Tag: Peugeot 309
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Peugeot 309 GTI Guide: History, Problems & Buying Advice
Peugeot 309 performance guide The Peugeot 309 GTI offered much of the 205 GTI’s character with a longer wheelbase, wider track and genuinely useful rear space. Its understated body concealed one of Peugeot’s most capable late-1980s hot hatches. Quick answer: launched in 1987, the original Peugeot 309 GTI used the 1.9-litre 130hp engine from the…
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Peugeot 309 16v Rally Car Guide: Building & Buying
Competition Peugeot 309 guide The Peugeot 309’s balanced front-wheel-drive chassis made it a credible competition platform. Yet a “309 16v rally car” may be a genuine period-specification build, a later engine conversion or a modern club car—three very different propositions. Quick answer: the factory Peugeot 309 GTI 16 launched in 1989 with the 1.9-litre 160hp…