British-built beauty
As Ari Vatanen’s bewinged Peugeot 405 was being stolen in Mali, Ryton’s conventional 405 got more welcome attention at home. “There’s not much wrong with the way the car goes and corners, while its ride sets new class standards,” we concluded of the bread-and-butter 1.6 GL. “There are few repmobiles we would class as entertaining. The 405 is one.”