British Leyland gave the Allegro a boot instead of a hatchback purely so the Austin Maxi could keep hatchbacks to itself.
Lead trim: 1000 A-Plus (44 hp) · up to 90 hp
Austin Allegro1973–1982
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FactBritish Leyland gave the Allegro a boot instead of a hatchback purely so the Austin Maxi could keep hatchbacks to itself.
A small family car made by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland from 1973 until 1982 to replace the Austin 1100 and 1300, designed by Harris Mann, and also built in Italy by Innocenti in 1974 and 1975 as the Innocenti Regent. 642,350 were built in ten years, less than a third of the 2.1 million 1100s and 1300s sold in the previous eleven, and it was replaced by the Austin Maestro in 1983. It had front-wheel drive with the familiar A-Series engine and a sump-mounted transmission, with the higher-specification models using the SOHC E-Series engine from the Maxi in 1,500 and 1,750 cc sizes, and its two-box saloon body was suspended by the new Hydragas system. British Leyland chose a saloon rather than a hatchback because the Austin Maxi had a hatchback as its unique selling point, and Allegro buyers who wanted a tailgate had to take the estate. Its unfashionable rounded styling was deliberate, in the Citroën manner of technology with timeless looks, and many Allegros were broken for their A-Series engines for Mini restorations.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 A-Plus (44 hp) | 1980–1982 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | 52 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1100 A-Series (45 hp) | 1975–1980 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 45 hp | 55 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1100 A-Series (49 hp) | 1973–1975 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 49 hp | 60 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1300 A-Plus (62 hp) | 1980–1982 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 62 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1300 A-Series (59 hp) | 1973–1980 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 69 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1500 E-Series (69 hp) | 1973–1982 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | 83 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1750 E-Series single carb (76 hp) | 1973–1982 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 76 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1750 E-Series twin carb (90 hp) | 1974–1982 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 90 hp | 104 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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