Peugeot 908 Onboard - Le Mans 24 Hours 2007

[GeneralFormulaOne]

I love this sound. It's magic :D

[dogboyzz]

i drove one of these...Its a great car,very much downforce...

[GameSharkWizard]

i hardly knew race car drivers play video games, or know anything about video games. But i guess they do.

[fetthunderdome]

peugeot 908 has forza motorsport endorsement.. :D

[batrama310]

Group C!!!

[Elementskater13131]

What happened to the Puegot 905! Is it to old school for le mans, I liked the look of the 905 and the sound. It is a similar engine to the 908 but it roars louder than the 908. I agree the 908 is faster, but the 905 handles better. Anyway great video!!

[houyt69]

the 905 is more than 15 years old, it would be tottaly outclassed by the rest of the prototype field. the 908 is far more powerful, more aerodynamically advanced and goes further on a tank. but yeah, 905 sounded much better.

[vikirad]

F1 engines are no longer allowed at Le Mans. BUT... at maximum attack, it's actually likely that a 905 and a 908 can be relatively close on pace. Don't forget, a 905 is basically a F1 car with bodywork. The pole time by Philippe Alliot, in a 905, in 1992, was 3:21.209. This year, admittedly with some modifications to the track, the pole-position time was a 3:22.888.

Make of that what you want.

[spartus09]

I can't believe they haven't made any regulations against diesels in Le Mans after all these years. They certainly were quick to put a damper on rotary engines after the race in '91!

[deggis4]

Rotary engines ALONE were not banned. It was FIA's engine regulation change, change from Group C (build whatever you want with a fuel limit) to 3.5 litre atmo formula... which pretty much started the downfall in general for World Sportscar Championship.

[themorganator]

WTF? They've made loads of changes to balance the playing field!

[JohnMarineTube]

The Audi R15 TDI is a quiet machine (a silent killer, as I would call it). This 908 HDi FAP is even quieter! I would love to see this car win the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright. Maybe even this year's Le Mans next weekend. Audi dominated this decade, but a Peugeot win would at least provide some reprieve from Audi's dominance.

[welowrider32]

OK, is the RPMs counted from the turbo or wheels?

[1Gaumer]

@welowrider32 neither i think it measures crank shaft rpm.

[welowrider32]

Yeah, Probably.

[welowrider32]

Is peogeot Petrol or diesel?

cant tell.

[andimaniac]

diesel

[mcmarga]

peugeot=straigh line speed

audi=greay handling

thts in my opinion anyways audi all the way but the peugeot roof looks pretty too ;)

[v8578]

Also, on commentary. Murray Walker is the only good commentator in the world because he did actually know what he was talking about, but made stuff-ups quite often, making races more exciting. It's a shame he's getting too old now...

[rob2859]

i know, why are they all so shit! most have no energy or enthusiasm most of the time

[offitcock]

nah man there's some good un out there

not sure if the bbc employ any but they're good none the less

[v8578]

I have no objections to racing diesels, but I have to admit it sounded like a truck! Such low rpm's!

[Ymril]

Shut the fuk up damn speakers, let us pleased the sound of the engine!

[BrnoutJerzey]

@Ymril

lol there is just about no sound coming out of those diesels

[slungbungdungclung]

Is it a rule that you have to flash your lights before you overtake?

[deezomaxima]

No. Just getting the attention of the drivers in front to let them know the leaders are coming so they can get by.

[LeMansMotorsport]

comentator sre leaving the box at 2:16

[potentia77]

908 fastest le mans car.. r10 slower:)

[horatium16]

yes ,Peugeot is faster then Audi

[fordrule888]

RIP David Leslie

[LeMansFreak92]

Diesel-cars are a little boring! they are dominating Le Mans!

[deezomaxima]

That's about to change. Gasoline cars with be more competitive do to an approved air intake increase. I think it's going to be like a 30% increase for gasoline engines.

[italychamp]

shut up! we wanna ear the engine sound!!

[deezomaxima]

Good to see Peugeot back in LeMans. I think they have the record for having the fastest car to ever run the LeMans.

[fordgt9t]

that they do my friend, the 905LM @ 405 KM/H. Although that was before the chicanes.

[Bristecom]

I wish those guys would shut up...

[ava808]

yeah I agree they're should be no commentary during the race, I mean for heavens sake most people who actually watched that when it was aired on tv had to pay to get a channel that showed it! and also I think the audio is not synched up correctly. there's when I hear him downshift but the vid shows the car accelerating

[zplol]

I hope he gets his triple crown this year :D

[6V92TA]

that car's engine sounds like a high RPM 2 stroke Detroit Diesel 8V71N

[MikaOwns]

Wow racing would be soooooo much better without commentary.

[RCSKULLY]

Enforce the same engine restrictions on these diesel cars and they would get walked all over. I understand the environmental concerns but it's a very cheap and rigged way of ensuring what looks better.

[cncit]

Truly awsome Jaques is one of the greats!

[yellow6ird]

I admit is not an exciting sound but its not that bad, plus i believe the divers would welcome to have less hearing lost over the race. Great video.

[wgccpht]

The speed on these diesel cars is unbelievable. They just obliterate petrol-powered competition. Unfortunately, they are so quiet! You get a standard diesel engine-note, which is quiet and ugly. Alas, diesel may be the future of racing (unfortunately). There are several teams that are running diesel cars in WTCC next season.

[deezomaxima]

I think it's great. The engines don't sound stressed at all.

[1Gaumer]

@deezomaxima right wasn't the point of the whole Le Mans series to test new technology for production cars (and make it competitive) the diesels are amazing i hope they continue to develop the diesels to the point were i can buy a car with a diesel that outperforms gasoline.

[Atheismrulez]

@1Gaumer

Will not happen. More combustion: better horsepower. It's not possible with normal diesel vs. normal gasoline.

[deadmanCLR]

they come back after a 15 year hatius! now they have to try to come back superior again like what they did in 92,93.also they need to do more endurance testing in order to keep up with the Audi's.Basically,they rushed into this years 24 hours of Le Mans and skip 12 hours of sebring which was bad! Great video though.

[pirervoi]

what a rush!!!...

[vikirad]

Great video, but unfortunately the same muted engine sound as in the Audi R10.

[VonVoltage]

And he says he's determined to come back until he wins! Jacques is a true racer.

[gtonelmp]

Great!