The Acclaim was a rebodied Honda Ballade, the first Japanese-designed car built inside the EEC and the last car ever badged Triumph.
Lead trim: Acclaim 1.3 EN4 (70 bhp)
Triumph Acclaim1981–1984
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FactThe Acclaim was a rebodied Honda Ballade, the first Japanese-designed car built inside the EEC and the last car ever badged Triumph.
The Triumph Acclaim is a small family car manufactured by British Leyland from October 1981 to June 1984 (133,626 made) as a locally built version of the Honda Ballade (related to the second-generation Honda Civic), a four-door saloon with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. It was the final car marketed under the Triumph marque and the first product of the alliance between BL (later the Rover Group) and Honda that lasted until the mid-1990s, and the first Japanese-designed car manufactured within the EEC, bypassing Japan's voluntary limit of 11 per cent of European sales; most were sold in the UK. All Acclaims used the transverse-mounted all-alloy overhead-cam 1,335 cc engine from the Honda Civic with a 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic, at 70 bhp as standard; a Turbo Technics turbocharger conversion raised it to 105 bhp. It was succeeded by the Rover 200 (SD3).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acclaim 1.3 EN4 (70 bhp) | 1981–1984 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 70 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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