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Brocante Dordogne France

Photo: Dieter Krehbiel

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The Best in show winning Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance : French 1937 Peugeot Model 515SP Motorcycle With Bernadet Sidecar

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Peugeot Model 515SP Motorcycle With Bernadet Sidecar 1937. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

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2023 24H of Le Mans - All you need to know

It's almost time for Le Mans! Tomorrow it's test days and next week we're racing!

This year we see the 91st running of the oldest active endurance race in the world. Its inaugural race was in 1923 which means this year its it’s 100th anniversary, this means it’s the Centenary Edition. the 24 Hours of Le Mans is recognised as the most prestigious and gruelling test for innovations and improvements in motorsport technology.

It’s not only a special edition because of the 100th anniversary, but also because we’re seeing the most cars in the top class in a while. 16 cars will take the start, representing the biggest manufacturers in the world; Ferrari, Porsche, Toyota, Cadillac, Peugeot & Glickenhaus.

Because it’s the Centenary edition, we have a special trophy for the overall winner as well. The 24 Hours of Le Mans, has sealed a partnership with the Monnaie de Paris. The oldest institution in France has thus created a unique Trophy, which will be awarded to the winner of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Before the race it has travelled the world to places such as Goodwood, The International Concours of Elegance St.Moritz, Bahrain and more.

Before the race it has travelled the world to places such as Goodwood, The International Concours of Elegance St.Moritz, Bahrain and more.

History

You might know Le Mans for the running starts. A type that has been used for many types of racing. When the start flag dropped drivers had to run across the track to their cars, climb in, start the car and drive away.

Those kinds of starts were obviously rather unsafe. Drivers would rush to fasten their seat belts to get as fast of a start as possible. This was the reason why it was banned in English racing from 1962.

In 1969 Jacky Ickx decided to walk to his car instead of run, and then took the time to fasten his seat belt. This meant he effectively started last but he still ended up winning the race. In this same race, a driver named John Woolfe died on the first lap after he hadn’t secured his seat belt properly.

This meant it was abolished the following year. Nowadays this type of standing start is only used in Endurance Motorcycle racing. Nowadays at Le Mans, a rolling start is used where cars line up alongside each other at a slow pace and start to race once the green flag is dropped.

The 24H of Le Mans has a rich history, but not a very pretty one in some parts. Back in 1955 one of the biggest tragedies in motorsports occurred. On the straight around the pit wall a huge collision occurred. Usually referred to as the 1955 Le Mans disaster, 84 people died and over 120 were injured. For many countries this meant an immediate ban on motorsport, though a lot of those bans were lifted within a year.

One country, that did not lift the ban, is Switzerland. In 2009 a proposal to lift the ban was defeated by the Swiss Parliament but in 2015 the ban was relaxed for electric vehicles only. Which meant Formula E could race on the streets of Switzerland, even though the ban was technically still there. Now in 2022, at the end of May the ban was finally lifted and motorsport is allowed again in Switzerland.

Please proceed with caution, the Wikipedia page includes one uncensored picture of the incident. The BBC documentary includes footage and pictures and the Reddit post does not include any pictures or videos but does link to the them.

/u/CookieMonsteFL made a post about the incident

The Deadliest Crash Is a BBC documentary on the 1955 Le Mans disaster

Wikipedia Page about the incident

Some more documentaries and movies on Le Mans’ history:

Truth in 24 and Truth in 24 II - The story of Audi’s victories against testing conditions and the might of Peugeot in 2008 and 2011.

Michael Fassbender: Road To Le Mans Season 1 and 2, Season 3, Season 4

Our Return: A documentary of our road to Le Mans 2015 - Porsche’s youtube documentary about their return to Le Mans and their eventual win.

McLaren at Le Mans: Pursuit of Perfection - The story behind McLaren's 1995 victory

The fastest ever lap at the Circuit de la Sarthe by Kamui Kobayashi

The Track

The track that is currently used is 13.6 kilometers long. It combines the permanent Ford Chicanes, pit straight, under the Dunlop bridge and through to tetre rouge as well as normal everyday roads of the Mulsanne straight through to Indianapolis and Arnage.

The track used to have a 6km long straight where Group C prototypes could reach up to 400km/h. This was changed in 1990 as the FIA required the track to have a straight no longer than 2km to be sanctioned. This is why nowadays two chicanes can be found on the Mulsanne straight. The fastest lap ever on the track was driven by Kamui Kobayashi with a 3:14.791 in 2017.

If you have the time, try to get familiar with the corner names as that’s often how commentators will refer to them.

T1, T2 etc stands for turns 1, 2 etc.

MP1, MP2 etc stands for the Marshall posts. This is important as yellows are often located by race control under the marshall posts.

Points

The race is part of the World Endurance Championship and this means there are also points to score for that championship. The winner of the race will receive 50 points, meaning this race means a lot in the championship.

Points to score:

Women at Le Mans

All credit for the info in here goes to Twitter user @smokingpuppy841 he created these two threads: Women at Le Mans & Why Women Were Banned at Le Mans

This year Lilou Wadoux is one of the women to compete at the 24H of Le Mans. in 2021 year she turned heads when she managed to completely destroy the field in one of the support series at Le Mans. In the French Porsche Sprint Challenge, she beat the field in qualifying by several seconds and then went on to win the race by a huge margin. Within just five years she went from racing in a Peugeot 206 to racing in a World Championship.

Last year she raced in LMP2 but for this year she switched to GTE as she has become a Ferrari Factory driver. This season she already took a win and hopes to do so again at Le Mans.

In 1930 Marguerite Mareuse and Odette Siko become the first women to compete at Le Mans, they finished 7th overall and second in their class.

Odette Siko also finished 4th overall in 1932 and took the win in her class which makes her the best finishing woman at Le Mans. In 1935 a record of 10 women competed at Le Mans, Anne-Cécile Rose-Itier was the best placed of them when she finished 18th overall and third in class.

Unfortunately in 1957 women were prohibited from participating. In 1956 Annie Bousquet, who was known as a spectacular but risky driver, tragically lost her life in the 12 Hours of Reims. As well as driving, Bousquet was also responsible for the preparation work, which involved picking up the car the day before and driving it 500km through the night to the race.

She started the race, but unfortunately, tragedy unfolded when her car would roll on lap 17 after it lost a wheel. She broke her neck and passed away immediately. Following the 1955 disaster which nearly ended motorsport, the ACO were very nervous about another accident. These nerves were only heightened by another tragedy at the 1957 Mille Miglia which saw the Italian government intervene to prevent a repeat.

These worries, combined with Bousquet’s reputation as a risky driver, meant they banned women from the event. A woman hadn’t even competed at Le Mans since 1951, which madethe ban, kind of pointless. The ban was eventually lifted in 1971 and this yearwe will see 5 women at the start again. Rahel Frey, Sarah Bovy and Michelle Gatting share a car in the GTE Am class while Lilou Wadoux also drivers in the same class. Doriane Pin drives in the LMP2 class.

All the women competing at Le Mans this year have already taken a podium in the regular season. While Lilou Wadoux even took two with a 2nd and 1st place. Expectations are high as all these women have the pace to win their respective classes.

Qualifying

Just like last year we will see the Hyperpole format. This sees a one hour session on Wednesday evening where all cars of all classes are allowed on track to set a time. The top 8 cars of all classes (Hypercar, LMP2, GTE AM) at the end of the session move on to the Hyperpole session on Thursday evening. This sets the top of the grid for each class. The remaining order is already decided by the one hour session on Wednesday. During the one hour qualifying session every team is allowed to nominate two drivers that can set a lap time.

Refuelling is forbidden during the Hyperpole.

For the LMGTE Am category, only a Bronze driver can participate in the Hyperpole.

Any car causing a red will have all or some laps deleted

Any car causing a red will not be allowed to rejoin the qualifying session

Schedule

This is all in local time which is CEST/GMT+2. Here’s a link to the detailed schedule in PDF version.

Sunday June 5th

10:00 – 13:00 FP1 (Official Test Day) 15:30 – 18:30 FP2 (Official Test Day)

Wednesday June 8th

14:00 – 17:00 FP1 19:00 – 20:00 Qualifying 22:00 – 00:00 FP2

Thursday June 9th

15:00 – 17:00 FP3 20:00 – 21:30 Hyperpole 22:00 – 00:00 FP4

Saturday June 11th

12:00 – 12:15 Warm Up 16:00 – 16:00  Race (24H)

Support Series

Not only WEC will be racing the coming week, also on the agenda are:

Ligier European Series

Porsche Carrera Cup

Ferrari Challenge

Road To Le Mans (Le Mans Cup)

Regulations

Balance Of Performance

As both the Hypercar class and the GTE AM class have several manufacturers running in the class, there’s a balance of performance in place. BoP” was introduced by the FIA with the aim of achieving a level playing field for the different vehicle concepts.

After an initial grading by the FIA, the performance data of the vehicles are acquired during the races via telemetry in order to adjust the balance of performance. This data input is automatically analysed and incorporated into the “BoP”. The most frequently used means of adjusting the performance level is through adding or subtracting weight as well as increasing or limiting the engine output through a restrictor or boost.

Here’s a short video on BoP

Tyre Allocation

Down below you can see the tyre allocation for dry weather tyres. GTE Pro is crossed out as that class does not exist anymore. Wet weather tyres aren’t limited. This is tyres, not sets. This makes it 14 sets for LMP2 & Hypercar during the race for example. Meaning the tyres will definitely need to be double stinted at times.

Drive Time

The maximum driving time for each driver is limited to 4h for any period of 6h. Every driver has to drive a minimum of 6H across the whole race or the team will be penalised. Every driver is only allowed to drive a maximum of 14H across the whole race.

What's a stint?

A stint is the time the car spends on the track between pit stops. So when tyred are “double stinted” at Le Mans, it means the driver didn't change their tyres during the last stop and only refuelled. Also allowed, is only changing two tyres on the car.

Safety Car Rules

The safety car rules for this year's race have been completely revised. These changes have been made in hope of having less influence on the race. As previously being caught by the wrong safety car could loose the teams a lot of time.

However, these new rules could be a disadvantage for the class leader as it does bring cars closer together. Some critisicse these new rules as they will “manufacture battles at the front.”

When the order is given to deploy the Safety Cars, all marshal posts will display waved yellow flags, and “SC” boards. Pit exit will be closed, and the pit exit light turned red, while the pit entry will remain open.

There will be 3 safety cars, starting from their respective positions, (as can be seen on the track map below). They will join the track regardless of where the overall leader is. All the competing cars must then form up in line behind the Safety Cars no more than five car lengths apart.

Pit exit green light will be turned on after the last car in line behind a Safety Cars has passed Safety Car Line 2, to allow all cars at pit exit to rejoin the track at an appropriate speed until they reach the queue behind that Safety Car.

When the Race Director deems it is safe to proceed with the merging process, the race control message ‘Incident clear – Prepare for Merging’ will pop up. This is followed by the Pit entry being closed Then safety Car B and Safety Car C will proceed to turn on their green lights, then cars which were positioned behind Safety Car B and Safety Car C will overtake their respective Safety Car and will continue as quickly as possible without compromising safety and without overtaking between themselves until they reach the line behind Safety Car A.

Once this is done, a pass around will be started. Any car that has their class leader behind them in the safety car queue will be allowed to pass the safety car.

After this the drop back procedure starts, first in line are the LMP2s. Race control will notify “Drop Back LMP2”, then all LMP2 cars will pull to the right-hand side of the track, then the rest of the cars, will overtake them to take position behind the Safety Car. Then the LMP2 cars will join the line again.

Once this is done, race control will notify “Drop Back LMGTE”. LMGTE cars will drop to the right side just like the LMP2s did. The rest of the cars will overtake them to take position behind the SC.

Once this is done it means that all Hypercars are together at the front, followed by all LMP2s and then the GTEs.

This wave around procedure won't be used in the last 60 minutes of the race.

Red Flag Rules:

During red flags it is not allowed to work on the car, only if allowed by the race director for safety reasons teams are allowed to change the tyres.

Slowzones:

To not immediately neutralize the complete field in case of an accident or debris. There's slowzones in place. The track is divided into 9 zones, when a slowzone is active cars will have to adjust their speed to 80 kph.

It is possible to have several slowzones going on at the same time. For example when an accident happens on the border of a slowzone, it is likely both zones will be deployed.

Penalties:

Speeding in the pitlane during Practice or Warm Up results in a fine of 100 euros for each kph over the limit. Besides that the driver's lap times leading up to the infringement are deleted. During the race the 1st infringement will result in either a drive through (between 60 and 70kph) or a 5 sec stop & go penalty (70kph+). The 2nd infringement will result into another drive through (between 60 and 70kph) or a 10 sec stop & go penalty (70kph+). The third infringement will result into a dsq in both cases.

It is prohibited to spin the wheels when a car leaves its pit, this will result into a stop & go. Aside from that refuelling may only be done when the car is completely on the ground which means tyres can't be changed during refuelling.

Links

Here’s a link to the regulations for this year’s race

Here’s a link to this year’s WEC regulations

Here’s a link to the noticeboard

Here’s a link to the timing results

Here’s a link to committee decisions

Media Guide to WEC

Might seem like a weird one to link but it’s really interesting to read. It goes into further depth about classes, and talks about previous winners etc

Entry List

R/WEC Scratchpad - This is the landingspage, you'll be able to find the scratchpad for practice & qually and for the race here

By this you’re able to catch up on any missed action, penalties and retirements. Obviously it’s difficult following a 24H race in its whole so this is a great way to catch up.

The Classes

The WEC grid consists of three different classes during the complete season, those are Hypercar, LMP2 & GTE. However for Le Mans two subclasses join the race. Neither of those score points for the championship (LMP2 Pro/Am & Innovative Car/Garage 56)

Each class has its own driver requirements, meaning both Amateur drivers and Pro drivers will be on track together.

Hypercar

Red number board with “Hypercar” next to it.

The current top class in endurance sportscar racing is “Hypercar”. This combines cars built to the LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) and LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) specifications.

The ultimate aim of the ACO, FIA and IMSA is for these two types of car to compete against each other in the FIA WEC and in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and, therefore, to race in both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

LMH (Toyota, Ferrari, Peugeot, Glickenhaus & Vanwall)

These regulations leave scope for a wide variety of architectures and allow a front-axle hybrid system to be fitted. They are designed to a strict set of requirements dictating maximum power, drag coefficient, and weight.

LMDh (Porsche & Cadillac)

In LMDh, the backbone of the car – i.e. the whole car minus the internal combustion engine, the body and the hybrid system – will be supplied by one of four chassis manufacturers: Dallara, Multimatic, Ligier or Oreca.

The driver line ups in this class consist of only pro drivers, with all drivers rated platinum or gold. Technically, lower rated drivers are allowed in the class, but that’s not likely to happen.

LMP2

Blue number board with “P2” next to it.

The LMP2 class features a spec drivetrain and gearbox, using a Gibson V8 producing 400kW, and a selection of three chassis to choose from, of which the Oreca 07 has been the chassis of choice. So much, that every single LMP2 car on this year’s entry list is an Oreca

Driver’s line-ups have to consist of at least one Bronze or Silver driver. When one of the drivers is bronze rated a car is automatically scored in LMP2’s sub class “LMP2 Pro/Am”

A Pro/Am car is easily recognised by the “Pro/Am” sign under the car number

GTE AM

Orange number board with “AM” next to it.

This is the last year we’ll see the GTEs at Le Mans as next year the GT clash switches to GT3 cars.

Although there is no Pro category, the driver quality in GTE-Am is still incredibly high. The grid features factory drivers, young stars, experienced champions, and every level of experience in between. Each car features one Bronze and one additional Bronze or Silver rated driver.

Innovative Car/Garage 56

Black number board with “IC” below it.

Garage 56, is reserved for innovative cars. In recent years we’ve also seen a modified LMP2 car that allowed paraplegic drivers to race. The car was modified and fitted with a braking, clutch and throttle system controlled by a hand-controlled steering wheel.

The Garage 56 entry runs outside the official classification, and will start last no matter where they qualify. This year it will host a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entered by the Hendrick Motorsports team for its maiden appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This is a heavily modified version of the Next Gen NASCAR that competed in the 2022 Cup Series. The car will be symbolically numbered #24 and driven by Jenson Button, former Formula One World Champion, Mike Rockenfeller, winner of the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours, and Jimmie Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion.

Spotters guide

I used to make my own ones but there’s no use in making one myself when @GrosiakMateusz already makes perfect ones. You can find it on spotters.guide. The planned release date is June 6th.

Where to Watch?

Official stream OUTSIDE US ONLY - The Le Mans package gives you access to all WEC sessions (Practice, Qualifying, Warm Up and the Race) with a choice of on boards. It’s a rip-off quite honestly, it costs 13 euros and the platform is prone to crashing. If you’re buying I’d recommend just buying for the rest of the season, usually WEC will put up a discount code - PAID

Multiviewer F1 (Source) - The developer of this app says their goal is to get it ready before Le Mans. It will be integrated with FIAWEC.TV - PAID (Need FIAWEC.TV subscription)

Robin Frijns server, I will be streaming the WEC Coverage, all sessions from qualifying on Wednesday evening - FREE

Eurosport will likely be broadcasting the event in a variety of locales throughout Europe. This will be updated when confirmed - FREE WITH ADS OR PAID DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU WATCH IT

Radio Le Mans will be streaming live radio for every session (Including the test days) - FREE

For American audiences, unfortunately the Official stream is geoblocked for your area. American and English-speaking Canadian audiences can access coverage through Motortrend On Demand. Motortrend should have a free trial so you can try that if needed. - PAID (BUT FREE TRIAL)

Complete Broadcast distribution list

Live Timing

This is Official Livetiming it’s okay, but I recommend using the Timing71 Beta extension

As said the creator of Multiviewer F1 is trying to integrate WEC into the app as well, this would also likely include live timing. If there’s an update on that, i’ll post it.

I hope this is all, but for any questions, my askbox is always open!

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Undertale and deltarune characters driving headcanons

Frisk(if they were 18):

Frisk would not be driving, they wouldnt get a permit, they dont find it useful

Chara(if they were 18):

Same as frisk they wouldn't try to get a permit because asriel has already one and theyll always ask asriel to get them somewhere

Kris(if they were 18):

Same as chara and frisk, the kfc gang relies on asriel to drive them somewhere

Toriel:

She canonically has a permit and drives

Has a family car, probably a Citroën....orrrrr a ford focus like my father,

She is a good driver but when she gets angry she tends to drive a little aggressively. If someone cuts her way she will honk them and curse at them

Asgore:

He wouldnt have a permit, doesnt like driving , he doesnt think that is necessary to have a permit, plus he doesnt have the money to buy a car

Asriel:

Since asriel is closer with toriel than he is with asgore, toriel encourages him to get a driving license, so he does, asriel never thought that would find driving fun and useful , sometimes he regrets getting the permit because of frisk chara and kris asking him to always drive them somewhere

Like almost all teenage boys he would probably be into sports car, im thinking about an audi gt (he likes that car but doesnt have the money to buy it so he drives toriel s car)

Sans:

My man s always tired, do you think that he can drive a car with such little energy

Sans would not have a permit

Papyrus:

I think that its canon the fact that papyrus can drive, you saw at the end of undertale pacifist route, he would drive a convertible audi, an audi A5 Cabriolet to be exact( just so yk i have no idea about cars i do drive i have a nice car , i like cars but i dont know any models so i. just google it )

Undyne:

She would have a permit, drives kind of chaotic, yet she never got her permit taken away, lucky her ig

She would probably drive a skoda, probably a skoda octavia

She loves to honk at everyone and everything

Alphys:

She would not have a driving permit, she doesnt want one plus she thinks its hard driving and she s afraid to try it

Mettaton:

Hohohoooo lemme tell you he would have a hot pink car,

Hmmmmm he would probably drive a mazda, im thinking about mazda miata orrrrr mazda rx 7

Napstablook(sorry if i spelled their name wrong):

If they were human they would not have a permit, doesnt want one

Muffet:

She would have a driving permit, what she would drive

Mazda miata for sure

She would probably put little fangs like this

Grillby:

Yes he would have a driving permit, he owns a restaurant, needs to get errands done, probably would have a Peugeot boxer yk for when he buys the things he needs like , sodas or things like this yk, as for a normal car, wellll Peugeot 3008, likes suv cars

Alright now deltarune characters (lets ignore that i put kris into undertale characters)

Susie:

She d have a permit, drives kind of aggressive but drives pretty good, she would have a Renault austral

Ralsei:

You know the memes where ralsei drives a Mercedes-Benz.

Well he would have a permit and WOULD DRIVE A MERCEDES-BENZ , a Mercedes C class 2014??? I think

He d like a Mercedes-Benz 600, a clasic

Lancer:

He would not have a driving permit for car but rather for a motorcycle , a kawasaki ninja 650 abs

Seam:

They would have a driving permit, they would drive a Hyundai , a Hyundai Tucson the 2022 model? I guess, well they drive when necessary tho, like they dont drive all the time, seam s pretty calm behind the wheel, even if someone is dumb and makes a mistake , they wont curse they would honk to get the person attention but nothing more, they drive pretty carefull, sometimes they get over the speedlimit because they are so focused on the road they forget the fact that they re still accelerating

Rouxls kaard:

Rouxls would have a permit, what would he drive? Guess!!!

Ok.jkjk ill tell you

He would drive a rolls royce, rolls royce phantom

Flexes with his car

He s rich since he works for the king, and has a well payed job

The king of spades:

Yes ofc he would have , he s the king, he would also have a rolls royce, cause its a classic , he would have a rolls-royce cullinan mansory, hes the king , he s filthy rich

Jevil:

He would also have a permit, drives chaotic af, got his permit taken away so many times, the policeman know him.too well, sometimes they only give jevil a warning because they got sick of taking his permit away all the time

He would drive an audi A4, idk

The queen:

She doesn't drive, she likes being driven by others lol

Spamton:

Spamton would have a driving permit. When he was a big shot , he got the most expensive car he found , a Lamborghini aventador, after he lost all his money he got the car taken away from him ofc , and now he drives nothing

Swatch:

He would have a permit, he s the one driving the queen where ever she wants, he would drive her in a limousine,

A rolls royce phantom limo hire

Noelle:

She would not drive, to afraid to drive

Berdly:

He would have a permit, he would get a bmw series 5 because " all the cool boys get it" he toughts that if he had a cool car girls would like him

And i forgot about gaster

Gaster:

That guy is too busy to get a permit so no he doesnt drive

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How Peugeot Caused an Advertising Stampede

In this series, Squideo has examined the best ways to turn advertising content into gold. Now that we’ve broken down the eight key ingredients, it’s time to dive deep into some examples of stellar advertising. This week, the advert in question was picked by Squideo’s Account Director, Adam Shelton.

When asked why this Peugeot advert had become his favourite, Adam said: “It accomplished everything an advert is meant to. It’s memorable, it’s unique and it keeps the product front and centre. Plus the bit with the elephant is hilarious.”

The Peugeot Roars

You don’t need to be a driver to have heard of Peugeot. You’ll have encountered this French brand from buying your first bicycle to equipping your kitchen. Peugeot was founded in 1810 – over 200 years’ ago – by the Peugeot family who retained majority shares in the automotive company until 2014. Peugeot manufactured a vast variety of products in its early years, from hand-held saws to pepper grinders.

Eventually they branched out into bicycle production, car manufacturing and motorcycle making. Amazingly, they still continue to make kitchen tools under Peugeot Saveurs. Cycles Peugeot and Peugeot Motorcycles are also still on the go, and they make vehicles for motor racing events under Peugeot Sport. Up until 1986, they even had their own cycling team which won ten titles at the Tour de France.

Like many car manufacturers, Peugeot have acquired other brands and ownership of this company has changed hands repeatedly. In the 20th century, Peugeot took over Hotchkiss, Chenard-Walcker, Citroën and Chrysler Europe. As of 2021, Peugeot is owned by Stellantis – a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation which was created after the merger of major American, French and Italian manufacturers. A member of the Peugeot family is part of Stellantis’ senior management, demonstrating the power and influence Peugeot has built and maintained since 1810.

2 Fast 2 Peugeot

Created by Euro RSCG of Milan-Italy, The Sculptor was released in 2003 to critical acclaim – winning numerous international awards. The car promoted in the advert, the Peugeot 206, was released in 1998 as a replacement of the 205 model. Within ten years, the 206 had become Peugeot’s best-selling car.

The advert was so popular that fifteen years later the BBC show Top Gear recreated it in celebration of the Peugeot 206’s anniversary. On its twentieth anniversary, Peugeot also released a recreation of the advert with the Peugeot 208 replacing the 206. To accomplish this, several months were spent at Ajeenkya D Y Patil University in 2002 where engineers painstakingly converted the Hindustan Ambassador.

In the advert, a motorist turns his Ambassador – an iconic Indian car that started life as a Morris Oxford – into a Peugeot 206. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., who has since gone on to become the director of Netflix’s first Dutch film, The Sculptor is considered one of the best car adverts of all time.

According to the award-winning Creative Director Adrian Holmes:

“A film I’ve always loved is a commercial for the Peugeot 206 called ‘The Sculptor’, made by Euro RSCG Milan in 2002. You must know the one – the young Indian guy who gets an elephant to sit on his old jalopy (amongst other methods) so that it ends up looking like the car of his dreams. Everything about it – the story, the editing, the music, the casting – is simply frame perfect. Apart from anything else, it stands as a monument to the brave and imaginative client who said ‘yes’ to such a wonderful and daring piece of work.”

Peugeot Rides Again

The 206 went on to be Peugeot’s best-selling model of all time, and one of the most popular cars ever made. Like the product, the advert selling it also swept the award boards in 2003: winning at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

From the car’s release in 1998 to 2003, the year of The Sculptor’s release, sales of the Peugeot 206 increased by 146 percent. But why was The Sculptor such a big hit?

Real Renovations

The protagonist of the advert starts out with a Hindustan Ambassador and ends up with a Peugeot 206: the car of his dreams. The audience's expectation, after seeing the Ambassador destroyed, is that a pristine Peugeot 206 would be rolled out at the end. But that doesn’t happen. This car is dented, pummelled, bashed… there’s nothing pristine about it. Yet the protagonist still gets the attention of everyone who sees his new (old) car.

The fact that this advert really turned a Hindustan Ambassador into a Peugeot 206 is part of the reason this advert became so memorable. If they’d used CGI or switched out the car, the advert would have been like any other that uses a product swap.

International Intrigue

The name Peugeot forms an instant connection to its heritage: the brand is undeniably French. Setting the advert in French countryside or on Parisian streets would be predictable. Instead, The Sculptor is set in an Indian city. Why? To show that the car belongs anyway. Can be desired by anyone. It has international appeal.

The setting is also the home of the Hindustan Ambassador, India’s most popular car which was manufactured from 1957 to 2014 and called the “King of Indian Roads.” Once it fell out of production, the car became wildly collectable – but eleven years earlier in 2003 they were still easy to come by. A popular everyday car; much like the Peugeot 206. Stylistically, however, they’re worlds apart which is what made this a great before and after choice. The 206 was meant to be a new design for a new millennium, leaving behind the boxy style of the 20th century.

Mood Music

The advert plays to the song Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Raja Mushtaq, later remixed as Husan by Bhangra Knights. This bhangra dance song ended up charting, made it on Now That’s What I Call Music! 55, and sold over 20 million copies. Bhangra dance music is a non-traditional Punjabi music originating in British-Asian communities. It first emerged in the 1970s, seeing a resurgence in the 2000s that Peugeot got ahead of with its music choice. 

This upbeat song only briefly appears after the protagonist successfully converts his Hindustan Ambassador into the Peugeot 206 and the non-traditional bhangra music symbolises the successful alteration of the vehicle.  

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EICMA 2022: two huge new two-wheelers at Peugeot

EICMA 2022: two huge new two-wheelers at Peugeot

At the Milan show, among the new Peugeots, there is a real motorcycle, the PM-01, a scooter called XP 400 and an electric model. With the PM-01 and the XP 400 scooter, several surprises are to be found at the Sochaux manufacturer, whose “motorcycles” department belongs to the Indian group Mahindra. First of all, a motorcycle, called PM-01, available in 125 and 300 cc. Recognizable by its golden…

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Movie Review | Three Men to Kill (Deray, 1980)

During the first half of the movie, Alain Delon (R.I.P.) goes gambling, goes for ice cream, goes to the beach, goes to a cafe, waits in a car and listens to the radio. Oh, and by the way, he's had someone try to kill him at least once. You'd think that might put some pep in his step, but nope, he rarely walks at more than a leisurely pace. Which holds true for almost everyone in this movie. Characters run only when absolutely necessary. No ones dares powerwalk. At around the halfway point the movie goes from zero to hundred with a reckless car chase where the characters play bumper cars with their Peugeots or whatever and then end up crashing into and shooting it out near a gas station, which is a horrible idea if you don't want to die but a great idea if you want to cause multiple explosions. But if you think the movie has finally sprung to life, we're back to slow walking almost immediately.

Delon in the hands of Jean-Pierre Melville was a finely honed weapon, his understated presence a perfect match for the director's precise minimalism. Here, he has instead the affect of someone awoken from a nap, grouchy because they want to go back to sleep, and mostly resigned to shrug through their misfortune. He spends his earlier scenes with his shirt tastefully unbuttoned, certainly not as dangerously low as he would have done a decade or two earlier, when you'd risk seeing some belly button. After multiple narrow escapes, the only change in his demeanour you notice is that he begins wearing a leather jacket, the age old midlife crisis fashion move, although he looks pretty cool in it I guess. At one point he ditches his girlfriend, but don't worry, he calls her back eventually.

And the movie operates at a similar energy level, like you doze off in your lawn chair, fall off, grumble, get back up, doze off again, and fall off again. Repeat that for an hour and a half and you basically have the movie. It sounds like I'm knocking this, but I actually did enjoy it. For one, I was pretty tired when I watched it, and the fact that this moves so lazily and features some pretty nice location footage means that it's not a bad movie to zone out to. And the movie has the habit of puncturing its relaxed ambience with sudden, sometimes gruesome violence, like a motorcycle assassination filmed in what Tiktokers erroneously call "POV", a headshot through a peephole, and Delon bonking a guy on the head and shooting him in the face. I'm always chasing the high of a Bronson Cannon joint with their mix of low energy and blunt violence, and while this isn't quite the same, it's got some of the same ingredients and is still pretty tasty.

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OBDSTAR Update Checksum Correction Function for X300 Classic G3 and DC706

OBDSTAR X300 Classic G3 Key Programmer with ECU TCU Cloning Function License can perform the same function (Car/Motorcycle ECU+ TCM+ Body/Other clone) as OBDSTAR DC706 ECU Tool Full Version. Now both support checksum correction function as well. It was released by OBDSTAR on August 6th, 2024.

Requirement:

Update the ECU software to V31.00 or above.

Add the following types of flash data CS functions:

ALPINA BOSCH MG1CS201 TC298TP

AUDI BOSCH MG1CS001 SPC5777

AUDI BOSCH MG1CS002 TC298TP

BENTLEY BOSCH MG1CS002 TC298TP

BENZ SIEMENS/CONTINENTAL S1M271DE TC1796+ST95128

BENZ SIEMENS/CONTINENTAL SIM271KE TC1796

BMW BOSCH MD1CS001 SPC5777

BMW BOSCH MG1CS003 SPC5777

BMW BOSCH MG1CS201 TC298TP

BMW CONTINENTAL MSD80.X TC1796+ST95640

BMW CONTINENTAL MSD81.X TC1796+ST95640

BMW CONTINENTAL MSD85.X TC1796+ST95128

BMW CONTINENTAL MSD87.X TC1796+ST95128

BMW CONTINENTAL MSV80.X TC1796+ST95640

BMW CONTINENTAL MSV90 TC1796

CITROEN BOSCH MG1CSO42 TC298TP

DS BOSCH MG1CS042 TC298TP

HONDA KHH1N PGM R SH7058

ISUZU BOSCH MD1CS089 TC299TP

MAHINDRA BOSCH MD1CS018 SPC5898

MAHINDRA DELPHI DCM2.7AP MPC5642

MINI BOSCH MD1CS001 SPC5777

MINI BOSCH MG1CS201 TC298TP

OPEL BOSCH MG1CS042 TC298TP

PEUGEOT BOSCH MG1CS042 TC298TP

PORSCHE BOSCH MG1CS002 TC298TP

SAIC BOSCH MD1CS089 TC299TP

SKODA BOSCH MG1CS001 SPC5777

TATA BOSCH MD1CS018 SPC5898

TOYOTA BOSCH MG1CS003 SPC5777

TOYOTA BOSCH MG1CS201 TC298TP

VOLKSWAGEN BOSCH MG1CS001 SPC5777

VOLKSWAGEN BOSCH MG1CS002 TC298TP

Keep updating…

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DAB 1a Moto Eléctrica

Fundada en 2018, la fabricante de motocicletas DAB ha tenido un ascenso meteórico en Europa. La empresa entregó su primera motocicleta hecha a medida en 2019 y presentó su primer prototipo eléctrico en 2021.

Ese prototipo ahora está entrando en producción como el DAB 1a, construido en la fábrica de Peugeot Motorcycles en Beaulieu-Mandeure. Peugeot adquirió DAB en 2023, siendo el lanzamiento del 1a un esfuerzo clave de las dos compañías. El 1a utiliza un chasis de acero de doble cuna con un subchasis de celosía y un basculante de aluminio. La carrocería está hecha de ABS con un asiento de Alcántara. El motor eléctrico montado en el centro alcanza un pico de 35 caballos de fuerza y 291 Nm de par, con un paquete de baterías reparable, reemplazable y reciclable con una autonomía de 150 Km. Paioli proporciona la horquilla invertida y el amortiguador trasero, con pinzas Brembo, un sistema ABS de origen Peugeot y frenado regenerativo de serie.

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A Peugeot SPx koncepció látványos és környezetbarát formája lehet a kétkerekű ingázásnak

A Peugeot a robogók gyártása terén komoly múltra tekinthet vissza, s mióta a céget megalapították, mindig korszerű és megfizethető modellekkel ért el sikereket. Az SPx koncepció a ma és holnap elektromos robogója lehet, míg a PM-04 Trail tanulmány inkább a könnyű terepmotorozás híveinek szól. Talán kevesen tudják a Peugeot-ról, de tény, hogy az értékesített darabszámok tekintetében a francia márka a világ egyik vezető robogógyártója, ami nem is csoda, hiszen már 1898-ban bemutatták első kétkerekű modelljüket. A Peugeot újító szelleme mindig jelen volt a márka robogóiban; például ők mutatták be a világ első 45 fokos hengerszögű V2-es motorral szerelt robogóját, ám az igazi sikerkorszak a II. világháború után köszöntött be. Ekkor az újjáépítés és a gazdasági fellendülés hatására egyre több embernek volt szüksége valamilyen közlekedési eszközre, ám az autó sokaknak még túl drága volt, a tömegközlekedés hálózatai pedig nem voltak olyan elterjedtek és könnyen hozzáférhetőek, mint manapság. A legikonikusabb Peugeot robogó a 1970-es évek elején érkezett a piacra, ez volt a 103-as. A divatos, takarékos és megfizethető 103-as igazi telitalálat lett, illetve jókor volt jó helyen; elsősorban a mediterrán Európa napsütéses tájain fogyott nagy számban a Peugeot sikermodellje. Népszerűsége annyira átütő volt, hogy folyamatos fejlesztés mellett közel három évtizedig maradt gyártásban, s mindmáig ez a legnagyobb, több mint négymilliós példányszámban eladott robogó a világon. SPx koncepció A Peugeot 103 filozófiája mára sem ment ki a divatból, csak egy kicsit átalakult. Az SPx koncepció ugyanis több mint fél évszázaddal később a 103-as örökségét folytatja, ám teszi mindezt a mai korszellemnek megfelelően. A mai emberek elvárásai, értékei és prioritásai egyaránt különböznek az 50 évvel ezelőttitől, és mindez jól tetten érhető az SPx formatervében. A Peugeot SPx legfontosabb jellemzői a minimalizmus, a fenntarthatóság és a társadalmai felelősség, így szinte magától értetődik, hogy az SPx elektromos hajtásláncot kapott. A koncepció alumíniumváza garantálja a kis saját tömeget, ami egyszerre javítja a hatékonyságot és az agilitást. Az összkép hatványozottan futurisztikus, amit az olyan részletek emelnek ki még jobban, mint az első villa és a szimpla hátsó lengőkar. Utóbbi megoldásnak számos előnye van, hiszen így például könnyebben és gyorsabban leszerelhető a kerék, valamint a lánc karbantartása is egyszerűbb. A szimpla lengőkar magában foglalja a hátsó tengelyt, a lánckereket, így a kerékanya oldása után a kerék máris leemelhető a tengelyről. Az ilyen lengőkar ráadásul sokkal látványosabb is, mint a hagyományos kétoldalas megoldás. További előnye, hogy kisebb a rugózatlan tömeg, ami tempós haladás közben előnyt jelent a kétkerekű teljesítménye terén is. https://csajokamotoron.hu/az-x-adv-vel-szall-versenybe-a-peugeot-motorcycles-xp400-as-modellje A sajtóanyag elkészültekor a Peugeot még nem tette közzé az SPx teljesítményadatait, ám ha abból indulunk ki, hogy a robogótanulmány szellemi örököse a legendás Peugeot 103-asnak, akkor az 50-125-ös géposztály teljesítményszintjét várhatjuk tőle, ám a nyomaték és a nyomatékleadás az elektromos hajtásláncnak köszönhetően várhatóan nagyobb lesz. Az, hogy az SPx koncepcióval a Peugeot nem a minél magasabb teljesítményszintet célozza meg, teljesen logikus és érthető lépés. Az elektromos robogókat ugyanis szinte az összes gyártó elsősorban kezdő motorosok vagy ingázók számára fejleszti, ez a vásárlói csoport pedig nem a lehető legtöbb lóerőt, a szédületes gyorsulást, hanem a megbízhatóságot, a megfizethető árat, a gyors töltési időket és a könnyű kezelhetőséget várja el kétkerekűjétől. Mindennek pedig az a jótékony hatása, hogy egyre többen váltanak négyről két kerékre, ami csökkenti az utak zsúfoltságát, illetve – különösen egy elektromos robogó esetében – mérsékli a lokális emissziót. PM-04 Trail Nem a Peugeot formatervezői készítették a PM-04 Trail tanulmányt, hanem Oberdan Bezzi rajzolta meg a Peugeot számára ezt a koncepciót. Bezzi neves olasz motorkerékpár-, és robogódizájner, aki már több mint három évtizede alkot. Véleménye szerint is egyre többen vannak Európában olyanok, akik örömmel fogadnának a kínálatban egy könnyű építésű, akár terepre is alkalmas gépet 30 lóerő körüli teljesítménnyel. Ennek megfelelően Bezzi egy 300 cm3-es egyhengerest képzelt el a PM-04 Trail számára, amely bőven elegendő teljesítménnyel ruházná fel a kistömegű gépet. A formaterv egyszerre elegáns és modern, a PM-04 Trail divatos vonalai révén széles vevőkör tetszését nyerhetné el. Bár hivatalos döntés egyelőre nem született arról, hogy a PM-04 Trail végül gyártásba kerül-e, de az biztos, hogy helye lenne a Peugeot palettáján. Az oroszlános francia márka jelenleg a világ hetven országában kínálja két- és háromkerekű robogóit. A széles paletta minden darabjában közös, hogy a hajtásról vagy villanymotor, vagy 50 és 400 cm3 közötti lökettérfogatú, kis fogyasztású, négyütemű, Euro 5-ös emissziós besorolású benzinmotor gondoskodik. ILLUSZTRÁCIÓK: PEUGEOT-MOTOCYCLES, 1000PS.COM, MOTO-STATION Read the full article

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Peugeot 495cc Model 515 Motorcycle 1938. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.

[the-firebird69]

I like this one and we can have tricked out ones but really we're going to start with the regular look at first but two tone makes it stand out that it's different and I am going to do two tone maybe like this but with regular rooms and tires of the rolls

Gaga

We love it keep it coming

Trumpsters

I'm going to try and do it but really we need you guys in and I see a stream for me by the way it is big

Gaga

We're on the move and we're heading up there and we do hear you and he says that she wants to do it even if she's not called and you can't keep bringing it to the other guys and we'll help defend our area by doing this and we do see that

Trumpsters

To see it's not all bad and she's a little upset but she says it's better this way and let's disruption and she's going to help by carrying some of the load and she's pretty tough that was Megan Merkel

Bja

You got to tell you it's about time and it's a sweet idea I love that idea this is perfect

Megan

I didn't do the motorcycle I am going to do the motorcycle he says self-propelled my work and you can put a transmission on it or any lawn mower engine but you need a transmission but self-propelled has a form of transmission

Kate Middleton

Did you get the self-propelled ones by hand and do little scooters but they're single gears if you want the gears you need to get rid of lawn mowers so you're in competition if you want to do motorcycles but Kate Middleton wants to do a car she has a car in mind and it's like this little Peugeot she's in Northern California but it's near San Francisco and there's a whole bunch of fiberglass companies and other car companies and she needs someone to help her do that and Frank Castle hardcastle says it and hardcastle is saying that she will help and it's a nice car for her they've been talking about it and to her too and this is the idea you have your people who have the right lawn mowers and you drive up to your area so we're requesting that you do that and that you drive to Kate Middleton and she's royalty and you got to get up there and get going and support your Royal and they're moving it

Thor Freya

And we said that last part

Olympus

And I'm helping get this done and I do see how it is and he says they're really is not a generic beer yet but there's that cheap beer and it was on TV the other day I actually YouTube and one of you more like we're drinking it and they saw it and they said it and it was the guy who was making all that food so they're moving out and they're grabbing their beer and they're going there particularly Royal to make the cars and Trump's clothes are saved what are we making nothing and my husband says he's supposed to convert motorcycles and they have a lot of them and he says okay that makes sense to electric and he's going to get HVAC motors I'm going to show up and open a factory and they're moving out right now

Hera it's beautiful work and he really is a darling and he's working everyday and I'm helping him and he never says no to me so let's get moving down here and help him get something it helps him to get by Zues

[newsorama]

Όμιλος Επιχειρήσεων Σαρακάκη – Νέοι τιμοκατάλογοι Peugeot Motorcycles, Horwin και Segway

http://dlvr.it/SwTtBV

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What Can OBDSTAR APP Help You with?

Once you download OBDSTAR APP, you’ll notice five sections within it. This article will introduce the purpose of each section and how it serves you.

APP download https://blog.obd2gate.com/how-to-download-obdstar-app-and-combine-with-tools/

1. What is inside OBDSTAR APP?

Section 1: Locksmith/lmmobilizer section

In this section, you have the option to manually check the pin code, search for the manual remote control programming procedure for each brand, access operation video guides, learn about accessory connections and instructions, and find recent immobilizer updates, and more.

Section 2：Motorcycle/E-Motor section

In this section, you can access to various features such as checking the manual service reset procedure, viewing interactive circuit diagrams, reading data streams, watching operation videos, checking ECU Pinout, and accessing technical bulletins, among other functionalities.

Section 3：Marine section

In this section, you can check the manual service reset procedure, view interactive circuit diagrams, watch operation videos, access the manual remote control procedure, and check technical bulletins, among other features.

Section 4：Dashboard/Airbag/ECU section

In this section, you can find information about airbag reset pinouts, ECU pinouts, gearbox pinouts, BCM pinouts, dashboard pinouts, operation videos, and more.

Section 5: Test Platform section

Within this section, you have the option to access dashboard pinouts, ABS pinouts, radio module pinouts, air conditioner panel pinouts, operation videos, technical bulletins, and more.

2. Comprehensive Function Overview of OBDSTAR APP

Interactive Wiring Diagram:

Provides a comprehensive overview of various information, and allowing you to quickly pinpoint the point of failure.

Data Link Connector and Parameters

Technical Bulletin and Flash Code:

Remote Control Guide:

Radio pin code

Supported Brands for Radio PIN Code Function:

ALFA ROMEO, BRAZIL CITROEN, BRAZIL FIAT, BRAZIL FORD, BRAZIL PEUGEOT, BRAZIL RENAULT, CHRYSLER, CLARION, DACIA, DAF TRUCK, DODGE, ESN ECLIPSE, FIAT, FORD, HOLDEN TRUCK, IVECO TRUCK, JAGUAR, JEEP, LANCIA, LAND ROVER, MACK TRUCK, MAN TRUCK, MASERATI, MAZDA, RENAULT, RENAULT TRUCK, SCANIA TRUCK, TOYOTA, VOLVO TRUCK, and more brands are currently under development.

Therefore, you can see what is inside OBDSTAR APP and the function of each section. Download now to make your locksmith job easier.

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How to Download OBDSTAR App and Combine with Tools

What is OBDSTAR APP Membership?