Talbot fed the Tagora's V6 old-fashioned triple carburettors instead of fuel injection — and the extra power briefly made it the most powerful French car on sale. Only 1,083 were ever built.
Lead trim: Tagora SX 2.6 2664 cc PRV OHC V6 (2 x triple-barrel Weber)
Talbot Tagora SX 2.6 V6C9 SX · 1981–1983
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FactTalbot fed the Tagora's V6 old-fashioned triple carburettors instead of fuel injection — and the extra power briefly made it the most powerful French car on sale. Only 1,083 were ever built.
The Tagora SX was the line-up's flagship, featuring alloy wheels and the 2.7-litre (2664 cc) PRV OHC V6 (actually badged "2.6") with two triple-barrel Weber carburettors and 166 metric horsepower (122 kW), 234 newton-metres (173 lbf-ft), loaded with extras but not available with automatic transmission. The PRV engine in the Tagora differed from that used in contemporary Peugeots in having triple-barrel Webers instead of fuel injection, resulting in a higher power rating, which made it the most powerful French car of its time; nevertheless only 1,083 V6 Tagoras were made. The concept car Tagora Présidence (designed by Sunny Atri at the Whitley studio, Coventry, from the 2.6 SX, with Connolly leather, brass highlights and a telephone, dictaphone, text-message receiver and television with VCR, valued at £25,000) explored high-end Tagoras as chauffeur-driven limousines. Wheelbase 2,808 mm (110.6 in), length 4,828 mm (190.1 in), width 1,810 mm (71.3 in), height 1,444 mm (56.9 in).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagora SX 2.6 2664 cc PRV OHC V6 (2 x triple-barrel Weber) | 1981–1983 | 2.7 L V6 | 163 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Talbot fed the Tagora's V6 old-fashioned triple carburettors instead of fuel injection — and the extra power briefly made it the most powerful French car on sale. Only 1,083 were ever built.
The humble Tagora spawned a one-off concept, the Présidence, decked out with Connolly leather and electronics way ahead of 1981 — a built-in telephone, dictaphone, text-message receiver and a TV with VCR.
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