Peugeot 309 GTi 16v Supercharged ‘Maxi’ Rally Special

What if you owned a 309 GTi back in the late 1990s/early 2000s and were now an ex-Prodrive engineer who had studied motorsport engineering, with an unlimited budget to create your ultimate 309 ‘Maxi’? This car is that reality.

It started life as a 1989 Peugeot 309 GTi, and was actually owned by our vendor as a young man; charmingly, it was subsequently rediscovered and bought for him by his friends as a wedding present. Having got it back, it was to become something of a pet-project for all his acquired knowledge, experience and motorsport connections.

Let the facts / stats do the talking:

• 3-year build time with no expense spared, prepped by race workshop in UK; circa £100,000 invested to create possibly the best example of a 309 ‘Maxi’ in existence
• Road-legal with a new MOT, professionally stored and only used in dry conditions
• Lightweight custom composite bodywork including carbon-fibre roof, welded-in full roll cage, tubbed front arches and strengthened chassis
• Motorsport-derived 306 16-valve engine with a forged bottom end, rebuilt with only 70 ‘shakedown’ miles, running on race fuel; custom engine mounts, aluminium lightweight adjustable pulleys, aluminium radiator and intercooler, custom inlet manifold, Rotrex supercharger (custom installation); 370bhp / 910kgs
• Custom fuel tank with ATL fuel cell
• Carbon/Kevlar sump guard
• Made-to-order rally wheels from Italy (plus 2 spare wheels with tyres, never used) with tarmac rally tyres
• ‘Group A’ suspension throughout with custom rose-jointed front arms and rose-jointed steering
• AP brake-bias adjustor, AP floor-mounted pedal box, AP 6-pot front calipers, AP twin-pot rear calipers
• Omex engine management with launch control
• Xtrac differential with strengthened custom drive shafts
• Custom short-shift rose- jointed gear selector
• Custom exhaust system with Group B rally back box
• Plumbed-in electric fire extinguisher, electric isolator, race battery
• Lightweight bucket seats and 6-point harnesses, Alcantara lightweight steering wheel, intercom system, electric and fly-off handbrake, adjustable bias

This is a one-off car, and a one-off opportunity to acquire something very special that would be the envy of any track-day, hill-climb, Scramble or car-meet. With both form and function, this race-car-for-the-road is worthy of any car collection, and will outperform more established machinery (Porsche GT3 we’re talking to you!). In a world of more and more sanitised, restricted and conformist cars, this is the ultimate expression of what can be done to make a car as much fun as is surely possible. Any inspection is welcome, you will not be disappointed.

Professional images and video to follow soon.

SUPERCAR FEST SALE OF ICONIC AND CLASSIC CARS 2024

Entries are closing soon for our Sale of Iconic & Classic Cars at Supercar Fest – Sywell Aerodrome, Sywell, Northamptonshire on the 18th May. This year’s auction will also incorporate a special sale of Ferraris in association with the Ferrari Owners’ Club GB and a charity auction of 25 Ferrari press car registration numbers from Ferrari North Europe with all proceeds, including the 10% buyer’s premium, donated to the automotive charity Ben. Supercar Fest is well established as one of the major dynamic supercar events in the UK bringing together fans, drivers and enthusiasts for a weekend of all thing’s supercar. As the shows official auction partner for the fourth year, we are now inviting entries for what promises to be a magnificent, dedicated sale of Specialist and Classic cars.