Pikes Peak – Simon Pagenaud talks about the “Honda Monster Family Van”

It will be numbered 777 and will not go unnoticed? She is the “Honda Monster Family Van”, the funny concept car with which simon pagenaud will participate for the first time in his career in the ascent of Pikes Peak. A childhood dream, as he often said. If aesthetically we are far, very far even, from the Peugeot 208 T16 of Sébastien Loeb, inside, surprise: “This is an original concept combining the motorization of a car byIndyCar (i.e. a twin-turbo V6 developing 532 horsepower, Editor’s note) with the Honda Odyssey minivan », explains the French pilot.

“This unique set is perfect for promoting the Honda Odyssey in the United States”, continues the man who became the third Frenchman to have won a race in a major American competition, two weeks ago in Detroit. “I like to say that it's in honor of all the mothers who take their children to football: the 'soccer moms' as they are nicknamed here. But, also, to satisfy the dreams of dads who want horses under the hood. With the Honda Monster Family Van, it is now possible to have 7 seats and 530 horsepower. Enough to make the tires smoke at the green light. »

As a reminder, the climb of Pikes Peak will take place on the evening of Friday June 30. In addition to Simon Pagenaud and Sébastien Loeb, two other French people will be worth watching: Jean-Philippe Dayrault and Romain Dumas.