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Gérard Welter

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Peugeot 905

Gérard Welter · 1990

The Peugeot 905 is a sports-prototype racing car built by Peugeot Talbot Sport. It was developed for the 1991 World Sportscar Championship’s F1-inspired regulations. It debuted in the final two races of the 1990 season. It won nine of 17 races, including Le Mans in 1992 and 1993 (905B), and secured both driver’s and team’s titles in the 1992 championship. It features a carbon-fibre monocoque and a 3499 cc naturally aspirated V10. It has no documented connection to Gérard Welter’s Welter Racing.

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Peugeot Quasar

Gérard Welter · 1950

The Peugeot Quasar is a 1984 in-house concept built on the 205 T16’s chassis and engine. It features scissor doors and an exposed engine bay. Its interior draws from science fiction. It never entered production. It now resides at the Peugeot Adventure Museum.

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Peugeot 205

Gérard Welter · 1983

The Peugeot 205 is a supermini developed from Projet M24 and launched on 25 February 1983. It replaced the Peugeot 104 and Talbot Samba. Its styling is an in-house design by Gérard Welter — not Pininfarina, who only styled the Cabriolet. It used MacPherson struts at the front and trailing arms with torsion bars at the rear. The rear suspension was designed to minimise intrusion into the boot, giving a wide flat loadspace while providing excellent ride and handling. It won What Car?'s Car of the Year for 1984 and was declared 'car of the decade' by CAR Magazine in 1990. It is often credited as the car that turned Peugeot's fortunes around.