Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not the sight of a coachbuilt Ferrari or a Jaguar E-Type that brings the biggest smile to motorsport ...

The 205 GTI is as unmistakable to drive as that silhouette is to look at. Doing so should be a rite of passage ...

And while something like the 205 GTi has a spritely naturally aspirated engine, the 205 T16 takes it to another level with its turbocharger. The engine’s power band suffers so much turbo lag that the ...

The Peugeot 205 GTI never arrived to battle the Volkswagen Golf GTI on our shores. That's a shame because the ensuing hot hatch shootouts could've been the stuff of legend. Were it our money, we'd ...

With the classic car market boom showing no signs of abating, once-ordinary cars are suddenly becoming highly sought after. The Peugeot 205 GTI is one such vehicle. Car enthusiasts have long claimed ...

In a never-ending rivalry with the original VW Golf GTI, the iconic Peugeot 205 GTi was crowned “The Greatest Ever Hot Hatch” at the Performance Car Show. The small French car took home the award ...

An epic hot hatch that few seem to remember nowadays, the 205 T16 was an insane 1980s homologation special the likes of which you rarely saw on public roads during that exciting decade. It all starts ...

Homologation is a wonderful thing. It's what brings us street-legal, near race-spec versions of some of our favorite icons of motorsports. Today's example is no different, and it hails from the ...

The Peugeot 205 GTI, a vehicle that was produced between 1984 and 1993, has entered the history books as one of the hottest hot hatches of all times and there are enough examples of the vehicle still ...

It doesn’t seem like anyone knew what they were setting in motion. After all, these were just rally cars, only faster. But something came unhinged under the Group B regulations, and the presence of ...

An initial shortlist of 50 was chosen by automotive experts, before a global public poll saw the Peugeot 205 GTi take the crown. The final top 10 were displayed at Hot Hatch Nirvana at the Performance ...