- Power
- 100 PS
- Torque
- 108 Nm
- Weight
- 825 kg
- 0–100 km/h
- 9.6 s
- Top speed
- 185 km/h182–190
- PS / tonne
- 121
The Rallye was built to be raced. The FIA homologated its 1,294 cc engine on 2 January 1994 for Group A and Group N, because 1.3 litres was the class where a private driver could compete on a small budget. Peugeot Sport had to sell enough of them, so they made them irresistible.
Everything that could be removed was: power steering, central locking, electric windows, sound insulation. What remained weighed 825 kg. The 1.3 revved to 7,200 rpm and made 100 PS, more than 120 PS per tonne, delivered through a close-ratio five-speed and steered without any assistance.
Fourteen-inch white steel wheels, colour-coded arches, Peugeot Sport stripes, a homologation plate under the bonnet. The Rallye is a rare sight: a road car whose specification is an argument, and whose argument is weight.
Specification
- Engine
- 1.3 TU2J2 (Rallye)
- Gearbox
- Close-ratio 5-speed manual, 4.54:1 final drive
- Drive
- Front-engine, front-wheel drive
- Brakes
- Front discs, rear drums
- Wheels
- 14 in white steel
- Body
- 3-door hatchback
- Aspiration
- Naturally aspirated
- Production
- 16,500 Single-source figure; about 1,000 were right-hand drive for Britain
- Dates
- 1994–96 Homologated 2 January 1994; sources put the end of S1 between 1996 and 1997
Signature details
- 1,294 cc, 100 PS at 7,200 rpm
- 825 kg — no power steering, central locking or electric windows
- Homologated for Group A and N on 2 Jan 1994
- UK cars offered in white, red and black only
Equipment
- White steel wheels
- Colour-coded wheel arches
- Peugeot Sport stripes
- FIA homologation plate under the bonnet
- Jaeger gauges
About the data
- Top speed and end-of-production dates are quoted differently by different sources; ranges are shown.
- 1/1994 — 2 January 1994: the Rallye is homologated. The FIA homologates the 1,294 cc Rallye as model 5505 for Groups A and N. A 100 PS, 825 kg, unassisted homologation special becomes the private driver's entry to rallying.
- 1994 — FIA homologation, Groups A & N: Model 5505, the 1,294 cc Rallye, homologated on 2 January 1994. The 1.3-litre capacity class is chosen so that private drivers could compete without a factory budget.
- 1990s — Sébastien Loeb's first rally car: Before nine World Championships, Sébastien Loeb's first rally car was a 106. He won four races in the 1,300 cc category of a regional series before jumping to 1,600 cc and being named 'best hope of the year' by the French magazine Échappement.
