Used Sports Cars - Peugeot RCZ-R - Sports Cars - Icon Wheels
Used Sports Cars - Peugeot RCZ-R - Sports Cars - Icon Wheels
The RCZ-R hasn't achieved the success it deserves, but it remains one of the most disgusting front-wheel drive sports cars in history.
Competing with German coupes (Audi TT and BMW Z4) is not easy, and if the car is front-wheel drive and is French (they are better at making compact ones), it is even more difficult. But the Peugeot RCZ-R has a lot of good qualities, aesthetics and dynamics.
He is not like any of his rivals, on the contrary, he is athletic. original and modern lookwithout being heavy or heavy. Inside, you sit low, but the seats are comfortable enough for everyday driving. The interior is also neat and made of materials that are pleasing to the eye and feel, but the design quickly became outdated.
But the most important thing is how you drive. There 163 h.p. diesel it has "too much chassis" compared to power, but consumes little; and a 1.6 THP turbocharged gasoline engine with 200 hp. is a good compromise between performance and everyday usability. The engine regularly pushes and forces RCZ fun on any road, but the real queen is the R version.
RCZ-R
La Peugeot RCZ-R on the roads, it is found less and less. It's been a few years since I last drove it, but it still tops the list of the most aggressive front wheel drive cars I've ever tested. Engine 1.6 THP of 270 hp he has a slight delay in his response, but when the turbo starts blowing, he is abruptly pushed into the red zone with a soundtrack as annoyed as his delivery. IN Manual Transmission (the only option) it has a short lever and fairly accurate couplings (could be done a little better); but the chassis is the real strength of Peugeot. The car is tough, responsive, so solid it feels like it's being tightened with a giant hex wrench. IN Limited slip differential Torsen the front end seems to have been taken from a race car, and so it is stretched. When accelerating, you need to hold the steering wheel firmly due to the torque response, but traction is monumental. Steering is precise, of correct weight and transparent to convey information coming from the front; this is a car that instills a lot of confidence, but when you push it deep it starts demanding professional driving. IN ago he tends to slide, moves quickly and tensely, but does not get nervous. There RCZ Capable of truly incredible pace, this frantic pace is also made possible by the monstrous braking system that features 380 mm front discs. I have seen several cars in this class with brakes with such impressive power.
PRICES AND COSTS
La Peugeot RCZ-R it will also be solid and clean, but at low speeds it will manage to consume even a little (1.6 THP is really elastic), so 15-16 km / l become within reach.
The THP turbocharged 1.6 version with 200 hp, when new, cost 30.000 10.000, today it is a little over 270-40.000 euros; while the XNUMX HP R, which cost over XNUMX XNUMX euros in the new, is nowaround xnumx.
