Peugeot 208 GTi 30th Anniversary test at Misano track – Sports Cars
Small sports cars know how to behave well in Sochaux. People of a certain age will remember the Peugeot 205 GTi of the XNUMX's with nostalgia.
And precisely in order to celebrate your XNUMX anniversary, 208 GTi 30 years.
What, apart from collectible value, is different from the standard 208 GTi? Really a lot, both in terms of engine and dynamic behavior.
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La Peugeot 208 GTi has always had the advantage of combining performance with comfort and usability: its 1.6 THP 200 hp engine. has a very wide range of applications, which makes it suitable even for everyday use in road traffic.
La 208 GTi 30 years instead it wants to be more racing, and the difference from the "standard" version, if we can define it that way, can be heard.
And not so much for the 8 hp increase in power as for the delivery, which contributes to high revs, with a maximum torque of 300 Nm, reached at 3.000 rpm.
So the thrust doesn't come right away (275 Nm of the 208 GTi is present when called at just 1.750 rpm), but it doesn't seem to want to stop until the tachometer needle is close to the red zone or 6.500 rpm and the sound of the engine reinforced by a new sports exhaust.
Also, the racing imprint 208 years of the Peugeot 30 GTi it was strengthened by adopting shorter gear ratios of a 6-speed manual transmission.
To give an idea, here are some numbers of its performance: it takes 6,5 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h, 26,5 seconds to travel 1000 from a standstill, and resumes from 80 to 120 km / h with the fifth gear. in 6 seconds. The maximum speed of 230 km / h has not changed.
208th Anniversary 30 Gti on Test Track
Sequence of curves Misano test track this is undoubtedly a difficult path to check 208 GTi 30 years.
Unloading 208 hp – not an easy task when traction is concentrated only on the front wheels; for this technique Peugeot Sport they presented on these limited editions Differential Torsenlimited slip.
And its effect immediately manifests itself when, without any mercy, we completely lower the gas pedal after the first turn, obviously with all electronic driver assistance disabled: if the steering wheel is not missing, and the opposite is difficult, the 208 GTi 30 ° Anniversario follows the set trajectory, avoiding the tragic understeer.
Understeer that hasn't gone away entirely, possibly because you've decided not to adjust the differential as a last resort - which has the advantage of not causing harsh steering responses - so when exiting the tightest corners, it still needs to be judiciously dose accelerator.
Tireless braking system with front discs with a diameter of 323 mm and a thickness of 28 mm in combination with calipers Brembo fixed by four pistons.
There is also a two-color
Besides flowers Pearl white mother-of-pearl e Ruby red, historical GTi colors, color also available bicolor obtained by covering the front with a black textured fabric that contrasts with the red lacquer on the back.
Craftsmanship requiring a supplement of € 1.000 on top of the final price, but which distinguishes the 208 GTi 30 ° Anniversario more than any other color. The Peugeot Sport restraint seats are upholstered in Alcantara and black fabric with visible stitching.
Her list price is 26.000 euros, which is 3.800 more than the 208 GTi.
