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Peugeot weapon of preference was the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, and of course, that strange combination of capital letters and numbers may mean nothing to you, but how about this? A turbo-diesel 5. 5 liter V12 engine making 730 hp, and 890 ft-lbs of torque. To place it into perspective, the 908 HDi FAP makes almost two times as much torque as a Pagani Zonda R, and it has a smaller engine as well. But despite the magnificence and allure of this amazing piece of machinery and its fantastic history, none of these figures mean anything anymore, because as of the season 2012 Peugeot has made a decision to withdraw from endurance motorsports and end its globally-known reign in endurance racing.

The reason? Apparently Peugeot 407 Problems has been struggling to create ends meet in the economy for a long time now, sufficient reason for ever-increasing debts Peugeot Forums has predicted its bleak future and aims to intercept that fate - even though it indicates leaving its 908 HDi FAP behind and in the books. Peugeot claims that the economic environment in Europe is to blame, and Reuters business news reports that Peugeot plans to cut nearly 6, 000 jobs in 2012, among other cuts - all in the name of creating financial space for Peugeot's launch of five new cars, two of which are hybrids.