Peugeot 307 WRC
First came the Peugeot 307 and then came the real rally car: the Peugeot 307 WRC. The Peugeot 307 WRC has been built for the ultimate challenge, which is the World Rally Championships. Conceptualized and developed at the Velizy Motorsport plant, the Peugeot 307 WRC was brought to life by a dedicated team of engineers, designers, and other workmen.
The Peugeot 307 WRC is considered an innovation because it is enabled with a number of technically advanced features. One of the most prominent features is the gearbox, which is a Hewland 5-speed and has not been longitudinally mounted as in the Peugeot 206 WRC. One of the advanced features is the XU7JP4 engine block. It is an all-aluminum unit that packs a punch with the 2.0-litre engine, which can produce a maximum power of 300bhp at 5,250 rpm with a torque of 391 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm. Now that’s what we call a really wild horse!
The Peugeot 307 WRC is the perfect replacement for its predecessor, the Peugeot 206 WRC, which holds three World rally Championship titles.
The Peugeot 307 WRC has been geared for the 2004 World Rally Championship. It was launched to the public in the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and was considered as a milestone for
Automobiles Peugeot.
Peugeot has come a long way since the launching of the powerful and sleek 205 Turbo 16 in 1983 to the launch of the 206 WRC in 1998 and now with the arrival of the king of all: the Peugeot 307 WRC, there are high hopes in the Peugeot camp for the World Rally Championships.
Although the Peugeot 307 WRC is expected to face stiff competition from Citroën and Ford but Peugeot seems to be confident with this new machine. The 307 WRC is a coupé that has been developed after testing the waters with the commercial version of the 307. The commercial version has been on the roads since its launch on the Christmas Eve of 2002 and has been critically acclaimed as a reliable car that offers great all round performance.
The technical specification of the Peugeot 307 WRC is as follows:
General specifications
Country of origin: France
Year of production: 2004
First Introduced: at the 2003 Frankfurt Motorshow
Engine
Type: XU7JP4
Location: Front
Mount: transversely mounted
Configuration: aluminum block and head
Bore / Stroke: 85.0 mm (3.3 in) / 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Displacement: 1.997 liter / 121.9 cu in
Valve-train: 4 valves / cylinder
Fuel feed: Magnetti Marelli Fuel injection
Drivetrain
Chassis: unitary steel
Gearbox: Hewland 5 speed Sequential
Front and rear suspension: McPherson struts, shock absorbers
Steering: rack-and-pinion/ power assisted
Brakes: vented discs in the front and solids in the rear
Performance
Power: 300bhp / 224 KW @ 5250 rpm
Torque: 580 Nm / 428 ft lbs @ 3500 rpm
Power to weight ratio: 0.24bhp / kg
Dimensions
Weight: 2711.7 lbs
Length-Width: 4344 mm / 1770 mm
Wheelbase: 2610 mm
The Peugeot 307 WRC has been built to perform and the World Rally Championships is the perfect platform for a wild horse like the 307 WRC.
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