{"id":60111,"date":"2021-01-15T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T14:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=60111"},"modified":"2021-01-21T09:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T09:13:42","slug":"peugeot-205-turbo-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/peugeot-205-turbo-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Peugeot 205 Turbo 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It took Peugeot a few years to develop a competitive Group B car. However, from 1984, the 205 Turbo 16 was finally ready to compete against Audi and Lancia. Unlike some other competitors, Peugeot Talbot Sport consistently developed the rally car first. Only then was the necessary homologation version with road approval created. 200 copies of this had to be sold to private customers according to the regulations. The rules also allowed the production of 20 identical cars to homologate new evo stages for the World Rally Championship. Peugeot made consistent use of this passage and presented the 20 examples of the 205 Turbo 16 Evo 1 at the same time as the 200 road cars. A year later, a further 20 examples of the Evo 2 were produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extensive conversion at Heuliez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since the regulations required at least some parts of the Group B cars to be taken from large-scale production, Peugeot used normal two-door bodyshells of the 205 as a basis. These were sent directly from the assembly line in Sochaux to coachbuilder Heuliez by truck. There, a far-reaching conversion began. The entire rear end behind the B-pillars was cut off and a bulkhead with window was welded in between the B-pillars. The body was then given a rear subframe to which the engine, transmission and rear axle were later attached. Heuliez also shortened the body at the front and installed reinforced and enlarged wheel arches. In between, the spare wheel was placed above the fuel tank, among other things. Apart from the roof and the A-pillars, the externally visible body parts are made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic. To access the engine behind the passengers, the entire rear section folds upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rudimentary standard equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There under the huge hood, hidden somewhere under hoses, radiators and air baffles, sits a 1.8-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. In road trim, it produces 147 kW\/200 hp, while the rally version delivers more than 500 hp. Apart from the very first example, all road cars of the 205 Turbo 16 were painted in Winchester grey. There were also no choices for the interior. A two-spoke steering wheel with ‘Turbo 16’ lettering, black and red upholstery fabric and a couple of analog instruments – that’s it. This was quite intentional, as all the manufacturers who were competing in Group B assumed that the road cars would also find their way onto the rally tracks. Some examples also only served as spare parts on wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n

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