Among the many things the French have a reputation for (eating baguettes, beating a hasty retreat, smelly cheese), you'll also find their seemingly innate ability to build fast little cars. Throughout ...
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Folklore might place the Peugeot 205 GTi as the French brand’s crowning hot hatch achievement, but there’s a strong case to be made for the tiny 106 GTi too. Tiny, pert, and blessed with one of the ...
If you are an enthusiast of 90's fast hot hatches like the Nissan Sunny GTi-R, Peugeot 205 GTI or the first generation VW Golf GTI, there is a chance that you will appreciate this French project, the ...
We’ve become accustomed to some of Peugeot’s greatest hits commanding serious money now. The 205 GTI has been out of reach for most of French hot hatch lovers for yonks, and even the lesser-loved ...
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Hidden Heroes: Peugeot 106 GTi

Living in the shadow of the legendary 205 GTi, the Peugeot 106 that shares its GTi name is arguably a better car.
When I was a boy, there were numerous imaginary ways to make your dad’s car perform better that nevertheless seemed perfectly real (but then, so did Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy). One, of ...
In 1982, Donna Summer sang about a state of independence. Just 18 years later Peugeot launched its phase two 106 Independence. Coincidence? You be the judge. The Independence, or strictly speaking the ...
The humble Peugeot 106 makes a paltry 118 horsepower in its most vicious trim. This one makes 500, all thrashing through what began life as a stock 1.6-liter inline-4. Built to take on time attack ...