PEUGEOT 405 MI16 – EX-WORKS GROUP A

Peugeot 405 Mi16 ex-works Group A rally car.

One of only four cars built by Italtecnica for Peugeot Italia.\
Only three are known to remain today, and this is the only one to have won a round of the Italian Rally Championship, driven by Andrea Aghini at the 1991 Rally del Salento.\
It is also the only car to have been driven by all four official Peugeot works drivers of the era: Aghini, Zanussi, Bossini and Fabbri.

Engine block: Peugeot XU9 J4 (aluminium alloy block with wet cylinder liners)\
Configuration: Transversely mounted front engine, inline 4-cylinder\
Displacement: 1,926 cc (compared to 1,905 cc for the production version, thanks to modifications permitted under the regulations)\
Valve train: Dual overhead camshafts (DOHC), 4 valves per cylinder (16 valves in total), with bespoke steel camshafts\
Fuel system: Multipoint electronic fuel injection\
Intake: Restricted and optimised according to the FIA Group A homologation fiche\
Maximum power: Approximately 220 hp at 7,800 rpm (compared to 160 hp for the road-going model)\
Gearbox: XTrack 6-speed.

The engine has recently been completed by Auto Sport Italia in Biella, the same workshop that previously provided race support for the car.\
The vehicle is therefore offered with a freshly built engine with zero kilometres and has been fully overhauled.\
The original period technical passport and Peugeot Italia registration documents are included.

Complete photographic documentation available on request.