TOLMAN EDITION PEUGEOT 205 GTI
Can you improve on a 1980s icon? We just did.
Restoring a revered classic like the Peugeot 205 takes vision, engineering mastery and uncompromising respect for the original DNA of this stand-out model. We apply everything we know about 21st-century performance, reliability and functionality whilst staying true to the car’s original essence and drivability.
The results? An authentic restoration you can enjoy today and every day, designed and built in-house to your specification. Drawing on Tolman’s huge experience of restoring and improving historic and modern classics using parts it has engineered and manufactured in-house, the Tolman Edition follows the firm’s ethos for non-invasive enhancements to create a 205 GTI that evokes the emotions of driving a well sorted example in period.
A MASTERPIECE.
IMPROVED.
Custom Built
Drawing on Tolman’s huge experience of restoring and improving historic and modern classics using parts it has engineered and manufactured in-house, the Tolman Edition follows the firm's ethos for non-invasive enhancements to create a 205 GTI that evokes the emotions of driving a well sorted example in period.
…a better-than-new incarnation of a stone-cold hot hatch classicTop Gear Magazine, issue 353
Respectful
Restoring a revered classic like the Peugeot 205 takes vision, engineering mastery and uncompromising respect for the original DNA of this stand-out model.
Modern
We apply everything we know about 21st-century performance, reliability and functionality whilst staying true to the car’s original essence and drivability.
Authentic
The results? An authentic restoration you can enjoy today and every day, designed and built in-house to your specification.
Original Specs
128BHP
7.80-62
118FT-LB TORQUE
128TOP SPEED
Tolman Edition Specs
200BHP
6.50-62
160FT-LB TORQUE
140TOP SPEED
Detail
Built to be driven, Tolman Edition 205 GTI is the epitome of the 80s hot-hatch era with all the modern reliability and feature functionality you’ve come to expect. Our sensitive approach and attention to detail follow our ethos for non-invasive enhancements, meaning we can return everything we do to standard.
Performance
Exhilarating, communicative and nimble; an experience that takes you back to your first taste of a hot-hatch with the bonus of optional performance and convenience elements to suit how you want to enjoy your car. Choose from 1.6 or 1.9, all sympathetically breathed on for extra performance.
Refined
A chassis tuned to make the most of today’s improved tyre technology results in a compliant ride which breathes with the road yet feels hardwired into your commands. Together with a carefully considered exhaust design and much improved sound deadening, your Tolman Edition will give you the thrills of the past with the refinements of right now, this is one lion that goes from strength to strength!
Considered
Over 700 hours go into each Tolman Edition, making sure the elements you can’t see match the quality of what you can see, with no exceptions. Before adding new headline features, we restore every car to better than new condition.
Powerful
A drive you won’t easily forget, with an engine package like no other. Up to 200bhp in a chassis of under 900kg, coupled with the fabled Quaife Automatic Torque Biasing differential, makes the Tolman Edition a real-world driver’s hot-hatch.
Digital
Modern engine management systems are brought together with contemporary materials and build methods to create digital advancement with the feel of an old-school 205. For example, our LCD dashboard replicates original analogue dials with the ability to display more data, custom pages and designs.
SPECIFICATION
NO. VALVES
16
MAX SPEED
140 MPH
ACCELERATION 0-62
6.5s
TRANSMISSION
5 SPEED MANUAL
DRIVE WHEELS
FWD
FUEL SYSTEM
SEQUENTIAL INJECTION
ECU
MOTEC
COACHWORK
RESTORED ORIGINAL
| Top speed : | 140 Mph / 225 Km/h |
| Acceleration (0 to 62 mph) : | 6.5 s |
| Engine Type : | XU9 base |
| Engine Code : | XU9JA |
| Fuel Type : | Petrol |
| Fuel System : | Motec sequential injection |
| Engine Alignment : | Transverse |
| Engine Capacity : | 1905cc |
| Bore x Stroke: | 83mm x 88mm |
| Number of Valves : | 16 |
| Max Power Output : | up to 200bhp |
| Maximum Torque : | 118 lb-ft / 161 Nm @4750 rpm |
| Drive Wheels : | FWD |
| Transmission : | 5 speed Manual |
Upgraded suspension
With Tolman tuned Bilstein dampers combined with our own adjustable bottom arms and bespoke rear anti-roll bar set up, your Tolman Edition has a crisper turn in and a more predictable rear giving improved progression and control.
Personalised specification
Non-invasive features are almost limitless. Each Tolman Edition car is unique to you to suit your requirements and use.
Restored chassis
All cars are carefully assembled at the Tolman Engineering workshop from a freshly prepared, bare metal shell that receives the latest in anti-corrosion, stone chip and ceramic coating protection.
REALISE YOUR DREAM
We knew we were onto something special when we produced our 1600cc development 205 GTI in 2021.
Now, you can order your own bespoke Tolman Edition, customised to your specification, whilst still retaining the magic of quite possibly the ultimate hot-hatch.
Contact us below to discuss your project and make owning your next dream car a reality.
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