The Peugeot 205 T16 is the legendary Group B turbocharged
four-wheel-drive rally car produced by Peugeot between 1984 and
1986. 205 T16s won 16 World Championship rallies between 1984 and
1986 in the hands of Ari Vatanen, Timo Salonen, Juha Kankkunen and
Bruno Saby, and lifted both the manufacturers' and drivers' titles
in 1985 and 1986 in the hands of Timon Salonen and Juha Kankkunen
respectively, against strong opposition from Audi, Lancia, Ford and
Austin-Rover. The car was used to extraordinary effect by Peugeot
as a marketing tool for the 205 road car, and the project lifted
Peugeot to become a mainstream manufacturer to rival the
established brands worldwide. The original 205 T16 appeared on the
rally stages in 1984, while the revised 'E2' was introduced partway
through 1985. The 'E2' incorfporated various revisions, including
uprated turbocharger and revised chassis and transmission, raising
power output to 550bhp. After the cancellation of Group B at the
end of 1986, Peugeot modified three 205 T16 cars to compete in the
famous Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and later cars were modified to
compete in the Paris-Dakar rally, winning in 1987 and 1988, and the
car also formed the basis of the '405 T16', which won the
Paris-Daker for Peugeot in 1989 and 1990. Following a number of
accidents during 1986, Group B cars were banned from the end of the
1986 season, and the 205 T16's swansong would be competing in the
Paris-Dakar rally and, later, rallycross events. Today, the
appearance of 205 T16s is always eagerly anticipated at historic
rally events, and motorsport retrospectives such as the Goodwood
Festival of Speed. This manual chronicles the design, anatomy and
operation of the 205 T16, with input from many of the drivers and
engineers involved.
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