The Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi was a lot of fun, especially for the younger ones. Let’s find out why
The Peugeot 205 it was a B segment and medium displacement car, produced between 1983 and 1999 by the French car manufacturer Peugeot. A true myth of the 80s. Especially in a sporty variant, the 1.9 GTi.
The Peugeot 205
Best seller for a decade, it had unprecedented success in Peugeot’s history with over five million units sold. A boom in sales that rewarded the effort. The Peugeot 205, in fact, was already thought of since 1977, as a replacement for the Peugeot 104.
The car was originally to be called 105. Just to underline the continuity with its ancestor. In January 1983, however, it debuted under the name 205. And, even before the sales boom, it was a critical acclaim. The press, in fact, praised the car’s agility. Which, however, was also handy and compact.
The marketing was started on February 24 of the same year, but the debut in Italy took place only in November 1983, almost a year after the official presentation.
The Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi
Numerous variants of the Peugeot 205. Let’s focus on 1.9 GTi. It was presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1986. Shortly before, however, the 1.6 was proposed. The Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi was equipped with a 1905 cm³ XU9 130 hp engine. Both GTI versions, 1.6 and 1.9 liters, will prove to be a great success, especially among the younger audience, who appreciated the shot, the great sporting temperament and the reasonable running costs.
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Four-cylinder in-line, front-wheel drive, five-speed manual gearbox. The Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi was a lot of fun, especially for the younger ones, because boasted an acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 7 seconds and 8 hundredths. And it could reach 206 kilometers per hour.
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