Peugeot 407 Silhouette
Feb 09, 2004 | By: Matyas Varga - SRO
Among the vineyards and magnificent churches of France lurks a company slowly gaining some long deserved recognition in the automotive industry. It wasn't long ago that Peugeot introduced their 2004 307 World Rally Championship contender at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 307's role was to replace the formally successful 206 WRC model. Having conquered the WRC, Peugeot has gone one step even further to introduce a concept like no other. The 407 Silhouette is Peugeot's
rendition of the ultimate European Super Touring Championship car.
Powered by a 3.0 liter, mid mounted, longitudinally positioned V6
which has an output of 312 bhp and 270 lb-ft of torque,
the Silhouette is meant todo nothing less then to fully
outperform anything it might face on a track.
407 Silhouette's Engine Bay
Powered by a 3.0 liter, mid mounted, longitudinally positioned V6 which has an output of 312 bhp and 270 lb-ft of torque, the Silhouette is meant to fully outperform it's competition.
407 Silhouette's Instrumentation System
The instrumentation system encompasses a direct satellite uplink that allows the driver to calculate the most precise trajectory around the track.
What's most amazing about the 407 Silhouette is not so much it's platform (although a true innovation in weight reduction), but rather it's instrumentation system which encompasses a direct satellite uplink that allows the driver to calculate the most precise trajectory around the track. Using cartographic data, the driver can overlay his calculations with those which are fed via satellite. The final output is then displayed on a steering wheel mounted LCD unit. While peugeot has yet to prove the true potentials of it's system, the light weight tubular chassis alone will surely lead this car well ahead of the competition.
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