Rally legend, Sebastian Loeb, is considered one of the greatest drivers in the world, having taken home nine WRC titles in his illustrious car. For a man that's no stranger to winning, Loeb is poised to take on his next challenge: taking down Pikes Peak.

And for that, Peugeot->ke68 announced that it had “borrowed” Loeb from Citroen->ke22 to drive the company's new 208->ke3444-derived T16 Pikes Peak race car.

The car itself is expected to compete in the Unlimited Class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Clim->ke1001b. Performance details have yet to be announced, but expect this racecar to pack in tremendous amounts of power, possibly even reaching 1,000 horsepower.

The race car looks like it's been given copious amounts of carbon fiber to go with extended side skirts and a side-exiting exhaust. A massive rear wing also part of the design, as is an interior that's been stripped down to accommodate nothing more than racing equipment.

A carbon-fiber racing seat can clearly be seen inside a roll cage. There's also a digital instrument cluster, alloy pedals, and an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel with paddle shifters.

UPDATE 05/29/13: Peugeot unveiled a new video presenting the 208 T16 Pikes Peak race car during a testing session at Mont Ventoux. Enjoy!

Click past the jump to read about Peugeot's return to Pikes Peak and the 208 that this racer is based on.

2013 Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak Racecar

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Peugeot 208

The 2013 Peugeot 208 is available as a three- or five-door hatchback and has a slew of available engines. At its base level, the 208 comes with a 1.0-liter engine that huffs and puffs to pump out 68 horsepower and emits 99 grams of CO2 per km. The 208 GTi – the top-level 208 – comes standard with a 1.6-liter turbocharged four0cylinder engine with a rocking 200 horsepower. Between those two engines are numerous different 1.2-, 1.4- and 1.6-liter engines that produce between 70 and 156 horsepower.

The Peugeot 208 starts out at £9,995 ($15,329) on the road and peaks at £18,900 ($29,124) on the road.