200
BHP (STOCK ZPJ4)
The starting point is the naturally-aspirated 2,975 cc 24-valve PRV of the Peugeot 605 SV24 and Citroën XM V6 24v — the ZPJ4, about 200 bhp. The engine house EIA fitted it with two Garrett turbochargers and doubled the output: 408 bhp.
Venturi entrusted all its PRV V6s to EIA — the “PRV EIA” partnership. The full tuner file is in Tuners.
The 2,458 cc turbo PRV (Z7U 730) — the same engine as the Alpine GTA V6 Turbo.
A 160 bhp 2.8-litre PRV (Z7W) turbocharged by EIA up to 260 bhp.
The summit: 24-valve, twin Garretts, 408 bhp — the most powerful PRV road car ever.
The later Venturi 300 Atlantique dropped the PRV for the 60° “PR” V6 (L7X) — it falls outside the PRV's scope.
In the mid-1990s Venturi took the PRV back to the track with the 600 LM, a competition version of the Atlantique built for the BPR series and Le Mans: the same EIA-developed 3.0-litre 24-valve bi-turbo, pushed to around 600 bhp.
Her story — and the WM record cars — are on the Prototypes page.
The 24-valve ZPJ4 and its ACAV variable intake — the base of the 400 GT.