Peugeot
308 Racing Cup
Peugeot 308 Racing Cup – a track-only 308 cousin to the Peugeot 308 GTi
has been unveiled prior to its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show next
month.
Exterior
wise, the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup sports a reworked bumper with a splitter up
front while the rear is adorned by a large bumper replete with twin
diffuser-like elements. Elsewhere, a roof scoop is to be found along with
significantly widened wheel arches – overall width now stands at 1,910 mm which
is a full 106 mm wider than the road-going 308 GTi.
Said
spoiler is reputed to be inspired “directly from the WTCC regulations.”
Elsewhere, the 308 Racing Cup features black twin-spoke 18-inch wheels shod
with either racing slicks or wet-weather tyres. Under the skin, the same 1.6
litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine from the 308 GTi powers the race
machine. Naturally, with a fair bit of work and the turbo from the Peugeot 208
T16, it now pumps out a total of 308 hp.
The
Peugeot 308 Racing Cup also shares a portion of its suspension setup with the
road-going 308 GTi – mainly its pivots and rear beam. Also, the car is now
equipped with six-piston brake calipers while a six-speed sequential
transmission with paddle shifters sends power to the wheels.
Unfortunately,
Peugeot has decided to remain mum on exact performance figures but factor in
said horsepower figure and a quoted weight of around 1,000 to 1,050 kg and one
can expect some serious numbers to materialise. More than just a show car, the
308 Racing Cup will take to the Paul Ricard circuit for a demo run shortly
after its Frankfurt debut.
The
308 Racing Cup will replace the RCZ Racing Cup and is slated to be available to
customers at the end of 2016 for entry into one-make or saloon and sports car
racing series such as the German VLN, Belgian BGDC and 24H endurance
championship.
