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Written by Vijay Pattni
Modern hot hatches are quickly becoming unusable, at least on the public highway. Both the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S and Audi RS3, for example, offer the sort of performance that"d keep your local constabulary very interested indeed. Not to mention owners of 90s supercars. Oh sure, they"re great fun. But let"s rewind back to a time when things were a little simpler. Less angry. Less thrusting. Let"s rewind back to the time of the Peugeot 306 GTI-6. Clean, simple lines. No wings or vents. A simple, naturally aspirated and moderately powerful four-cylinder, 2.0-litre 16v petrol engine up front, driving the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox (a selling point back then, hence the nomenclature) to the tune of 167bhp. A modest 0-62mph time of around eight seconds or so, and a top speed of 135mph.
Date written: 8 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16536
Modern hot hatches are quickly becoming unusable, at least on the public highway. Both the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S and Audi RS3, for example, offer the sort of performance that"d keep your local constabulary very interested indeed. Not to mention owners of 90s supercars. Oh sure, they"re great fun. But let"s rewind back to a time when things were a little simpler. Less angry. Less thrusting. Let"s rewind back to the time of the Peugeot 306 GTI-6. Clean, simple lines. No wings or vents. A simple, naturally aspirated and moderately powerful four-cylinder, 2.0-litre 16v petrol engine up front, driving the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox (a selling point back then, hence the nomenclature) to the tune of 167bhp. A modest 0-62mph time of around eight seconds or so, and a top speed of 135mph.
Date written: 8 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16536
