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Winged Car Wednesday – Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak

It is week four of our Pike’s Peak special edition Winged Car Wednesdays. Today we are honoring the 1988 Peugeot 405 that attacked the mountain in dominating fashion in both 1988 and 1989. Based on the Paris-Dakar rally racer, with roughly 600 hp pumping out of the 1.9-liter engine, the 405 T16 was a monsterContinue reading “Winged Car Wednesday – Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak”

Winged Car Wednesday – LoveFab 1991 Acura NSX

Continuing on with our theme of Pikes Peak monsters for the third straight week, this time we are taking a look at a privateer effort. The 1991 Acura NSX prepared by LoveFab literally has wings set upon wings in some places. Powered by a 3.0-liter V6 turbocharged engine boosted to within an inch of itsContinue reading “Winged Car Wednesday – LoveFab 1991 Acura NSX”

Winged Car Wednesday – Suzuki Pikes Peak Monsters Part 2

Last week we covered the earlier Suzuki monsters that attacked Pikes Peak. This week we are covering the Suzuki’s that dominated the event. Although the late 1990s Escudo rose to fame through the Gran Turismo series and is by far the best known Suzuki Pikes Peak vehicle, it never won a race. Its predecessor wonContinue reading “Winged Car Wednesday – Suzuki Pikes Peak Monsters Part 2”

Winged Car Wednesday – Suzuki Pikes Peak Monsters Part 1

For the next several weeks on Winged Car Wednesday we are going to focus on some of the Monsters that have attacked the Pikes Peak Hill Climb over the years. To start, we begin with the Suzuki Cultus Pikes Peak of 1992. After a few years of development, 1992 and 1993 had strong finishes atContinue reading “Winged Car Wednesday – Suzuki Pikes Peak Monsters Part 1”