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At the 1988 Paris Motor Show, Peugeot unveiled a mid-engined two-seater named after a region on Mars. Under its glass canopy: everything the lion imagined for the year 2000 — powered by a WM-tuned PRV V6 of 680 bhp.
The 2,849 cc 24-valve PRV — twin-turbocharged with intercoolers — develops 680 bhp at 8,200 rpm and 726 Nm of torque. The preparation is signed WM, the very team that had just clocked 407 km/h at Le Mans with the P88.
On a test track, Michelin driver Jean-Philippe Vittecocq pushed the Oxia to 350 km/h — outputs no PRV road car had ever reached.
Four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, active aerodynamics, a solar-cell interior: the Oxia crammed in everything Peugeot could imagine for the future.
Oxia comes from Oxia Palus, a region on Mars — a fitting address for a car from another world.
Beyond its saloons, the PRV was capable of carrying Peugeot into the realm of pure dream — the same block that powered the 605 and XM in showrooms.
The team behind the Oxia's engine also holds the eternal Le Mans record.