A shelf with room for one Pikes Peak car poses two questions: which era should it represent, and should the model show race decoration or aerodynamic form? Audi 88700 answers with the decorated 1987 No. 1 entry. Peugeot 81356 answers with a plain-black interpretation of the 2013 car.
The Peugeot is not the decorated counterpart to the Audi
The year difference is only part of the choice. The Peugeot’s missing full competition livery changes what the shelf documents. If your purpose is to record a particular decorated entry, the Audi is the closer match within this pair; a fully liveried 2013 Peugeot would require a different edition.
Access favors different ways of looking
| Audi front and rear | Opening hood plus removable rear cover: engine plumbing at the front, cooling fans and filler detail at the back. |
|---|---|
| Peugeot cockpit and glazing | Opening doors give cockpit access. Mechanical elements can be viewed through rear glazing; removable rear bodywork is unverified. |
| Wheel-level compromise | The Audi sample had unbranded tires and plastic-like white wheels. The Peugeot inspection describes marked slicks and brake detail. |
The Audi inspection confirms the rear cover’s removal. The Peugeot inspection mentions removable panels on the full-size car, which cannot establish the miniature mechanism. This is why the comparison distinguishes actual access from visible equipment.
For an all-open mechanical presentation, the Audi offers two documented compartments but retains its wheel reservations. For studying the Peugeot’s wing and stance without graphics, plain black is the point of the edition, provided you do not need the unverified rear access.
