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VW Golf GTI vs Peugeot 205 GTI

Original hot hatch — which is the GOAT?

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The VW Golf GTI and Peugeot 205 GTI defined the hot-hatch idea: a small, practical hatchback with a punchy engine and grin-inducing handling. The 1976 Golf GTI invented the genre with its red-striped grille; the 1984 Peugeot 205 GTI is widely hailed as the sharpest of them all.

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🌶️ VW Golf GTI

Debut
1976
Claim
Invented the hot hatch

🇫🇷 Peugeot 205 GTI

Debut
1984
Maker
Peugeot

VW Golf GTI

#69 / 89

1500 ELO

Peugeot 205 GTI

#70 / 89

1500 ELO

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