That man Vatanen again proved he had a surfeit of the right stuff, winning the Dakar in the 205 T16 in January 1987. His car, no. 205, ...

Days later, team-mate Shekhar Mehta learned the same lesson while leading when the carefully-prepared game plan for his 205 T16 was spoilt by an inexplicable engine problem.

The 205 T16 sort of drives like it, too. There’s almost nothing 205 in this car, but it does feel akin to the 205 GTi from Peugeot’s same lineup. It is a kind of floppy machine. No, that’s rude.

Before we come to the new 2008 DKR, Peugeot's historical involvement in Dakar requires a little qualification. And the 205 T16 is one hell of a curriculum vitae. Group B was a mutant Eighties ...

The inevitable demise of the FIA’s over-clocked Group B category in the early 1980s saw orphaned WRC weaponry like the ...

The Pikes Peak partnership of Peugeot Sport, Red Bull and Total will join forces once again for the 2015 Dakar rally, hoping to replicate Peugeot's late 1980s run of four victories in 205 T16 and ...

It recently released the new 208 T16 for privateer rally teams. And now it's heading back to Dakar. Skip to main content. Get Our Newsletter. News. Reviews. Car Buying. Deals. Maintenance. Features.

More than two decades ago, Peugeot first made their mark on the Dakar by winning the legendary competition four years running from 1987 until 1990, first with the 205 T16 Grand Raid, then with the ...

Peugeot's on a bit of a winning streak at the Dakar Rally. It won in 2016, again in 2017, and is going for a third next year. But that'll be the last one.

PARIS, France - Peugeot, while ready to race in the 2015 Dakar Rally, also wants to write a new chapter in the amazing history at the event. Peugeot first entered in 1987, the first car manufacturer ...