The

Peugeot Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...

V10 engine is a series of naturally-aspirated,

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engines; produced between 1990 and 2000. These engines were used to compete in the

World Sportscar Championship The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...

, between

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and 1993, with Peugeot winning the

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two years in a row (

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and

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

). In

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, they decided to make the switch to

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

, using the same 3.5 L V10 derived from their highly successful,

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-winning

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sports prototype, that was easily adjusted to F1 regulations. Peugeot debuted as an engine supplier with the

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team and remained in F1 until the end of the 2000 season.

Peugeot 905 SA35-A1/SA35-A2 engine

Technically advanced, the 905 used a light alloy and high revving ''SA35-A1'' 3499 cc naturally aspirated V10 engine that was similar to F1 engines of the time. The 905 was built at Vélizy-Villacoublay The more powerful ''SA35-A2'' engine evolution, used in the 905B, made its race debut at the

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round of the 1991 series.

Specifications

; Manufacturer :

; First race :

; Category :

1 ; Engine : 80°

, 40 valves ; Output : at 12,500 rpm (905B produced approximately ) ; Transmission : 6-speed sequential manual, mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive

Formula One A4/A6 engine

Peugeot decided to switch to

, using the same 3.5L V10 from the 905 that was easily adjusted to F1 regulations. In

, Peugeot debuted as an engine supplier with the

team. The

''A4''

, used by the

Formula One team in 1994, initially developed at 14,250 rpm. It was later further developed into the ''A6'', which produced even more power; developing at 14,500 rpm. Peugeot remained in F1 until the end of the 2000 season, when, after little success, they decided to focus and concentrate their efforts on the World Rally Championship.

Applications

Formula 1 cars

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(A4/A6) *

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(A10) *

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(A12) *

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(A14) *

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(A16) *

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(A18) * Prost AP03 (A20)

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sports prototypes

* Peugeot 905 (SA35-A1/SA35-A2)https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/01/26/sportscars-that-never-raced-10-the-peugeot-905-evo-2-supercopter.html

References

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