I was about four years old when I first laid eyes on a Peugeot 205: an Alpine White 1.9-litre GTi. Even then I knew it was special, and its clean-cut, Pininfarina-penned lines etched themselves ...

I’d wager many of you are familiar with BBR GTi (formerly Brodie Brittain Racing), rather fewer with Peugeot ... 16v motor from the 306 GTI-6, which surprisingly drops straight into the 205 ...