A car park in rapidly changing Northampton reveals some rarities – and a surprising absence

Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the longest in the world. For more than a century, we have been verifying, scrutinising, describing and illustrating new cars in unparalleled detail. Dri

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Autocar’s history of empirical road testing is the longest in the world. For more than a century, we have been verifying, scrutinising, describing and illustrating new cars in unparalleled detail. Dri

Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?

The 205 was a huge success for Peugeot, selling more than five million examples. Stylish, compact and spacious inside thanks to space-saving rear suspension, its sales were boosted by competition succ