Talbot Samba

Talbot Samba
A small three-door passenger car.
Overview
ManufacturerTalbot (PSA Group)
Production1981–1986
AssemblyPoissy, France
Madrid, Spain
Body and chassis
ClassCity car (A)
Body style3-door hatchback
2-door cabrio
LayoutFF layout
RelatedCitroën LN/LNA
Citroën Visa
Peugeot 104
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission4-speed manual
5-speed manual[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,340 mm (92 in)[1]
Length3,506 mm (138.0 in)[1]
Width1,528 mm (60.2 in)[1]
Height1,362 mm (53.6 in)[1]
Curb weight740 kg (1,630 lb)-850 kg (1,873.9 lb)[1]
Chronology
PredecessorTalbot Sunbeam
SuccessorPeugeot 205

The Talbot Samba is a city car manufactured by the PSA Group in the former Simca factory in Poissy, France, and marketed under the short-lived modern-day Talbot brand from 1981 to 1986. Based on the Peugeot 104, it and the Talbot Express were the only Talbots not inherited from Chrysler Europe, engineered by PSA alone. It was also the last new Talbot car to be launched. Its demise in 1986 was effectively the end of the Talbot brand for passenger cars. Launched initially as a three-door hatchback, it was also for some time the only small car available in a factory-ordered cabrio body style, and the most economical car in Europe.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Talbot Samba". carfolio.com. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
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