More often than not, this means dulling the sensation of speed — no such problems with the 205 GTi. How Peugeot managed to shoehorn the larger engine into the engine bay is a feat in itself.

The last five years have been an interesting time for the Peugeot 205 GTI ... October 1992: 1.9 gets the 122bhp catalyst engine. April 1994: Production of the 1.9 GTI and CTI ceases.

With its red paint almost glowing in the supernaturally clear light, the 205 GTI 1.9 looks so perfect it feels like I’ve stepped into a Peugeot brochure shoot, circa 1988. Up close, the ...

When it comes to hot-hatches, none has made a stronger impression on me than the Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 I used to own and occasionally race. I can honestly say, I enjoyed more driving it than the VW ...

The original Peugeot 205 GTI is still respected and now highly collectible amongst Euro enthusiasts. Launched in 1984, the 205 GTI was originally powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 104 hp.

Aventure Peugeot’s first subject is a black, late-’80s 205 GTI with a battered exterior and a somewhat better-kept cabin. Featuring the bigger 1.9-liter engines, these early hot hatches ...

The current regime at Peugeot must be sick to death of talk of the 205. Every car the French brand has launched since – good, bad or mad – has immediately been compared to this achingly pretty ...

Until 1984, Peugeot was a brand best known for producing chunky, bulletproof saloon cars, but it desperately needed a replacement for its ageing 104 hatchback. The result was the 205 – a ...

Will the new hot hatch live up to the brilliance of the originals? The Peugeot 205 GTi. Icon of the 1980s, tuning hero of the 1990s, and now a white-hot classic car with investment-grade values.

Today, the Peugeot 205 is 40 years old. That’s right – 24 February 1983 was the day that Peugeot launched the car that would come to define it, win countless plaudits and stay on sale in one ...

What is it? Pug1Off – a Peugeot tuning specialist from Brackley – has modernised the classic 205 GTI hot hatch. Its GTI 195 has – you guessed it – 195bhp, with the engine upgrade costing ...

Even so, it’s worth remembering that Peugeot doesn’t produce anything remotely similar to the 205 GTI in this day and age. On the other hand, the Jimny is alive and well. Suzuki did turn it ...