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<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nWe are on the cusp of the new millennium, and the small Peugeot 205 have revolutionised the stylebook of the French manufacturer in recent decades. An incredibly successful and long-lived model, it is by now however feeling the weight of years. Something new is needed in order to make the leap into the new millennium, and Peugeot therefore launched its long-awaited successor in 1998: a small, sportily styled car which, predictably, was named the 206; it would become one of the Lion\u2019s most popular models, and many will remember the advertisement featuring the Indian fan who builds one for himself using an anvil and a hammer.<\/p>\n\n
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The 206, which would remain on the catalogue until 2012 (in Iran, where it was produced under licence, it continued until 2020) with approximately 10 million units, marked the debut of Peugeot\u2019s new stylistic language and reworded in updated form the salient traits of the 205, the model that it aimed to replace, while retaining its base concept.<\/p>\n\n
Just like the 205, the new model was available in the inevitable GTI sports version, powered by a two-litre, 16-valve engine generating 136 horsepower, making it capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 in 8.4 seconds and reaching 210 km\/h. Furthermore, just like its predecessor, a joyous sporting career was also on the cards for the 206. Who doesn\u2019t remember the monstrous 205 Turbo 16 from those glorious Group B days?<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nWhen the 206 was being readied for the race track, or rather, the dirt roads, a problem arose: in order to be homologated as a WRC car for the World Rally Championship, it had to have a minimum length of 4 metres. The GTI was too short, at a mere 3.82 metres.<\/p>\n\n
The French technicians did not lose heart, however, and a solution was found, by creating a new version with modified bumpers, which protruded much more than on the 206 GTI. The next step was to produce 4000 units in production configuration, the minimum amount necessary in order to qualify for the championship: a task which would allow the 206 WRC to participate in the world championship from 1999 to 2003 with drivers the likes of Gilles Panizzi, Fran\u00e7ois Delecour, Didier Auriol, Harri Rovanper\u00e4 and Richard Burns, and to carry off two driver\u2019s titles, with Marcus Gronholm in 2000 and 2002, and three consecutive constructor\u2019s titles, from 2000 to 2002.<\/p>\n\n
That same year, the Peugeot 206 GT (\u201cGrand Tourisme\u201d, without the \u201cI\u201d), a special, rare version, was listed on the catalogue, created for sporting purposes and now much sought after by collectors. An instant classic which has largely broken through the 20-year age threshold and is therefore rightfully listed under the youngtimer category.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nIn addition to the bumpers, which give that version a decidedly aggressive look, the GT differs from the GTI due to the design of its 16\u201d alloy wheels (compared to the 15\u201d rims on the GTI) and the identification plate on the central pillar which bears the vehicle\u2019s serial number. Like the mechanicals, which remain completely unchanged, roadholding remains the same as that of its GTI sister, with the exception of the Low profile tyres on 16\u201d rims: brilliant, but not exasperating, and enjoyable in all conditions.<\/p>\n\n
The story of its racing sister is quite different: 300 declared horsepower, 0-100 in approximately 4 seconds and a variable maximum speed depending on the running surface, be it earth, tarmac or gravel, four-wheel drive and a five- or six-gear sequential gearbox. But now, we are on another planet.<\/p>\n\n
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