The 2002 Peugeot RC
The First Proper Diesel Car As Said By Richard Hammond
Ever thought the French couldn't make a sports car as flashy and as nice to drive as anything out of Italy? Well you'd be wrong. French automaker Peugeot has attacked the Italian sports car market with a diesel engine sports car called the Peugeot RC.
The Peugeot RC was made in 2002 and is a mid-engine sports car with rear-wheel drive. Two versions of the Peugeot RC exist. First there is the black colored Spade that features a 2 liter naturally aspirated straight-4 petrol engine.
However the Peugeot we're all interested in is the red Diamond which has a 2.2 liter diesel engine that delivers the same performance but with different driving and ride feel. 
Zero to sixty takes six seconds. Fuel economy is at 57 mpg which is very good. Unfortunately I couldn't get the top speed for this car as it is a concept and hasn't been put into mass production. I apologize for this. It is possible the car has an estimated 150 top speed like the RCZ but I'm not completely sure.
What I do know about this amazing diesel sports car is that it has a 6-speed sequential automatic gearbox, a 900 kg carbon-fiber body, and ceramic disc brakes.
Two more interesting things about this car is that it has a steel cage roll-over bar and a 40mm aileron that allows the driver to have extra road holding on the rear drive train. When retracted the aileron gives an SCz of 0.
Now for more gearbox stuff. The ML6 C version uses an electro-hydraulic gearbox that is controlled and the gears are made to adapt to the engine speed and torque ranges of the engines. A sequential gear lever is placed in the central tunnel and the driver has two buttons to control it on the steering wheel.
However the Peugeot we're all interested in is the red Diamond which has a 2.2 liter diesel engine that delivers the same performance but with different driving and ride feel. Zero to sixty takes six seconds. Fuel economy is at 57 mpg which is very good. Unfortunately I couldn't get the top speed for this car as it is a concept and hasn't been put into mass production. I apologize for this. It is possible the car has an estimated 150 top speed like the RCZ but I'm not completely sure. What I do know about this amazing diesel sports car is that it has a 6-speed sequential automatic gearbox, a 900 kg carbon-fiber body, and ceramic disc brakes.
Two more interesting things about this car is that it has a steel cage roll-over bar and a 40mm aileron that allows the driver to have extra road holding on the rear drive train. When retracted the aileron gives an SCz of 0.
Now for more gearbox stuff. The ML6 C version uses an electro-hydraulic gearbox that is controlled and the gears are made to adapt to the engine speed and torque ranges of the engines. A sequential gear lever is placed in the central tunnel and the driver has two buttons to control it on the steering wheel.
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