New Peugeot 9X8 Evo and unraced Peugeot 908 ...

One of the most remarkable cars of the current FIA World Endurance Championship Le Mans Hypercar era has been the Peugeot 9X8. It relied almost exclusively on ground-effect aerodynamics and did not sport a rear wing. Ultimately the original configuration did not prove ideal, partly due to regulation changes during the car's development. All this has now been addressed by the newly introduced 9X8 Evo that will debut at Imola next month. While it shares the chassis with the original 9X8 Hypercar, the changes have been substantial. The most obvious is the addition of a rear wing but the revisions of the aerodynamics package also lead the Peugeot engineers to using narrower front wheels. The Imola 6 Hours marks Peugeot's return to the legendary Italian circuit since scoring a one-two victory back in 2011 so the French manufacturer has high hopes for the 9X8 Evo.
That one-two victory was scored with the second generation Peugeot 908. This program was aborted after just a single season rather drastically ahead of the 2012 Sebring 12 Hours. The Peugeot Sport team was already on the ground when the Peugeot board decided to cease its FIA WEC effort. One of the cars that was in Sebring was 908-06. This was a brand new car readied for the 2012 season but ultimately was never raced. It was eventually sold by Peugeot and has made its competition debut in historic racing. We captured the 908 at last year's Spa Six Hours.

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