1. Audi Quattro S1

If you thought the Group B Quattro was an extreme car, look at this one. With its advanced aerodynamic appendages and 750+ horsepower engine, the Quattro was the queen of racing in the 1980s with no less than 6 wins in a row between 1982 and 1987.

2. 205 T16 Pikes Peak

Even if it never won, this T16 entered by Peugeot in 1987 is the heir to the Group B cars that disappeared a year earlier. With a re-built engine and an increase in power to 550hp, the 205 came within 7 seconds of victory. The T16s finished in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

3. 405 T16 Pikes Peak

The star of the short film Climb Dance alongside Ari Vatanen is her. With 800hp for 950kg the 405 T16 won in 1988 and 1989 and put an end to Audi's supremacy in Colorado.

4. Suzuki Escudo

Anyone who has ever played Gran Turismo 2 will remember this car. Present from 1995 to 2005 (under the name Vitara) the Escudo only won the event once, in 1995. But with 985hp for 900kg and a spoiler as wide as a disco singer's collar, the Escudo is a Pikes Peak myth.

5. Toyota Celica Super Sport Turbo

The undisputed queen of the '90s, four-time rally champion and four-time Pikes Peak champion, the Celica is an icon of '90s auto racing. With a power-to-weight ratio of around 1, the Pikes Peak Celica is a wild beast. Its race record has remained unbroken for 13 years!

6. Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak

Even if the relationship seems rather vague, the basis of this 1998 and 1999 winner is a very popular pickup truck in the US. With 1000hp for less than 900kg, there is no doubt that this machine would have been very comfortable to tow the boat trailer of its owner.

7. Mitsubishi FTO

A spoiler in front, a spoiler behind, the recipe could not be simpler but the result is effective. The FTO won in 2005 at Pikes Peak.

8. Ford RS200E

The 2004 edition was special, as it saw a Group B driver win at the wheel of a Group B car. On a race shortened by the weather conditions, it is Stig Blomqvist who wins at the wheel of a car conceived more than 15 years before. A legendary car.

9. Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special

First from 2009 to 2011, the Suzuki SX4 is the first to go under the symbolic 10-minute mark.

10. Dacia Duster "No limit"

What could have happened to lead to the birth of this Duster? No idea but the result is more than successful! With a Nissan GTR engine pumped up to more than 850hp in the rear center position and a tubular chassis, it is true that the beast has little of the lambda Duster.

11. Palatov D4PPS

Produced by an independent manufacturer, the D4PPS is unlike anything else. Weighing in at around 500kg and powered by a 500+hp engine, it won the Unlimited category in 2012.

12. 208 T16 Pikes Peak

A monstrous machine and a legendary driver, such was the combo aligned by Peugeot during the 2013 edition of the International Hill Climb. In the hands of Sébastien Loeb, the 208 T16 pulverized the record thanks to its 875hp for 875kg by propelling this monster from 0 to 100 in 1.8 seconds.

13th Volkswagen I.D R Pikes Peak

Not the most powerful, not the lightest, but yet it has held the all-time record in Colorado Springs since 2018. Featuring two electric motors and entrusted to French 24-hour Le Mans winner Romain Dumas, the I.D R has the advantage of not losing power at altitude like its gasoline counterparts.

Bonus: Gillet Vertigo "Pikes Peak" : auctioned on Benzin here

A Belgian madness tamed by the daughter of a F1 legend. The Gillet Vertigo "Pikes Peak" is one of those cars built with passion. This unique example made a remarkable and noticeable entry in Colorado in 2018. She's asking for more, so if you're in the mood to be tempted, we'll let you take a look ici.