The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, is a race car built by the French company Peugeot approved as group B and intended to compete in the World Rally Championship. It was developed in 1982 and was used by official brand team, the Peugeot Talbot Sport between 1984 and 1986 with which he managed: sixteen wins, two titles marks and two pilots between 1985 and 1986 with Timo Salonen and Juha Kankkunen. After the banning of Group B Peugeot 205 Turbo it was intended for other competitions such as the Dakar Rally where he won the editions of 1987 and 1988 and even two more in a longer version under the name of Peugeot 405 Turbo 16. This latest version also it served to compete with some modifications in the mountain race Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Considered by some (press and fans) as the most extraordinary of all group B, its entry into the world revolutionized the rallies of the time for its mechanical innovation and led to other brands to rethink their sports projects and the design of its models in some cases, copied the mechanical structure of 205.1 Peugeot addition, several private pilots competed in tests of the world championship of Europe and national championships.
T16 205 to homologate the brand built a production version under the same name but the resemblance of this, with conventional Peugeot 205 was minimal. The T16 was built on a tubular chassis with four-wheel drive and a motor located in the central part reaching 500 hp. Aesthetically it is also very different, has a large rear spoiler, fender skirts and own rally vehicles of the time. Peugeot developed two versions, a first called Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 and an evolution that began in 1985 called Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evo 2.
In 2013 Peugeot developed a version for competition Peugeot 208 in category R5 and called Peugeot 208 T16 in honor of the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16.3 features all-wheel drive 1.6 turbo engine flange 32mm and sequential gearbox five-speed.
Group B
Group B was a series of auto racing regula
T16 205 to homologate the brand built a production version under the same name but the resemblance of this, with conventional Peugeot 205 was minimal. The T16 was built on a tubular chassis with four-wheel drive and a motor located in the central part reaching 500 hp. Aesthetically it is also very different, has a large rear spoiler, fender skirts and own rally vehicles of the time. Peugeot developed two versions, a first called Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 and an evolution that began in 1985 called Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evo 2.
In 2013 Peugeot developed a version for competition Peugeot 208 in category R5 and called Peugeot 208 T16 in honor of the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16.3 features all-wheel drive 1.6 turbo engine flange 32mm and sequential gearbox five-speed.
Group B
Group B was a series of auto racing regula
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