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  • 2013 Peugeot 208 GTi

    Following its preview in concept form at March’s Geneva Motor Show, French automaker Peugeot has now revealed the production 208 GTi hot hatch that’s set to go on sale overseas in the first half of next year. Like the Volkswagen GTI, which is essentially a hotted-up version of the regular Golf economy car, the new 208 GTi takes the regular Peugeot 208 hatchback and turns things up a notch. Power comes from a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 197 horsepower and 203 pound-feet of torque. With only around 2,550 pounds to lug around, the tiny mill will see the 208...

  • BMW ActiveHybrid
    BMW Committed To Hybrid Deal Despite PSA And GM Alliance

    In 2010 BMW and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen signed a deal to expand their already successful powertrain cooperation to include hybrid component development for front-wheel drive cars. The deal included the joint development and purchasing of hybrid components to help reduce costs for all...

  • 2012 Peugeot 301
    Peugeot Revises Naming Policy With Launch Of New 301

    It was in 1929 with the 201 that French automaker Peugeot began its characteristic three-digit numbering system based around the central ‘zero’. This naming policy, which would later force Porsche to drop its intended 901 name for the iconic 911, was structured so that the central zero...

  • 2006 Ferrari Enzo FXX Evoluzione - Image courtesy RM Auctions
    Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, Bugatti Veyron And Peugeot Le Mans Racer Up For Grabs

    The auction to end all auctions is taking place this month in Monaco. Hosted by RM Auctions, the caliber and sheer variety of vehicles going under the hammer are unmatched by anything we’ve ever seen in the recent past, so if you happen to be in area on the dates of May 11 and 12 head down to...

  • GM CEO Dan Akerson (left) and PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Philippe Varin
    GM And PSA Peugeot Citroen Form Alliance, Plan Joint Models

    General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen announced this week the creation of a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance, which they hope will leverage the strengths and capabilities of the two automakers and contribute to the profitability of both. Importantly, the two auto...

  • 2012 Peugeot 208 GTi Concept
    Peugeot 208 GTi Concept Headed To 2012 Geneva Motor Show

    The latest generation 208 hatchback from French automaker Peugeot made its debut in Europe recently and now, just a few weeks out from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, a sporty ‘GTi’ version has been previewed in concept form. While Peugeot is yet to officially confirm that it will be...

  • Peugeot at the 2011 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta

    To focus on new product launches and trim unnecessary expenses, Peugeot has announced that it will withdraw from endurance racing.

  • Audi R18 Le Mans Prototype
    Aerodynamic Changes Coming To Make Le Mans Prototype Cars Safer

    Fender holes will be required on all LMP cars as of April 1, 2012; the move is meant to reduce the likelihood of a high-speed flip caused by aerodynamics.

  • Peugeot 604
    Guilty Pleasure: Peugeot 604

    We've talked about the Renault-derived shouldn't-oughta-want-it Eagle Premier and Chrysler LH in recent episodes of this series, but our last full-blooded French Guilty Pleasure was the Renault Fuego Turbo back in July. Anyway, when you're talking French cars that really just don't make sense, you...

  • Peugeot at the 2011 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
    One-Two Finish For Peugeot At Petit Le Mans

    Peugeot has managed to capitalize on its strong qualifying position during this past weekend’s American Le Mans Series season-ending Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta. As has been the case in most years, the race came down to a battle between Peugeot and Audi but in the end it was...

  • Peugeot 508 RXH
    Peugeot 508 RXH Diesel-Electric Hybrid: Forbidden Fruit

    Once again, Europe gets the diesel goods that Americans don't.

  • 2011 Peugeot HX1 Concept
    2011 Peugeot HX1 Diesel Hybrid Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show

    French automaker Peugeot is a leader when it comes to hybrid technology, having pioneered the world’s first production diesel-electric hybrid vehicle in the form of its 3008 HYbrid4 crossover. Now Peugeot is on the verge of launching its second diesel hybrid, the 508 RXH wagon, but the...

  • Peugeot 403 Cabriolet

    As Columbo, Peter Falk played one of the more memorable detectives ever to ply the airwaves, but his trademark fedora and trenchcoat weren't his only distinctive calling cards. Can you imagine Elliott Stabler driving...a 1959 Peugeot 403 Convertible? As a fan site describes it, Columbo's Pug was "battered and unbeautiful, eccentric and woeful looking, but still a classic. " Just like the actor, who died today at the age of 83, in California, after suffering from years with Alzheimer's disease. Falk is said to have picked the Peugeot out himself, after seeing one in a parking lot at Universal...

  • Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 diesel-electric hybrid
    Peugeot 3008 Launches Out-Of-This-World Space Flight Contest

    If you live in the U.K. and you've got some time to kill this summer, Peugeot has launched a new contest that might be of interest. And if you win, they'll shoot you into outer space. (Well, almost.) The contest is called "Spot3008", and it's designed to hype the automaker's 3008 crossover. The way...

  • 2011 Peugeot SXC Concept
    Peugeot SXC Concept: 2011 Shanghai Auto Show

    French automaker Peugeot has major plans for the rapidly expanding Chinese market, with the automaker hoping to launch at least one new model in China every year. Not surprisingly then, at next week’s 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, Peugeot will be previewing one of its new models with the striking...

  • 2011 Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 diesel-hybrid race car
    Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 Diesel-Hybrid Race Car: 2011 Geneva Motor Show

    Peugeot is proving that it is a leader when it comes to hybrid technology, diesel-electric hybrid technology in particular, revealing today the latest iteration of its impressive 908 HYbrid4 endurance race car. We saw the first generation of 908 Hybrid4 race cars from Peugeot back in 2008 and since...

  • 1977 Peugeot 504
    Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 1977 Peugeot 504 Sells For $2.5 Million

    An old 1977 Peugeot 504, similar to the one pictured above and belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sold at auction for a staggering $2.5 million. As we reported late last year, the car was being sold at auction in an effort to help raise funds for the Mehr housing project, a...

  • Citroën E-3POD Antistatic concept
    Urban Transport Of The Future? Bike Meets Car With E-3POD

    The Royal College of Art in London, England has produced some of the auto industry's top design talent for 40 years now and attracts budding car designers from all around the world. On occasion, they hold competitions for their top talent to design vehicles of the future, mixing the best in car...

  • 2012 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 Diesel Hybrid

    France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen group plans to take on the hybrid market in coming years with new diesel-electric hybrid technology, the first of which will be appearing in the new Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 due in the spring of 2011 in Europe. The technology, dubbed HYbrid4, has already been previewed in a string of concept cars but the 3008 HYbrid4 will be the first production application of it and the first production diesel-electric hybrid anywhere in the world. Featuring a combined output of 200 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, the 3008 HYbrid4 crossover mates a 2.0-liter...

  • Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Le Mans race car
    Peugeot Unveils Diesel-Powered 908 Le Mans Race Car

    Peugeot once again will tackle the grueling Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race, this year bringing a brand new version of the 908 HDi FAP race car. The latest version, known simply as the 908, ditches the former car’s V-12 turbodiesel engine in favor of a V-8 unit with a 90-degree angle and 550...

  • Peugeot EX1 concept electric sports car
    2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: 340-HP Peugeot EX1 EV Concept

    The Frenchification of the news continues, this time with Peugeot's latest addition: the EX1 all-electric sports car concept. Built with the look of a futuristic track-day toy, it packs a 340-horsepower, all-wheel-drive punch. The EX1 also features an unconventional narrow rear track and single...

  • Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 diesel-electric hybrid
    Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4: World’s First Production Diesel Hybrid

    France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen group plans to take on the hybrid market in coming years with new diesel-electric hybrid technology, the first of which will be appearing in the new Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 due in the spring of 2011 in Europe. The technology, dubbed HYbrid4, has already been...

  • Peugeot 508
    Peugeot 508 debuts at 2010 Paris auto show

    French automaker Peugeot is in the midst of a design transition, having recently appointed new design director Gilles Vidal and revealing the SR1 concept car to showcase the stylistic design trends for its future models. Now the automaker has revealed one of the first models to adopt this latest...

  • 2010 5 By Peugeot Concept
    2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 5 By Peugeot HYbrid4 Concept

    Peugeot is in the midst of a design transition, having recently appointed new design director Gilles Vidal and then previewing a new design language with the striking SR1 concept. Now the French automaker has revealed the equaling stunning 5 by Peugeot concept car, showcasing a possible design...

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