Peugeot unveiled its 9X8 World Endurance Championship challenger in show car form last July. The real thing is now up and running, but there aren’t official photographs of the definitive car in all its glory as yet.
The world will have to wait for the official launch of the car, a date for which won’t be set until Peugeot knows when it is going to start racing the four-wheel-drive hybrid. That’s when we will see get to see the full car and find out more about the avant-garde Le Mans Hypercar.
Until then, here’s what we know so far about the machine that brings Peugeot back to top-flight sportscar racing in pursuit of a fourth Le Mans 24 Hours victory.
Peugeot 9X8
Photo by: Peugeot Sport
1. It’s up and running – and testing hard
The first 9X8 has now completed its first two track tests, at Aragon in January and Paul Ricard last week. They followed a series of runs before Christmas at one of its automotive proving grounds that Peugeot describes as much more than a roll-out.
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