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====Pikes Peak Hill Climb==== [[File:Peugeot 208 T16 - Gregory Gilvert.jpg|thumbnail|right|Loeb at the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]]]] In April 2013, Loeb tested a [[Peugeot 208#208 T16 Pikes Peak|Peugeot 208 T16]] at [[Mont Ventoux]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107020 |work=Autosport |date=23 April 2013 |title=Peugeot reveals full spec of Loeb's 875bhp, 875kg Pikes Peak T16 - Other news - AUTOSPORT.com | access-date=3 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505100506/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107020 | archive-date=5 May 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> Loosely based on the shape and design of the production 208, the T16 is a lightweight {{convert|875|kg|lb|abbr=on}} vehicle that uses the rear wing from the [[Peugeot 908]], and has a 3.2-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine, developing {{convert|875|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} with the aim of competing at the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]].<ref>{{cite web |title=875bhp twin-turbo Peugeot 208 T16 |url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/875bhp-twin-turbo-peugeot-208-t16-latest-pics |work=Autocar |access-date=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528105941/http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/875bhp-twin-turbo-peugeot-208-t16-latest-pics|archive-date=28 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Loeb won the event with a time of 8:13.878, smashing the previous record by a minute and a half. Loeb's record was broken by nearly 15 seconds by [[Romain Dumas]], driving the [[Volkswagen I.D. R]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Emme |title=Volkswagen I.D. R sets new overall Pikes Peak record |url=https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volkswagen-idr-electric-pikes-peak-record/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Roadshow |language=en}}</ref>
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