The Peugeot 908 RC is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car with a mid positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 5.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 100 degree V 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 690 bhp (700 PS/515 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 1200 N·m (885 lb·ft/122.4 kgm).
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1800 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 300 km/h, which equates to 186 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5123 mm | 201.7 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 100° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5500 cc (335.631 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 700 PS (690 bhp) (515 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 1200 Nm (885 ft·lb) (122.4 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 93.6 kW/litre 127.2 ps/litre 125.5 bhp/litre 2.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
218.18 Nm/litre
2.64 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2741.8 kPa (397.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 458.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 22 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 388.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 PS/kg 285.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 kW/kg 383.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.5 kg/kW 5.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/35 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/30 R 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144760 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Peugeot 908 RC added 2006-08-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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