Peugeot 205
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The Peugeot 205 is a supermini (B-segment) car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1983 to 1999.
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Peugeot 205 | |
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Manufacturer | Peugeot |
Production | 1983–1999 |
Assembly | |Uruguay: Montevideo (Nordex S.A.)[2] |
Designer | Gerard Welter Pininfarina (cabriolet) |
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Class | Supermini (B-segment) |
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Platform | PSA N platform |
Related | Peugeot 309 |
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Wheelbase | 2,420 mm (95 in)[3] 2,540 mm (100.0 in) (205 T16)[4] |
Length | 3,705 mm (145.9 in)[3] 3,820 mm (150.4 in) (205 T16)[4] |
Width | 1,562–1,572 mm (61.5–61.9 in) 1,589 mm (62.6 in) (GTI/CTI)[3] 1,700 mm (66.9 in) (205 T16)[4] |
Height | 1,350–1,376 mm (53.1–54.2 in)[3] 1,354 mm (53.3 in) (GTI/205 T16)[3][4] 1,381 mm (54.4 in) (Cabriolet)[3] |
Curb weight | 740–935 kg (1,631.4–2,061.3 lb)[3] (excluding 205 T16) |
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It was declared "car of the decade" by CAR Magazine in 1990.[5] It also won What Car?'s Car of the Year for 1984.
The 205 was developed from 1977 as Projet M24, and introduced on 25 February 1983 as a replacement for the Peugeot 104 and Talbot Samba.[5] It ended production in 1998, to be replaced by the Peugeot 206.