Peugeot RCZ R UK price from £31,995

The new Peugeot RCZ R (pictured) will cost £31,995 in the UK

The Peugeot RCZ is an appealing little sports coupe from Peugeot which, with a different badge and greater performance, might garner more kudos than it does. There’s little Peugeot can do about the badge, but they have done something about the power on offer with the arrival of the RCZ R at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this summer.

Now, the Peugeot RCZ is about to go on sale in the UK – order books open on 18th November – and it will cost a not unreasonable £31,995.

For around £4k more than the currently most expensive RCZ – the Magnetic THP 200 – Peugeot are offering you an extra 70bhp – there’#s a fulsome 270bhp on tap in the RCZ R – which is enough to get you to 62mph in 5.9 seconds yet still return offcial economy of 44.8mpg.

The RCZ R also get a strengthened 6-speed manual ‘box, uprated clutch, bigger intercooler and twin-scroll turbo and a new exhaust which gets sound system to amplify its sound.

Peugeot has also added a Torsion diff to keep the wheels tamed, wider tracks, revised dampers, stiffer springs and anti-roll bar and a fixed spoiler at the back for extra downforce.

It’s an appealing performance offering from the Peugeot RCZ R, with first deliveries expected in January 2014 in a choice of Moroccan Red, Nera Black, Mercury Grey and Opal White.

By Cars UK