How was the debut of the new Peugeot 9X8?

How was the debut of the new Peugeot 9X8?


Peugeot 9X8 is dead, long live Peugeot 9X8! Whether we call it “version” or “2.0”, the new weapon from the Simba brand was seen in public for the first time in Emilia-Romagna. This new iteration of the Sochaux prototype had a camouflage, but above all a new tire size (29″ front and 34″ rear) allowing it to match other competitors in the Hypercar category the famous rear wing known for its absence until now. Regarding Versailles Satory (Yvelines), there is no doubt “that the new 9X8 goes faster than the old one”, confirmed Olivier Jansonnie, technical director.

« On the previous version (from 9×8), the performance limit was due to the fact that we were stuck in some kind of optimization problem associated with our tires, which is to say that if we chose the direction to take, there were advantages, but of course also disadvantages. All these harmonies, all these balances, we knew by heartstresses the French engineer. So we knew we could have a balance between more suspension comfort, but less air. The idea, when you renew a car like