- Power
- 120 PS118–120
- Torque
- 145 Nm
- Weight
- 940 kg925–1,025
- 0–100 km/h
- 8.7 s
- Top speed
- 205 km/h
- PS / tonne
- 128
The S16 — GTI in Britain — was the 106 as Peugeot always intended a fast small car to be. A 1.6-litre, 16-valve engine making about 120 hp at 6,600 rpm, 145 Nm at 5,200, rear disc brakes, ventilated fronts, ABS, wider tracks and 15-inch wheels. It is a slightly wider, slightly lower car than any other 106 (1,610 mm across).
It weighed around 925–950 kg and reached 0–62 mph in roughly 8.7 seconds with a top speed near 205 km/h. Those are modest numbers now. What matters is the ratio: about 128 PS per tonne, which is why the S16 still feels quick today.
It ran until the very end of 106 production in 2003, making it the last sports 106 and the one that overlapped the 206 GTI.
Specification
- Engine
- 1.6 TU5J4 (16v)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- Front-engine, front-wheel drive
- Brakes
- 247 mm ventilated front, 247 mm solid rear, ABS
- Wheels
- 15 in alloy
- Body
- 3-door hatchback, 1,610 mm wide
- Aspiration
- Naturally aspirated
- Dates
- 1996–03 S16 in continental Europe from April 1996; badged GTI in the UK a year later
Signature details
- 1.6 16v, 118–120 PS at 6,600 rpm
- Rear disc brakes and ABS
- 1,610 mm wide — wider than any other 106
- Replaced the XSi in 1996
Equipment
- 15 in alloy wheels
- Wider track
- Sports seats
- Fog lamps
- ABS
About the data
- Kerb weight is quoted from 925 to 1,025 kg depending on the standard (DIN vs EU).
In the record
- 4/1996 — April 1996: S16. The sixteen-valve 1.6, 118–120 PS, arrives in Europe as the S16 — a successor to the XSi with disc brakes at all four corners and ABS. Britain sees it a year later as the GTI.
