Peugeot 205
Magazine road tests and mentions
CAR Magazine, February 1983
Oracle
Superb Peugeot 205 shape has surprising individuality, beauty for a 'boxy' modern famly hatch; is to be launched shortly
before Geneva show
Peugeot's drag coefficient is said to be around 0.35, thanks to low bonnet line and sleek, fuss-free lines. Car is
5.0in longer than five-door 104; comes with the old 104's 1124cc engine, or with 1360cc or 1580cc fours as in Citroen BX
CAR Magazine, April 1983
Newcomers : Beware the Pug, VW
Peugeot's hoped-for Golf-buster, the 205, has economy, room, good looks, but lots of rivals
CAR Magazine, November 1983
Newcomers : Peugeot on target
Peugeot's brilliant baby 205 reaches the highest level in cut-throat supermini car class
Performance Car, November 1983
Poised for battle
Peugeot 205GT
CAR Magazine, February 1984
Newcomers : Peugeot mini strikes oil
Possibly the best 205 version, the 1.7 diesel version is a little overlooked. It's refined, but it costs
CAR Magazine, February 1984
Giant Test
Daihatsu Charade v Austin Metro v Ford Fiesta v Vauxhall Nova v Citroen Visa v Volkswagen Polo v Peugeot 205 v Fiat Uno
Fast Lane, August 1985
Rally bred, lots of bread
Only 200 of the four-wheel-drive 205 Turbo 16s have been built by Peugeot, for homologation purposes.
Performance Car, September 1986
Newsline
Peugeot's 1.9-litre version of the 205GTI will be shown at the Motor Show in October and go on sale around New Year. Peugeot sources say the engine will be limited to 130bhp because they feel the little car would just be too powerful with more horses to call on.
Performance Car, September 1986
Image Builder
In France you can have your 205 Cabrio with either a 1360cc, 80bhp engine or the GTI 1580cc unit. But here, for the time being, it's injection or nothing if you want a fresh air 205
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