Through this commitment, PEUGEOT is opening a new register, that of neo performance. It is the race who determines its winner. 680hp) that will be distributed between the 2 axles. We are currently in the pre-project stage, that of studies and conception.These sketches are the first design drafts intended to help us identify the important segments on which we should focus on. ",Aston's announcement follows months of official silence on the state of its hypercar project, with the marque,The news also comes not long after the confirmation that the.Aston's statement said its focus would be "defined by its activities at the highest level of both single-seater competition and endurance GT racing".It also made it clear that Aston's commitment to the WEC's GTE Pro class and GT3 racing with the Vantage is unaffected by its decision to put its hypercar plans on hold.Aston Martin Racing President David King said: "Competing against our closest rivals on the road in GT racing makes perfect sense. All of the PEUGEOT Sport technical departments are involved in these development phases.PEUGEOT Sport therefore taking a new turn towards reinforced energy, reinforced by the launch of its PEUGEOT SPORT ENGINEERED hybrid high-performance road line, led by the new PEUGEOT 508.Jean-Philippe Imparato, PEUGEOT brand CEO,“This category unites our entire company and all of our entities, with features and technologies similar to those of our production cars. This makes it possible to incorporate, with the support of PEUGEOT Design, the aesthetic detail of the brand. PEUGEOT Sport is changing its identity and launching its label of electrified high- performance vehicles; PEUGEOT SPORT ENGINEERED with its first 508 model: 360.Philippe Montanteme, TOTAL Strategy/Marketing & Research Director:“We mark 25 years of close collaboration between PEUGEOT and TOTAL but also of strong involvement in motorsport. The released images show a low-slung vehicle with prominent fenders. [The] Vantage is winning in some of the most fiercely contested sportscar classes in global motorsport, and long may this continue.”,#95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR: Marco Sorensen, Nicki Thiim,Aston Martin set to postpone hypercar programme,WEC: Aston hypercar postponement "not unexpected",IMSA's next-generation LMDh cars will be eligible to race in the WEC in 2021/22,having not provided any substantive updates on the programme since last September's Silverstone WEC season-opener,Racing Point Formula 1 team will be rebranded as Aston Martin in 2021,The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list in full,Live: Follow the Le Mans 24 Hours as it happens,Patrick Dempsey to take a break from racing after career season,Three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Dixon suspended indefinitely,The NASCAR experiment that could teach F1 a lesson,Dovizioso will not stay at Ducati in 2021,First test of Peugeot’s Le Mans Hypercar already pushed back,LMDh's full introduction to IMSA delayed until 2023,ByKolles reveals images of 2021 WEC hypercar design,WEC releases condensed six-round 2021 calendar,Rebellion's Menezes "really surprised" to split Toyotas,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - race highlights,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps - Thomas Laurent crash,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Thomas Laurent v Paul di Resta,FIA WEC: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Half race highlights.
The regulations answer fully to PEUGEOTs need and appetite to embody its vision for the future in its next competition car: that of electric neo- performance.The look of the vehicles will no longer only be the result of the wind tunnel sessions, we will have a dedicated space to create a unique, iconic product, combining performance and expressiveness. The company's announcement says that the vehicle has 671 hp (500 kW). The company is developing the vehicle in-house at its motorsport headquarters in Paris. ByKolles has revealed the first definitive images of what its 2021 Le Mans Hypercar will look like. It is in these workshops that we can work together, in search of perpetual performance and efficiency, in order to share the best solutions and products from high-level sport to our final customers. It certainly sets limits, but also allows room for many technical possibilities in our development, specifically on the general shape, as long as a certain overall aerodynamic efficiency is not exceeded. This will be measured in a 1:1 scale wind tunnel and which will be part of the BOP.To this date, we have confirmed part of the aerodynamic concept, the engine framework has been decided and we have chosen the functionality of the hybrid system and its fundamental design. A new regulation which foreshadows a new era for the top tier endurance category, one which embodies the energizing transition of the two companies.“Le Mans is the holy grail of the automobile world, says Jean Philippe IMPARATO, PEUGEOT brand CEO.
"Aston Martin’s ambition to compete for the overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans remains undiminished, but it is only right that we reassess our position in light of a significant change in the landscape that was not anticipated when we committed last year," said Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer.