The Peugeot Talbot Sport boss who signed off on building this Group B rally Samba was Jean Todt — years before he ran Ferrari's F1 team and the FIA.
Lead trim: Samba Rallye 1219 cc XZ four (90 PS, 1983)
Talbot Samba Rallye1983–1986
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FactThe Peugeot Talbot Sport boss who signed off on building this Group B rally Samba was Jean Todt — years before he ran Ferrari's F1 team and the FIA.
Following the rallying successes of the Simca 1000 and the Talbot Sunbeam, PSA launched the Samba Rallye in 1983, fitted with the 1219 cc XZ version of the X engine delivering 66 kilowatt (90 PS), in white or red with a hood scoop and side stripes; in 1984 a version with the 1360 cc unit producing 59 kilowatt (80 PS) was launched, without the stripes. The Rallye's 80 bhp engine was shared with the later Cabrio.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samba Rallye 1219 cc XZ four (90 PS, 1983) | 1983–1986 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 92 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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The Peugeot Talbot Sport boss who signed off on building this Group B rally Samba was Jean Todt — years before he ran Ferrari's F1 team and the FIA.
Fibreglass doors, hatch and engine cover brought the Samba Rallye down to just 675 kg — light enough that in hillclimbing it became an even bigger threat than on rally stages.
A 1984 Talbot Samba Cabriolet met a dramatic end on camera: Jeremy Clarkson's 2009 DVD Duel catapulted one into a wall at a clocked 164 mph.
The Samba Cabrio was, for a while, the only small car in Europe you could order as a factory-built convertible straight from the showroom.
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