It is the 1.6 GTi model and so has decent brakes and suspension.
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my last car was a 1.6 gti and i wish i never sold her now! although the barkes where very good i found that the standard pads were useless once they had warmed up, so if u plan on drivin the c ar hard i sugest a good pad upgrade to help u stop, i once had mine so hot that i had to use the handbrake when i pulled over on a slight downwards hill, the pads just had nothing left and io had to wait for them to cool down (about a hour) before driving home.... although the smoke pouring off hem was impressive
a good set of springs and dampers on the front with a damper upgrade on the rear and you will feel a huge difference
i never lowered the rear on mind as every time i started to attept so something came up, but i was more than happy with the wa the car handled, so if u lower the rar then let me know what u think.
as for differneces between the 1.6 and the 1.9 the only difference to the engine is the bottom end, and then nth rear brakes are disks not drums on the 1.9, although the hill climbers tend to prefer the drums as the find the hanbrakes are stronger...
the 1.9 is known for being more torqy where as the 1.6 is more revvy
i always wanted to go balls out and try and make another 205 t16