Peugeot 907

The Peugeot 907 was a concept car, which was built by Peugeot. First revealed at the Paris Motor Show, in the autumn of 2004,[1] the car was created by styling chief, Gérard Welter, and designer Jean Christophe Bolle Reddat, to celebrate the closure of the firm’s forty year old design centre, at La Garenne, and the opening of the new one, at Vélizy.[2]

Peugeot 907
Peugeot 907 (Frankfurt, 2005)
Overview
Manufacturer	Peugeot
Production	2004 (concept car)
Body and chassis
Body style	2 door coupé 2 seats
Layout	Front mid engine, rear wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	6.0L PSA V12 (petrol) (based by ES9 from Peugeot 607)
Transmission	6 speed Transaxle Rear Mounted Sequential Automatic (electronically controlled sequential)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,500 mm (98.4 in)
Length	4.37 m (172.0 in)
Width	1.88 metres (74.0 in)
Height	1,210 mm (47.6 in)
Kerb weight	1,400 kg (3,086 lb)

Peugeot 907 (rear view)

It was one of three concepts cars, which were unveiled by Peugeot within the show, alongside the Quark and 1007 RC.[3] Fleet News described this concept as “Peugeot’s answer to Ferrari’s Maranello” prior to the reveal, in September 2004.[4] The car was never designed to go into production, instead, it was intended to be one prototype, featuring the new design techniques, by Peugeot.[5]

The engine is mounted just behind the front wheels, and side exhausts exit behind each of the front wheels. Unlike many concepts, the 907 can be driven, like any production car. Under the bonnet, two 3.0 litre engines of V6 are joined together, to form the 500BHP V12.[6]

The body of monocoque is made of carbon fiber, and the car uses one double wishbone suspension all round, while the sequential shift transmission, distributes power to the rear wheels. The arcing windscreen continues upwards, to form the roof, while the bonnet has the see through insert of perspex, that reveals the engine’s twelve intake trumpets.