The problem was Peugeot’s most potent 106 XSi was powered by a 1.4-litre motor, so it nabbed a 1.3-litre TU-series engine from the PSA parts bin and lightly modified it to produce an impressive ...

the quicker 106 was offered as an XSi - or a Rallye. The latter had history aplenty with the 205, despite never being sold in the UK in its bonafide format. On the continent, Peugeot had shifted ...

Sure, there had been brisk 106s beforehand - the pre-facelift car enjoyed XSi and Rallye versions ... side rubbing strips. Peugeot ceased production of the 106 GTi in 2003, by which time the ...

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Around 1000 road versions came to the UK. The S2 had a tuned version of the 1.6-litre 8v engine from the 106 1.6 XSi. Just 500 came to the UK between 1997 and 1998, although production continued ...