Sweet deja-vu thought to the last time a French V12 was presented. Different hairstyle though :-)
I have a press CD with some impressive pictures of ... an engine. e.g. :
http://www.matrasport.dk/vault/Peugeot_908_MOTEUR_0606AB001.jpg (NB: 4Mb jpg)
Its called the Peugeot V12 HDi DPFS/FAP (pictures looks more like a 3D rendering though)
Peugeot states in the notes that they WILL be at Le Mans with a diesel engine and they even have a program telling us that Eric Hélary will be testdriving "the car" in december 2006. They only briefly mention "the Peugeot 908" and continues to tell us about the engine.
I was at the after-race press conference at Le Mans 24h, and considering how much Henri Pescarolo was praising the current regulations that allow diesels (even if they beat him to winning the race), and the need to KEEP these regulations unchanged, I have a cunning feeling his cars will not run
on petrol next year... :-)
A few years ago, Pescarolo was Peugeot (/Sodemo) powered, so the connections are certainly there.
Directly asked, neither Henri Pescarolo nor his wife (who among many other things s the press manager for Pescarolo Sport) have however admitted to any of this (obviously) so for the time being it remains speculation.
/Lennart