Peugeot enters its first cross-country rally since winning the Dakar this week, with Sebastien Loeb admitting the Silk Way Rally, the world's longest endurance event, will be his biggest challenge. The Velizy team will enter three 2008 DKRs for 2016 Dakar victor Stephane Peterhansel, Loeb and Cyril Despres.Carlos Sainz, the...

Dakar Rally legend Stephane Peterhansel is ready to sacrifice his own chances of a 13th win on the marathon event to help Peugeot teammate Sebastien Loeb.Peterhansel said his target had become 12 victories, six on a motorbike and six in a car, and he achieved that this year (above). Nine-time...

Autosport rally editor DAVID EVANS wasn't looking forward to this year's Dakar, but the captivating first week of the event has changed his mind... A week down. A week to go. The Dakar doesn't half go on a bit.It's a marathon for those of us who spend the fortnight waiting...

Peugeot Sport team principal Bruno Famin says getting three 2008 DKRs ready to start the Dakar Rally is a first victory for the team.Peugeot's Dakar project began just one year ago and the French manufacturer has designed and developed its two-wheel-drive diesel-powered car over the past 12 months."It's been an...

Peugeot's Dakar test program has been delayed following teething troubles with the 2008 DKR.The French manufacturer was scheduled to run the car at its first significant test last week, but that that has now been put back to the end of this month. Peugeot is hoping to compete in the...

Peugeot Sport has begun testing the 2008 DKR, which will return the marque to the Dakar Rally 25 years after its last victory in the desert. The vehicle, which runs in a rear-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive configuration, has been running in central France with Carlos Sainz behind the...

Eleven-time Dakar Rally winner Stephane Peterhansel will join Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres in Peugeot's lineup for the car maker's return to the event in 2015.Peugeot, which dominated the Dakar in the 1980s with four victories with its 405 T16, announced earlier this year that it is returning to the...

Peugeot Sport director Bruno Famin has ruled out a return to the World Rally Championship any time soon, saying World Rallycross offers better value.Peugeot, the WRC's fourth most successful brand, is contesting World Rallycross with Hansen Motorsport this year, while also developing the 208 T16 R5 car and its all-new...