The 205 1.9 GTi needs no introduction to anybody who was a car enthusiast in the 1980s & '90s in Europe. Back then, magazines all held this little Peugeot in the highest regard for its immensely entertaining handling abilities whilst being able to provide fast progress from A to B. Never a dull journey. Despite being a small car, its design meant it was practical to use, whilst being attractive to look at. In hot hatch terms, this was the truest legend which has never since been bettered by Peugeot, despite subsequent attempts that cannot be counted on just the digits of one hand... After the 205's iconic greatness, it has always been easy to forget nostalgic interests in its younger siblings by comparison. Weighing only 880kg & being of small design with a well-designed chassis meant the 205 1.9 GTi was and still remains one of the best-handling hot hatches ever built.

Having been keen enthusiasts for hot hatches ourselves back in the 80's & 90's, we've always taken a keen interest during the few occasions when top condition examples of iconic European hot hatches have come up in Japan; which is always a rare occasion since so few of such cars were actually supplied new in Japan. Until recently, these cars had always been too expensive to import from Japan back to Europe, but as we see well-kept original examples sharply increasing in value & desirability in the U.K. & beyond now, we have begun to look at these cars more seriously when they do come up for sale, being prepared to invest what it takes to secure the very best examples we are able to obtain from Japan. In truth, we've been searching for good 205 GTi 1.9's here for over 5 years and this is only the 3rd example that inspired us to make sure we obtained it for Newera's stock when we came across it. We are well aware of how rare these truly rust-free JDM examples are...