205 1.6/1.9 Gti

wow :eek: :eek:
i really cant believe nothing has been posted about this truly great car. The 205 Gti is one of the greatest hot-hatches ever, a true drivers' car: light, great handling & steering, the 1.9 is genuinely fast and both are awesomely entertaining. lift-off oversteer was very much the order of the day, so be warned, especially on a wet roundabout.
my friend had two of these babies, one convertible (Cti) and they really went.

Here's a late 205 1.9 Gti

cheers,
jay

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rear view:

is that pretty or is that pretty

sweet ass motor. havent seen a cti in ages... were there 1.6 as well 1.9 versions of the cti? i;ve only ever seen a 1.6 ya see

nope, all Cti's were 1.6

do ya know any1 with a 1.9 transplant? 205's can look sh*te if over done but tasteful mods really set it off dont they?

i think it looks great in original guise, the later models especially.. nice chunky alloys on the 1.9 too... as for mods im not against them as long as theyre not carried out by the max power brigade!!

i see you have a 106GTi.. great little car.. sort of a spiritual successor to the 205Gti, no?

cheers
jay

yeah very much a successor to the 205 gti... the plus point is that its even quicker - 0-60 in 7.4 seconds!! great handling too, well recommended!

i would love one but couldnt afford the insurance.. im driving a 1.6 golf at the moment; no grunt, rolls like a boat, feels flabby.... a nimble Gti would do me just fine!! i would love to have an Integrale if i could somehow raise the £££££ for the insurance.. dont see it happening though:(

cheers
jay

AFAIK, the 205 CTI has been around in the Netherlands with a 1.9 engine, albeit with 105 HP, the same engine as in the Gentry.

And a 106 GTI from 0-60 in 7.4 seconds??? In my experience times like that are the exclusive domain of the 309 GTI-16......

Cheers,
Erik.

yeah, the 106 Gti is quoted as having a 7.4s sprint to 60. 309 only manages 8.3 according to evo mag?

No no no no!!!!!!! :eek2: Maybe you're right if you're referring to the standard 309 GTI, the 8v job with 122hp, but I mean the 16v version with 160 hp (without catalyzer). This one was rated from 0-100km/h in 7.7 sec. The Dutch Autovisie magazine timed the car from 0-100km/h in 7.2 seconds.
BTW 0-100km/h is the same as 0-62.5mph. A small difference but it could mean that the 309GTI-16 might even be a tenth of a second quicker from 0-60 mph than from 0-100km/h....

Cheers,
Erik.

PS the 106GTI IS a very fast one!! At the time that I still had my 309GT-16 I encountered one and had my hands full. But still, the roadgoing shoebox IS somewhat quicker...:D :eek2:

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/costa111/205%20rallye%201.3%20%20%20%20%20tetsuo92%20jso%20 %20mini.jpg
thats my car for every days:smoker2:

C' est un Deux-cent-cinq plus joli - et plus vite? :devil:

Au revoir,
Erik "who doesn't speak any more French than this..."

Tetsuo:
Have you replaced the mouldings on the rear quart with colour coded ones, or removed them and filled in the holes?

What else you done to it?

Im talking about the 130bhp 309, which is the only one we got here..
im aware that 0-100 = 0-62.5, but i never knew that there was a 160bhp 309, im fairly certain we didnt get it in the UK, so im sure your numbers are accurate..

cheers,
jay

Originally posted by crayzayjay
Im talking about the 130bhp 309, which is the only one we got here..
im aware that 0-100 = 0-62.5, but i never knew that there was a 160bhp 309, im fairly certain we didnt get it in the UK, so im sure your numbers are accurate..

cheers,
jay

You're right, Jay, the 16 valve 309 was never imported in the UK sadly enough. It had basically the same engine as the 405 MI-16. It didn't have the looks (although it was a nice understatement of a car) but it was great fun to drive. Did cost me a lot, though.... I started out with "another man's junk", and before I had the car just right..... After having it sorted I quickly switched over unto the 306 S16, not as fast, but more of a proper car!! Happily enough my GTI-16 found a new owner in the Peugeot Sport Club NL who is totally nuts about it.

Cheers,
Erik.

Its nice to know something you treasured will go to someone who will take care of it and cherish it as you did :)

Heh heh heh, You're right. As long as that doesn't include my wife!!:D

Erik.

http://www.mundofanatico.com/datos/fotos/flbray2.jpg
it's me on the folembray circuit:alien:

mi other 205;)

mais mon anglais est pas terrible et j'ai trop de mal a vous repondre @+

Essaie : it is not tellement difficult ;)

mi 205 gti made for circuit:flash:http://perso.wanadoo.fr/costa111/projetX.jpg

Originally posted by tetsuo92
mi 205 gti made for circuit:flash:http://perso.wanadoo.fr/costa111/projetX.jpg

did it crash???:confused:

That's true : your 205 look's strange !

i'm prepared car for painting :p thats all

I have had 3 gti's. 2 1.6 and 1 1.9. Loved them to bits. The last one i had was a 1992 1.6 and it went like hell. But it came to a horrible end in a field. I was doing 95mph around a left hand bend, but didnt realise there was a little bump which set the tail out. This sent me sidways through a hedge into a field. I got a fracture hip, some cuts and bruses and a very sore arse! lol
Im looking another one now but i really want an original turbo one , if anyone knows where i can get one let me know. Not the turbo technics conversion one!!
Ill post a few before and after pics of my wreaked 205 soon, so you can see what a wrote off 205 looks like.

Ok bye
Richy

Originally posted by crayzayjay
nope, all Cti's were 1.6

NOT TRUE MATE THERE IS A 1.9 VERSION MY UNCLE HAS ONE

I stand corrected

Originally posted by tiesto10


NOT TRUE MATE THERE IS A 1.9 VERSION MY UNCLE HAS ONE

The CTI didnt get the biggest engine (130bhp) it has the 1,9l engine from -1988 (105bhp)