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In spite of troubles in other areas - and there are plenty of them - sales of the
Peugeot 208 are a bright spot for the French carmaker. Attempting to grab that light and make sure it shines everywhere, the company is returning the
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30 with a specially prepared 208 driven by nine-time
World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb.
Citroën has loaned Loeb to its PSA/Peugeot-Citroën sister company so that he could contest his first Pikes Peak - it only makes sense that he's looking to try new pastures after winning all of those
World Rally Championship titles with Citroën. The 208, which will have the start number '208,' will be revealed in April. Peugeot has won the race twice, once with Ari Vatanen in a 206 T16 in 1988 and again the next year with Robby Unser in a 405 T16.
To get you ready, there's a press release and a short film
below called
Climb Dance which follows Vatanen's drive. We highly recommend a watch - better vintage car porn is hard to find.
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