Peugeot 207 S2000 Evo sponsored by BFO Yacco - Ypres Rally 2012
Marking / livery in 1/24 scale manufactured by Renaissance Models (ref. TK24-338, also TK24/338)

Technically speaking, the S2000 category is essentially about rally vehicles with a 2-litre naturally aspirated engine, four-wheel drive and sequential gearbox, without any electronic aids, piloted gearboxes or active differentials. The gearbox, from the Sadev brand, is common to all models, and there are also limitations for the engine, such as a top speed set at 8,500 revolutions or the flanged intake throttle.

Within this category, Peugeot had the ideal model, its 207 model, suitably reinforced and worked on at the chassis level, with extraordinary rigidity thanks to the welded multipoint arch. One of the points that has had to be transformed the most is the suspensions, resorting to identical systems in both the front and rear to adapt the all-wheel drive. The brakes are also limited by the regulations, with four-piston Brembo calipers and 300 mm ventilated discs on both trains for gravel, which become 355 mm at the front for asphalt. The tires are 18” on asphalt and 15” on gravel. The engine used by the Peugeot was the EW10J4S with 1,998 cc and four valves per cylinder, with Magneti Marelli electronic management, reaching approximately 280 hp.

With this model, Peugeot won the title of the IRC (Intercontinental Rally Challenge ) in the years 2007 (Enrique García Ojeda), 2008 (Nicolas Vouilloz) and 2009 (Kris Meeke).