Peugeot needs to....
#1
Peugeot needs to....
A) Make this car in a street version
B) Start selling cars in North America
Because this thing is cool...
Peugeot 207 RCup Concept
Powertrain Layout.......Front Engine / AWD
Transmission...............6 Speed Manual
Engine.........................Inline-4
Displacement..............1996 cc
Power..........................280 bhp @ 8500 rpm
Torque........................333 lb ft @ 4500 rpm
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B) Start selling cars in North America
Because this thing is cool...
Peugeot 207 RCup Concept
Powertrain Layout.......Front Engine / AWD
Transmission...............6 Speed Manual
Engine.........................Inline-4
Displacement..............1996 cc
Power..........................280 bhp @ 8500 rpm
Torque........................333 lb ft @ 4500 rpm
![](https://www.rx8club.com/attachments/general-automotive-49/70863-peugeot-needs-clipboard01.jpg)
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You lucky bastards!!
You don't have Peugeot in the US?!!
They are crap. You'd hate them. Search on posts made by me about my Peugeot......enlightening reading.
They are crap. You'd hate them. Search on posts made by me about my Peugeot......enlightening reading.
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Originally Posted by Gomez
You don't have Peugeot in the US?!!
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Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
Not since 1992. From what I've heard, the older ones were decent little cars, but just weren't good enough to compete with the Japanese subcompacts of the day. If this car came over, I think that perception would change, though. 280hp @ 8500rpm seems a little low for an engine that revs that high and makes 333lbft@4500rpm, since it's already putting out 285hp at that rpm and probably puts out even more power higher up unless the turbo just shuts off right there ![Dunno](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
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The car is stunning though.
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I dunno... most French I know abroad wouldn't even buy a French car. You guys whine about American cars... *snicker* let's look at European cars and talk about reliablity. Renault.... we all know why they aren't sold in the US anymore. I'd heard much the same of Peugeot. The best of the bunch are the German cars... and even then they usually don't measure up to the Japanese cars either.
That's a nice Peugeot, but I'd get a VW r32 first and worry less about the car falling apart.
That's a nice Peugeot, but I'd get a VW r32 first and worry less about the car falling apart.
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Originally Posted by Japan8
I dunno... most French I know abroad wouldn't even buy a French car. You guys whine about American cars... *snicker* let's look at European cars and talk about reliablity. Renault.... we all know why they aren't sold in the US anymore. I'd heard much the same of Peugeot. The best of the bunch are the German cars... and even then they usually don't measure up to the Japanese cars either.
That's a nice Peugeot, but I'd get a VW r32 first and worry less about the car falling apart.
That's a nice Peugeot, but I'd get a VW r32 first and worry less about the car falling apart.
German cars are better indeed, but they are 25 % more expensive (handling isn't as smooth). Here in Belgium a Rx-8 costs 38.200 euros... which converted would be around 46.000 us dollars. So buying a cheaper, more nimble and actually quite smart french car is the option a lot of people just have to make.
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Originally Posted by Ike
It's most likely restricted.
The car is stunning though.
The car is stunning though.
design wise if you like this, then you like prev gen civic si, mistu mirages and a load of other hatchbacks dare I say xA.
I welcome Peugeot back to the states if it happens cause i enjoy the diversity, but to call this stunning in my opinion is a bit much, from a looks perspective. I won' t argue with the HP numbers though.
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Originally Posted by Dinhx8
performance potential...i guess... but is it me... or is it styling wise like a lot of other hatchbacks?
design wise if you like this, then you like prev gen civic si, mistu mirages and a load of other hatchbacks dare I say xA.
I welcome Peugeot back to the states if it happens cause i enjoy the diversity, but to call this stunning in my opinion is a bit much, from a looks perspective. I won' t argue with the HP numbers though.
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
design wise if you like this, then you like prev gen civic si, mistu mirages and a load of other hatchbacks dare I say xA.
I welcome Peugeot back to the states if it happens cause i enjoy the diversity, but to call this stunning in my opinion is a bit much, from a looks perspective. I won' t argue with the HP numbers though.
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
You can't honestly believe this looks like the 207...
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Originally Posted by Ike
It's most likely restricted.
The car is stunning though.
The car is stunning though.
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Originally Posted by Ike
You're just looking at it and seeing a hatch. To me what you said it kinda like saying all sedans look alike. Do a side by side photo comparison of those cars you just compared it to and they are quite different.
You can't honestly believe this looks like the 207...
![](https://www.rx8club.com/attachments/general-automotive-49/70970-peugeot-needs-1honda.jpg)
You can't honestly believe this looks like the 207...
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#15
How come Top Gear always snickers or gives American cars a bad name (more-or-less) saying that European cars will run circles around them (thinking of the Top Gear 2005 Mustang review specifically). Brits can't all drive BMW, Audi, Aston Martin and Land Rovers. I've always heard that European cars are better overall than Americans, especially when it comes to interiors.
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The don't always snicker. They like a lot of the Ford cars over there. The Focus always gets good reviews. They laugh at the mustang for the same reason we laugh at the mustang.
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