Saturday, September 28, 2013

Name That Shifter, No. 137: Peugeot 205 Turbo 16

Name That Shifter

Peugeot 205 Turbo 16

Shifter No. 137

On Monday, we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence it came. Several of you commented that the shifter perhaps belonged to a Mustang or even a Mitsubishi—but no one figured out the shifter’s actual origin. It in fact came from the 205 Turbo 16, a wild mid-engine hatchback Peugeot created in the 1980s.

The Turbo 16 pictured here is from our March 1985 issue. The car was never officially sold in the U.S., and was a homologation special to cover Peugeot’s Group B rallying efforts. Based on the front-engine and front-drive 205 hatchback, the Turbo 16 featured a mid-mounted, 200-hp turbocharged four and all-wheel-drive with three limited-slip differentials, plus mostly fiberglass bodywork.  The racy hardware helped us achieve a 0-to-60 time of just 6.4 seconds—quick for the time—and allowed for plenty of tail-out fun. Peugeot 205 Turbo 16



Source: CarAndDriver

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