green/yellow highlights are featured on both the body and inside the cockpit
Since the announcement in September 2020 of Peugeot's entry into the new Le Mans Hypercar class, the factory in Versailles, near Paris, has been working tirelessly on the 9X8. The car's rear-mounted, 2.6-litre, bi-turbo, 90-degree V6 produces a massive 671 bhp. Meanwhile, the front-mounted 200kw motor-generator unit, seven-speed sequential gearbox and battery are in the process of being assembled, keeping with the bench-testing validation schedule. The powerful, technologically-sophisticated, high-voltage (900 volts), high-density battery is being co-developed by Peugeot Sport and Saft, a subsidiary of Totalenergies.
