The Last Gallon

What would you drive if you were down to the last Gallon in the world? Listening to the answers to the question we posed, we learned how personal and emotive our relationships are with our cars — and how meaningful that final drive would really be. Stories as told to Michael Fordham Peter Mckissock – […]

The Peugeot 309 GTI – Why it outclassed its more famous brother

If you apply the successful siblings’ theory to a pair of classic French hot hatches – then the Peugeot 205 GTI (1.9-litre of course) would be Michael Schumacher in his pomp, and its less successful brother, the 309 GTI would sadly be Ralf Schumacher. In other words, less famous and living in a considerable shadow. […]

Peugeot 106 Quiksilver

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Your first car isn’t really meant to be anything special. It’s a runabout, a box, something just to get you mobile in the initial period after obtaining that most precious of things – a driving license. My friends all had battered old Fiesta 1.1s, or worse still, a Citroen AX with clocks instead of rev-counters. […]

Driving Peugeot’s 308 Racer

Peugeot 308 racer

Since I was a child I’ve always loved the idea of being a driver. I recently received an invitation from Peugeot to test the new 308 GTi at Ascari Circuit, which was appealing enough, but spotted that it also included trying a new race-prepared Peugeot on the longest and toughest circuit in Spain: the 308 […]

Race Retro 2017

Retro Vatanen

The 2017 edition of Race Retro roared into Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, helping British motorsport fans banish their winter blues. As a pre-season opener the event allows motorsport competitors and preparers to seek new suppliers and in turn offers a fantastic opportunity for the public to tap directly into the world of both historic and current […]

Peugeot J7: an unknown star of #vanlife

Peugeot J7? Never heard of it. At the time of writing we are, as many of you will be, on the road for the Summer. And the Basque coast is one of the hotspots of #vanlife. Wagons of every kind are invading the coastline. They are variously stuffed with surfers, non-surfers, ragged Scandinavian families, stern German […]

Peugeot 205 GTi

Slim, svelte, slender and hot: the Peugeot 205 Gti set the standard….

Peugeot 205 T16

The Homologation special that bridged the gap between dreams and reality: 205 T16