Peugeot has confirmed technical details of its 208 T16 Pikes Peak which tested for the first time by Sebastien Loeb last week.
The French marque describes the car as “practically an out-and-out endurance racing prototype.” The 3.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 (BELOW) engine develops 875hp – matching the car’s weight of 875 kilos [1,929 lbs].
Peugeot Sport engineer Jean-Christophe Pallier said: “Your imagination is  … More
Billabong Extends Talks With Sycamore for A$287 Million Takeover
 Billabong International Ltd. agreed to extend exclusive talks with a group led by a former director and Sycamore Partners Management for a A$287 million ($295 million) takeover for a further 10 days.
The parties will continue talks until  … More
Porsche opted for a return to top-flight sports car racing over Formula 1 because it has more relevance to road cars according to its head of R&D Wolfgang Hatz.
The firm will enter the top LMP1 sports car racing category in 2014. The car will be a hybrid, and the firm has already said that there has been a technology transfer both ways between the race car and its Porsche 918 Spyder road car that will go on sale later this year as a rival to the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1Â Â …Â More