Sebastien Loeb’s team ran its brand-new Peugeot 208 Supercar for the first time at the Silverstone World Rallycross test earlier this week, and has declared itself satisfied with the first outing for the new car. Despite using the same model of Peugeot that team owner Loeb races for the works Peugeot squad in World RX, SLR has developed its own 208 from the ground up. Following six months of development and just one month of final built time, the 208 ran reliably at the Silverstone test, allowing the squad’s former WTCC driver Gregoire Demoustier to rack up the most laps of any driver across the two days. A small power steering hydraulic leak was the only issue for the new car, which...
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