Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 · 1984–1985

The 205 Turbo 16 is the road-going homologation special for Peugeot's Group B rally car: a bespoke mid-engined, transversely turbocharged 1.8-litre four with permanent four-wheel drive, wearing a composite body styled to resemble the humble 205 hatchback. Just 200 were built and detuned to 200 PS for the street, and collectors prize them as the civilised twin of the works T16 that took back-to-back WRC manufacturers' titles in 1985 and 1986.

The one to have: A documented, matching-numbers road-spec 205 Turbo 16 in factory grey/anthracite metallic with low kilometres, original interior and full history. All 200 road cars share the same detuned 200 PS spec, so originality and colour — not power — set the top of the market; the concours-grade, low-km grey car is the one to own.

Specification

Engine

1.8L turbo I4

1,775 cc DOHC 16-valve, transversely mid-mounted, KKK turbocharged with fuel injection

Output

200 PS

197 bhp (147 kW) at 6,750 rpm; 255 Nm (188 lb-ft) at 4,000 rpm

Weight

~1,145 kg

~2,520 lb; composite body panels over a steel spaceframe chassis

Built

200 road cars

1984–1985, to homologate the Group B rally car; left-hand drive only

The market

Verified sales on file

Aug 2023 – Aug 2025

Median sale

$299k

all tracked results

★ Grey road-spec, low-km original

$368k

median of 1 target-spec sales

Know the real one

Despite the 205 hatchback silhouette, the T16 shares almost nothing with the showroom 205 — it is a bespoke mid-engined steel spaceframe with a transverse 1.8-litre turbo four and permanent four-wheel drive, and the entire rear clamshell tilts up to expose the engine.

Exactly 200 road cars were built to homologate the WRC car, near-universally finished in grey/anthracite metallic; a very small number left the factory in special-order colours, and all were left-hand drive.

Value attaches to a genuine road-spec T16, not a rally car re-shelled for the street or a replica built on a 205 GTI floorpan; road cars wear body-colour trim, a civilised interior and silver Speedline wheels, with no sponsor livery. Rally-liveried competition and 'Evo 2' cars are a separate, non-road category.

Because every road car carries the same 200 PS engine — deliberately detuned from the 350-plus-PS works rally spec — originality drives price: factory grey metallic, matching numbers, low kilometres and documented history separate a concours car from a driver.

Verified sales · ★ = target spec · foreign results converted to USD as noted

Date	Venue	Year	Spec	Miles	Price	Loc	Note
Aug 2025	Bonhams	1985	Grey metallic road car, extremely original ★	1,998	$368,000	CA	The Quail Auction, Carmel; factory grey metallic with 3,216 km and original interior, extensive recent specialist service. Target-tier low-km original.
Apr 2025	Aguttes	1984	Road-spec coupe	—	$298,800	—	Tour Auto sale, Paris; hammer EUR 274,160 converted at ~1.09 USD/EUR near the sale date.
Mar 2024	Gooding & Company	1984	Road-spec coupe	—	$274,400	FL	Amelia Island auction; sold at USD 274,400.
Feb 2024	Iconic Auctioneers	1984	Road-spec coupe	—	$287,000	—	Race Retro, Silverstone UK; hammer GBP 227,250 converted at ~1.265 USD/GBP near the sale date.
Aug 2023	RM Sotheby's	1985	One-off factory black road car	5,403	$329,500	CA	Monterey; believed the only 205 Turbo 16 finished in black, delivered new to Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani. 8,696 km. Notable as a colour one-off rather than the target grey car.

Where to hunt

Bring a Trailer — Peugeot 205 resultsModel auction history and live listings Classic.com — 205 Turbo 16 marketAggregated sold prices and trend Glenmarch — 205 Turbo 16 resultsGlobal auction result database

Research file — market data verified through July 18, 2026. Sources: individually observed results via Classic.com feeds, BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, RM Sotheby's, Broad Arrow, Gooding, Collecting Cars, PCARMARKET and venue coverage, plus marque registries and factory press material.