Peugeot said that the 908 RC actually got its name because of its V12 HDi DPFS. The Peugeot 908 is an auto racing car developed by Peugeot Sport in 2011 for the Le Mans Prototype category of racing. This is a car designed to deliver a high top speed, with strikingly aerodynamic lines. The eagle-eyed among you will have noted that nowhere in that … The Peugeot's 5.5 liter turbo diesel engine is designed with a 100° V-angle in order to reduce the engine's overall center of gravity. Peugeot’s factory LMP1 diesel program was a marvel of speed and engineering from the moment it was unveiled in 2007. The concept 908 differed in the details to the actual car though did have the characteristic raised nose, and of course the highly anticipated closed top cockpit. 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The #2 Peugeot 905 Evo 1B set the fastest time in the qualifying, reaching the top speed of 351 km/h. At the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans, Peugeot were dominant. The 908 RC was a luxury four door limousine which was powered by the 5.5L V12 HDi diesel, which was from the 908 HDi FAP, that was installed centrally and transversally, producing 700 bhp (522 kW; 710 PS), 1,200 N⋅m (885 lb⋅ft) torque and with a claimed top speed of 186 mph (299.3 km/h). Top speed: 15.3 kph. in 2010, audi were finally matching peugeot's top speeds at le mans with the r15+ (and they actually had even higher top speed at paul ricard than the 908 hdi) , but that seemed to be more of a low-drag aero setup rather than anything else, since their lap times at LM were still over 2 seconds down. Powered by a diesel engine, it is the successor to the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP which competed since 2007. 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