Peugeot has revealed why it opted for an all-new black, white, and purple livery for the 2026 World Endurance Championship.
The French producer is getting into its fifth season of competitors in Hypercar with the 9X8, having entered the WEC halfway by way of 2022.
Within the 2026 season, it continues the custom of introducing a recent livery, one which stands out sharply from its predecessors.
The ‘lion’ is now wearing a zebra-like sample, alternating black and white throughout a lot of the bodywork, and highlighted with touches of purple.
“The primary time I noticed it, I used to be form of, ‘wow, that is new’,” Alain Favey, CEO of Peugeot informed the media, together with Motorsport.com.
“In the long run, you suppose, ‘nicely, that is what we wish’. We wish the automotive to be seen on the monitor. We ended up going for it and we prefer it very a lot. Now that I see it dwell, I prefer it actually so much.”
The aim of a “robust” livery
Peugeot 9X8
Photograph by: Peugeot Sport
Head of design Matthias Hossann defined the ambition behind the livery change.
“I believe that is one thing most likely distinctive to Peugeot. As a result of in the event you take a look at all of the generations of the 9X8, we begin with the Selenium Gray,” he mentioned.
“After, you had been used to what you name the Demski, which was nearly an artwork automotive. After, the one with the lion, and this one this 12 months.
“In reality, it is greater than a livery. For me, it is nearly changing into an artwork automotive. When you take a look at what’s occurred throughout the different opponents, I imagine now we have one thing which is actually robust. And I believe that is additionally the aim of doing a robust livery.
“It is to essentially exist visually, to have a robust visible print. And I believe with this one, now we have one thing fairly robust and fairly distinctive inside all of the opponents.”
Peugeot 9X8
Photograph by: Peugeot Sport
Hossann then described the genesis of the idea itself: “We used to begin with the claw. The three-claw signature, which is our signature. We have now the sunshine signature, which can be the signature of Peugeot Sport.
“We have now the three claws. And we distort these claws everywhere in the automotive. So it represents the velocity. Even when the automotive is static, like at the moment, in the event you flip round, you will have this sense of movement, of dynamics.
“Additionally black and white refers to all the information. As a result of I used to be actually tremendous impressed by means of information enter.
“And the purple. It is apparent when now we have a 205 GTI with this contact of purple. And this 12 months would be the GTI 12 months for Peugeot. That is why we add this small contact of purple on this livery.”
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