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.
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Lead trim: Samba Rallye Group B SRE 1,285 cc four (130 hp) · up to 136 hp
Talbot Samba Rallye Group BSRE/SR2 · 1983–1984
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FactFibreglass 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.
After the success with amateur drivers of the Simca Rallye and the 104 GR2 and GR5, the Peugeot Talbot Sport group under Jean Todt homologated the Talbot Samba Rallye in Group B (the Peugeot Talbot Sport Samba Rallye, preceding the Peugeot 205 T16). In January 1983 the Samba type SRE was homologated and two hundred examples were produced, mainly for private drivers, with fibreglass doors, rear hatch and engine cover for a weight of 675 kg (1,488 lb), coil-over suspension, AP Lockheed four-piston front brakes, aluminum roll bar, faster steering rack, Makrolon windows, oil cooler and a reinforced rear axle; the overhead camshaft engine was increased to 1,285 cc and produced 130 hp (96 kW), coupled to a short gearbox with a self-locking differential. In January 1984 the evolution type SR2 was homologated with wider tracks and polyester fenders, a triangulated front axle, fibre front bumper with brake cooling scoops and new AP brakes, and the engine increased to 1,296 cc and 136 hp (100 kW) with a more aggressive camshaft and larger intake ducts; a catalogue of Samba Group B parts let private pilots build their own beyond the initial two hundred, Mathiot and Brozzi developing 1,440 and 1,550 cc evolutions. The car won the 1985 Al Fito Hill Climb with Paulino Diaz.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samba Rallye Group B SR2 1,296 cc four (136 hp) | 1984–1984 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 136 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| Samba Rallye Group B SRE 1,285 cc four (130 hp) | 1983–1983 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 130 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
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.
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