For Successful Living – Peugeot 205 GTi Turbo Diesel
Pictured is a commercial vehicle. Believe me.
Anyone with at least half a heart and only half a brain will love the Peugeot 205 GTi. It’s a hot hatch classic, looks just right with its pert Pininfarina packaging, and while even the regular 205 is cracking to drive the GTi is brilliant. But what if you wish for more low-end grunt than can be tickled out of the powerplants originally available? What would be your choice for a heart transplant?
Some power-hungry 205 owners have gone with the route of sourcing mechanicals from the 405 Mi16, as the 1.9-litre XU derivative in it has almost 160hp stock, compared to the 130hp version in the stock 205 1.9 GTi. But if 1.9 litres isn’t enough and you’re willing to experiment within the Peugeot engine palette, you can do what the owner of this white 205 did. It’s turbo diesel time.
Starting with a humble 1.6 GTi, this 205 has received a completely overhauled engine from a 406 turbodiesel, with a factory-fresh head and new rubber mounts, under a higher hood from a 1.9 automatic. The fuel pump is a tweaked Bosch unit. The gearbox has had an once-over too, with the ratios lengthened and seals renewed. Clutch comes from a four-wheel-drive 405 Mi16x4, and the rear axle has also been renovated and the car now features discs all round. The steering is now power assisted as well.
Other additions/improvements are a new radiator and a host of suspension parts, along with a light update. It also seems the grille has been swapped, and I’d rather swap it back for the original one. I’m also not fond of the aux lights. The white wheel, however, can stay.
The seller describes the car’s new-found grunt as thus: “Unbelievably fast, top speed over 200km/h. Will spin the tires in 3rd gear at 80km/h by just giving it a bit more gas.”
The interior of the 205 is described as flawless. Outside it’s fine, but there are a couple of knocks on the driver door. In this pic the car features the original steering wheel.
The cherry on the cake is that with the removal of the rear seat the car has been registered as a commercial vehicle, decimating the yearly diesel tax. So, even with the litre price hike of diesel fuel it’s still seriously cheap to run.
It’s not cheap to buy, however, with the asking price hovering at 5500 eur. It’s true there’s been everything done that you can perform on a 205:s mechanicals, but a non-modified GTi is something in the region of 1500-2000 eur and you can get a Mi16′ed one for 3000, if that’s what you would like instead. But if cheap running costs and turbo diesel thrills are what you’re after, here you have it all neatly packaged.
[Source: Nettiauto.com (partially in Finnish]
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If this was in the US id be on it like yo momma on a pancake.
Should be solid and quite fun, but way to spendy to get maximum enjoyment out of it.
Is it fair to brag about spinning the tires in 3rd gear when your roads are covered with snow 364.31425 days of the year?
Those few hours on hot dry asphalt are worth it.
If this doesn't make Vavon show up, nothing will.
Hahaha!!
Looks like a 2.1 litre 12 valve motor I had one in a 406 wagon tons of grunt but very brittle valve train the XUD 1.9 is tougher and more reliable, I notice he has no intercooler,
Interesting car and a very thoughtful conversion. But the price and the diesel kind of put me off. I don't love torques That much. 200 kph is just 124 mph, but I'll bet it seems insanely fast in a narrow car with that short a wheelbase.
As an owner of a Peugeot turbodiesel, I approve.
Contrary to popular belief; Pininfarina did NOT style the Peugeot 205! It was actually Gérard Welter of Style Peugeot who designed the 205. As usual Pininfarina was consulted, like with every new Peugeot since 1955, but this was the first time that the Style Peugeot proposal was chosen over the Pinifarina design. The 205 cabriolet however was designed by Pininfarina.
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This 205 GTIDT however has way too much after-market junk on it. Ditch the wheels, the lights, the grille and we'll talk.
I want to take this car to a big, completely empty car park, crank the wheel all the way right, put it in reverse, then stomp the throttle and spin backwards donuts until I cause a tornado. Or until the tires explode. Whichever happens first.
Damn, I wish we had these cars in the US.
Your wish is my command!
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Well, you could drive to France and get one there… Hint, hint!
Hey, wow! Right here in California! I'd have so much fun with that car.
Here, though, it's a semi-exotic if only because of it's rarity. If they'd been sold in large numbers, there'd be examples rusting in backyards all over the place, and I could get 'em for a song.
France is still calling to me. My wallet keeps saying, "wait." Stupid wallet.
That would be true except 205's are galvanized and don't rust.Skilful purveyors of old crap cars look at scrapyards to see which cars are at the bottom of the piles and not crushed by the weight.. they're usually the galvanized ones.. Citroen Xantias, some of the '90's Pugs are amongst them!
I've got a Pug 205 turbo diesel with the XUD lump…it's only the 1.7 but it still goes 110 mph and gets 55 mpg going gently..The last ones had the 1.9 GTi front wishbones and brakes too…Cracking little cars… rather than put a TD lump in a GTi i'd put a GTi interior in a stock turbo diesel 205…it's a lot easier!
Haven't most of these been sliced in half by accidents involving young male second-owners? My mechanic uncle jokes that he's seen more than one that's been welded together out of two different cars.
But that's not to say I wouldn't be on this like Shelby on tort.
This little sweetie is making me less prejudiced against French Vehicles.
As a profound appreciator of torques and fuel efficiencies I approve of this conversion. A lot.
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