One For Classic Car Fans.....

[raleighnut]

The Mi16 motor was much better off left in the far gripper, steadier steered and more neutral 405 chassis. I had the later 2.0 for a while post-divorce.

My ex had a 205 GR with the 1360cc engine and that was like a go-kart but looking at other 205s I suspect the previous owner had lowered it somewhat (or had it professionally lowered cos Pamela bought it from a Peugeot dealer) it looked lower and 'fatter' than some other 205s I've seen but maybe that was the tyres* or possibly cos it was a 5 door body whereas most are 3 door.

*I forget but the tyres were either 165/60 or 160/65, I suspect the latter but I've seen some with right skinny tyres that make the car look taller and more narrow but with nearly 7" wide tyres it gripped really well which was needed as Pam had a habit of going into bends a little too fast then 'lifting off' mid corner how it never spun round I'll never know but when we fitted new tyres at @50,000 miles I specified Michelins again despite the tyre place saying "I can get much cheaper tyres than those" No I wanted the grip that Michelin provided.

 

[Ian H]

Daimler-Jag waiting for the ferry home.

 

[Gunk]

Daimler-Jag waiting for the ferry home.
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That looks quite menacing on black wires

 

[srj10]

 

[presta]

Aerodynamics by the architect who did the houses behind it

A bit like Silver End.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/o2VRSbPoDxVSbuo87

 

[Gunk]

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That is very cool, probably a large V8.

 

[Jameshow]

My ex had a 205 GR with the 1360cc engine and that was like a go-kart but looking at other 205s I suspect the previous owner had lowered it somewhat (or had it professionally lowered cos Pamela bought it from a Peugeot dealer) it looked lower and 'fatter' than some other 205s I've seen but maybe that was the tyres* or possibly cos it was a 5 door body whereas most are 3 door.

*I forget but the tyres were either 165/60 or 160/65, I suspect the latter but I've seen some with right skinny tyres that make the car look taller and more narrow but with nearly 7" wide tyres it gripped really well which was needed as Pam had a habit of going into bends a little too fast then 'lifting off' mid corner how it never spun round I'll never know but when we fitted new tyres at @50,000 miles I specified Michelins again despite the tyre place saying "I can get much cheaper tyres than those" No I wanted the grip that Michelin provided.

I had an xsi lovely 205 warm but not a hot hatch like the gtis!

 

[figbat]

I had an xsi lovely 205 warm but not a hot hatch like the gtis!

There was never a 205 XSi - there was an XS with the 1360 engine - the output varied by age; I had one with the twin-choke carb version at 85 bhp.

There was a 106 XSi - my sister had one of those.

 

[Jameshow]

Sorry xs!

Yes the 1360 one.

 

[DRM]

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A Breaking Bad Mobile!

 

[Drago]

There was never a 205 XSi - there was an XS with the 1360 engine - the output varied by age; I had one with the twin-choke carb version at 85 bhp.

And the 205 Rallye, an XS shorn of extraneous weight and stickered up. I may be wrong (I used to date a girl who was 205 mad and had 4 of them) the earlier versions had a hotted up 1300 engine to make it complaint for some race class or other for which the larger 1360 wouldn't qualify, but I might be wrong. I had other things in my mind when I was in her company!

 

[raleighnut]

And the 205 Rallye, an XS shorn of extraneous weight and stickered up. I may be wrong (I used to date a girl who was 205 mad and had 4 of them) the earlier versions had a hotted up 1300 engine to make it complaint for some race class or other for which the larger 1360 wouldn't qualify, but I might be wrong. I had other things in my mind when I was in her company!

Nah they were a later 'bucket and shim' head on the 1.4 engine (probably the 1360cc motor) and had a series built around them as a 'Junior' class

 

[Drago]

I didn't dream it. Something must have subliminally wedged in my brain while I was having fun with her.

From 1988 to 1992 Peugeot produced another variant of the 205, the 205 Rallye, which was engineered and produced by Peugeot–Talbot sport. This edition of the 205 was positioned as a cost-effective alternative to the 205 GTI, retaining its sporty character, but being less expensive to buy or maintain. To achieve this, Peugeot used a derivative of the TU-series engine used in the post-1987 205s, which was designated TU24. The engine is essentially the same engine as was in the 1.1-litre 205 with the cylinders bored out to a total engine displacement of 1294 cc, a sports camshaft and twin Weber carburetors. The 1.3-litre engine produced 103 PS (76 kW; 102 hp) at 6,800 rpm

However...

In 1992 Peugeot introduced the Rallye to the UK market, it was available in three colours (500 white, 250 yellow, 80 blue) and was essentially a re-badged XT. It came equipped with black cloth seats embroidered with the Peugeot-Talbot Sport logo, the Peugeot-Talbot sports colours behind the front arches and over the back arches, as well as the same markings on the grill and tailgate of its European brother. It was powered by an iron-blocked 1360 cc TU3.2 engine with the same twin-choke Solex carburettor found on the earlier XS engine. It produced 75 bhp (56 kW; 76 PS) and achieved 107 mph (172 km/h) with a 0–60 mph of 11.7 seconds.

So the Rallye was a 1.3 and not the 1360, except for the British market where we got some kind of low calorie 75 brake nonsense 1360 alternative of the crappy TU engine. Why do the French hate us so much to foist rubbish like that upon us?

 

[raleighnut]

I didn't dream it. Something must have subliminally wedged in my brain while I was having fun with her.

From 1988 to 1992 Peugeot produced another variant of the 205, the 205 Rallye, which was engineered and produced by Peugeot–Talbot sport. This edition of the 205 was positioned as a cost-effective alternative to the 205 GTI, retaining its sporty character, but being less expensive to buy or maintain. To achieve this, Peugeot used a derivative of the TU-series engine used in the post-1987 205s, which was designated TU24. The engine is essentially the same engine as was in the 1.1-litre 205 with the cylinders bored out to a total engine displacement of 1294 cc, a sports camshaft and twin Weber carburetors. The 1.3-litre engine produced 103 PS (76 kW; 102 hp) at 6,800 rpm

However...

In 1992 Peugeot introduced the Rallye to the UK market, it was available in three colours (500 white, 250 yellow, 80 blue) and was essentially a re-badged XT. It came equipped with black cloth seats embroidered with the Peugeot-Talbot Sport logo, the Peugeot-Talbot sports colours behind the front arches and over the back arches, as well as the same markings on the grill and tailgate of its European brother. It was powered by an iron-blocked 1360 cc TU3.2 engine with the same twin-choke Solex carburettor found on the earlier XS engine. It produced 75 bhp (56 kW; 76 PS) and achieved 107 mph (172 km/h) with a 0–60 mph of 11.7 seconds.

So the Rallye was a 1.3 and not the 1360, except for the British market where we got some kind of low calorie 75 brake nonsense 1360 alternative of the crappy TU engine. Why do the French hate us so much to foist rubbish like that upon us?

Only ever seen the UK version, thought it had a variant of the 1360cc engine.

 

[Drago]

I've only seen a UK one but I was sure I remembered my GF of the time mentioned a smaller motor but with more power. She was 205 mad.