CAR magazine called the 205 its car of the decade in 1990, and Pininfarina touched only the Cabriolet body.
Lead trim: 1.0 XV (44 PS) · up to 126 hp
Peugeot 205205 · 1983–1993
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FactCAR magazine called the 205 its car of the decade in 1990, and Pininfarina touched only the Cabriolet body.
Developed from Projet M24 and introduced on 25 February 1983, the 205 replaced the Peugeot 104 and the Talbot Samba and won What Car?'s Car of the Year for 1984 (CAR magazine later called it "car of the decade" in 1990). The right-hand-drive UK car followed in September 1983. Peugeot says Gerard Welter drew it in-house, with Pininfarina styling only the Cabriolet; the fully independent suspension used MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arms with torsion bars at the rear. Early cars used the X engine from the 104, replaced in 1987–1988 by PSA's XU and TU units, while the diesels were the XUD engines lifted from the Citroën BX. The three-door body arrived in 1984, the dashboard was redesigned for 1988, and a minor facelift in late 1990 brought single-point injection and catalytic converters. Three-door models were badged X and five-door models G, until 1994 brought names like Mardi Gras and Colorline. 5,278,050 were sold; the 205 GTI (catalogued separately as the 205 GTI 1.9) and the mid-engined 205 T16 are separate cars, and the 205 was replaced by the 206 in 1998.
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Trims & Figures
12 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 XV (44 PS) | 1983–1993 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 43 hp | 48 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.1 XW / TU1 (54 PS) | 1983–1993 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 53 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 TU24 Rallye (103 PS) | 1988–1992 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TU3 XR / GR (69 PS) | 1986–1992 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 68 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TU3 XT catalysed (79 PS) | 1990–1994 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 78 hp | 80 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TU3S XS / GT (85 bhp) | 1986–1992 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 85 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 GTX (94 PS, Spain) | 1986–1991 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 93 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 XU5 XL Automatic (79 PS) | 1990–1993 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 78 hp | — | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 1.8 XUD7 T/K STDT turbodiesel (78 bhp) | 1993–1994 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 78 hp | 112 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 1.8 XUD7 diesel (59 PS) | 1983–1994 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 58 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 GTI | 1986–1994 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 126 hp | 119 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 1.9 XU9 Automatic (102 PS) | 1989–1991 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 103 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
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