| Talbot Samba | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Talbot (PSA Group) |
| Production | 1981–1986 |
| Assembly | Poissy, France Madrid, Spain |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 2-door cabrio |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Related | Citroën LN/LNA Citroën Visa Peugeot 104 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual 5-speed manual[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,340 mm (92 in)[1] |
| Length | 3,506 mm (138.0 in)[1] |
| Width | 1,528 mm (60.2 in)[1] |
| Height | 1,362 mm (53.6 in)[1] |
| Curb weight | 740 kg (1,630 lb)-850 kg (1,873.9 lb)[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Talbot Sunbeam |
| Successor | Peugeot 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]