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Peugeot 205 T16 by Graham Robson (Paperback, 2018)
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Although it was Audi who produced the world's first rally-winning four-wheel-drive car – the Quattro – it was Peugeot who designed, developed, campaigned and won with the first truly sophisticated four-wheel-drive Group B Car – the 205 Turbo 16.
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This is the complete story of the Peugeot 205's rallying history, told in all its glory by expert motoring historian Graham Robson, as part of the `Rally Giants' series. Four-wheel-drive had been authorised in rallying from 1979, but for a time no serious car-manufacturer even tried to harness it to their cars. Although it was Audi who produced the world's first rally-winning four-wheel-drive car - the Quattro - it was Peugeot who designed, developed, campaigned and won with the first truly sophisticated four-wheel-drive Group B Car - the 205 Turbo 16. It was the first truly great, purpose-designed, Group B car. Determined to win at almost any cost, Peugeot hired Jean Todt (who would later transform the fortunes of the Ferrari F1 organisation) in 1981, and set him an ambitious target. His dream car had to be running in 1983, homologated in 1984, and capable of winning World Championships by 1985. Nothing, no excuses and no lack of application, was to get in the way of that. Apart from being obliged to use the silhouette of the still-secret new 205 road car, Todt was able ask for anything. Getting approval for whatever he needed and fast-tracking the engineering of the four-wheel-drive rally was not an issue in reaching one simple objective - victory! This book tells the detailed story of all the cars, the influences, and the personalities behind a magnificent success story. No sooner had the new turbocharged, transverse-mid-engined car started competing, than it was ready to win, yet its dominant career was cut short at the end of 1986 by an abrupt change in rallying regulations. This is the engineering story laid out in great detail, as well as the interaction between company personalities, superstar drivers (including Ari Vatanen) and the highly-charged atmosphere of motorsport at this time. Because Group B was cancelled even before the 205 T16 had reached maturity, it went on to have a successful career in desert raid rallies, and at Pike Peak in the USA, all of which is described in this amazingly authoritative study. Packed with illustrations, technical details, facts, figures and successes of this innovative car, this book is a must for any rally fan.Product Identifiers
PublisherVeloce Publishing LTD
ISBN-139781787113251
eBay Product ID (ePID)12046643988
Product Key Features
Book TitlePeugeot 205 T16
AuthorGraham Robson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMotor Vehicles
Publication Year2018
GenreSports
Number of Pages128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height195mm
Item Width210mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGraham Robson
Series TitleRally Giants
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 30 Aug, 2018
Useful book but poorly written
This is a nice cheap and cheerful book. It has taken me 34 years to add books on the 205 to my collection. I loved the 205 from launch and followed the T16 progress in rallies throughout it's GpB life. It offered a focus that for me had gone following the end of the factory Triumph TR7 V8 and Talbot Sunbeam Lotus cars and the increasing limitations of the Opel Manta 400 against the 4WD Audi. I was lucky enough to get a GTi as first company car too. I delayed buying any books in the hope of one very good one being around the corner but never came across any. Jean Todd's own book is far superior but only covers as far as the first world championship being secured. This book covers it all but is very poorly written with constant repeating of information albeit phrased slightly differently and is not up to Graham Robson's usual standard. Additionally there are photos that are INCORRECTLY CAPTIONED. However, there are a good number of photos of the cars which will be useful for reference and anyone who needs to refer to the photos to study differences from rally to rally should quickly spot these errors. But we do still need a good book to do justice to what I and many others consider to be the greatest rally car of all time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
