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Peugeot. 1900. Rene Vincent.
46 5/8 x 61 ½ in./118.5 x 156.2 cm
This absolute monster of a chassis, careening out of a Tricoleur sky, bounding along with wheels in the air, is not exactly correct. It appears to be a hybrid of the 1913 and the 1916 Peugeots, which each won the Indianapolis 500: the wishbone front suspension is 1916; the configuration of the chassis, more 1913; but the actual artifacts have a slight upward curve as the hoods reach the steering wheel. Instead, Vincent decided to streamline the car into a totem of power and speed, making the drivers nearly invisible behind the gargantuan engine block. By 1919, Peugeots were among the world’s fastest – in addition to the Indy wins, they broke the world speed records at Brooklands in England, and took the French Grand Prix as well. These roadsters weren’t the average consumer’s Peugeot, but that wasn’t the point for Vincent. Blasting a future driver with the force of speed, power, and Frenchness? Definitely.
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… From Dusk
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24h Barcelona - Trofeu Fermí Vélez 2015 - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Team Altran 1 - Peugeot 208 GTI (1600cc) CL A3T
-Guillaume Roman
-Michael Carlsen
-Kim Holmgaard
-Marc Rostan
*Final race position: 18th / 74 - Total laps:608
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Peugeot 106 Electrique (1995)
This little electric car was made in the mid-90s. It offered a 20-kW electric motor and 11-kWh NiCd battery that provided range about 80-100 km. This particular vehicle was recently upgraded with a 3-phase on-board AC charger (up to 12kW) and a BMW i3 Li-Ion battery offering 28 kWh of usable energy and range about 200-250 km per charge.
It is fascinating how much the technology evolved. Peugeot 106 had top speed just 90 km/h and although its motor offered up to 20 kW of power, you should not exceed 11 kW for a longer period. Otherwise you could damage the motor.
Drive mode selector is implemented the simplest way I’ve ever seen. There is no Parking or Neutral mode. You just have a button in the center console that switches between going forward and backward.
(original article with hi-res photos)
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A lovely dashboard in a battery-powered Peugeot 106 Electrique (1995). They made thousands of these in PSA.
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