Words by Rob McSorley
Peugeot have confirmed that their most powerful road-going car to date the RCZ R will make its international debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 12th July.
The RCZ R concept made its debut at the Paris and Geneva Motorshows and wowed crowds with its more focused styling and performance upgrades.
Under the bonnet the RCZ will feature Peugeot’s award winning 1.6-litre THP petrol engine pushing out close to 260 bhp which is a 30% increase over the current THP 200 range-topper. Despite the extra boost in power output Peugeot are aiming for emissions of around 155 g/km, an excellent achievement given the performance on offer.
Although no performance figures have been released it’s likely that the RCZ R will get to 60 mph in around 6 seconds which is considerably quicker than the current 200 bhp model. The R will also feature bespoke suspension that will be lower and stiffer than the current RCZ along with a Torsen®limited slip differential to harness the huge reserves of power and torque available. There will also be unique wheel designs and styling touches differentiating the new model.
Two production-ready RCZ Rs will be present at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ahead of the cars launch at the end of the year. There will be a static display along with an example being driven by the UK Peugeot 208 GTi Ambassador Bradley Philpot.
The event and debut of the RCZ R neatly ties in with Peugeot’s 100 year anniversary of winning the French Grand Prix coming 1st and 2nd
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