{"id":13457,"date":"2016-05-27T16:41:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2016\/05\/peugeot-l500-r-hybrid-brand-vede-futuro-del-motor-sport\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T08:59:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T07:59:42","slug":"peugeot-l500-r-hybrid-brand-vede-futuro-del-motor-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2016\/05\/peugeot-l500-r-hybrid-brand-vede-futuro-del-motor-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"PEUGEOT L500 R HYBRID, HOW THE BRAND SEES THE FUTURE OF MOTOR SPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 30 May 1916, the Peugeot L45 driven by Dario Resta won the mythical Indianapolis 500 race, at an average speed of 135 km\/h.<\/p>\n

A hundred years later, Peugeot \u00a0L500 R HYbrid, a futuristic interpretation of the Indy spirit, pays tribute to the incredible \u201cCharlatans\u201d\u00a0team that brought\u00a0PEUGEOT three superb US victories on the Indy 500 speedway from 1913 to 1919.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Peugeot L500 R HYbrid hugs the asphalt to deliver its full potential right from pullaway. With its wide track, low profile (just one metre high) and light weight (1,000 kg), L500 R HYbrid is made for performance: it takes just 2.5 seconds to reach 100 km\/h from standstill, and 19\u00a0seconds to cover 1000 metres. Developped by Peugeot Sport teams, the 500-bhp plug-in hybrid petrol powertrain features two electric motors (one front and one rear) plus a 270 hp petrol engine, yielding peak torque of 730\u00a0Nm. Style-wise, the sleek lines run from the lion badge on the radiator grille toward the driver to end in a streamlined rear feature (a nod to the car’s century-old ancestor) highlighting the three distinctive rear lamp claws that form part of Peugeot’s design identity today.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Because the L500 R HYbrid racing car is designed to be one with its driver, driving sensations are amplified by a driver compartment deliberately designed to form an individual floating capsule enclosed in the bodywork. Through a prospective concept, the PEUGEOT i-Cockpit technology takes a radical motorsport stance, with a small steering wheel embedded in the structure and two holograms showing information in dual disc displays. In their relentless quest for aerodynamic, the brand teams reinterpreted the original L45 two-seat architecture to produce a single seater that offers a virtual co-pilot an amplified real-time racing experience through a virtual reality headset. The L500 R HYbrid is a timeless Peugeot, extending to the future with its forward-looking design, overtly acknowledging the past prowess of its predecessors, and proudly showing off some of Peugeot’s present-day design identity features, such as the front light signature seen on the PEUGEOT 3008 SUV, or the striking blue and black colour scheme as a reference both to the 500-bhp petrol hybrid drivechain and to the colour of the original L45.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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