Chrysler Horizon

The Talbot Horizon is a compact hatchback designed by Chrysler Europe and produced from 1978 to 1987. It was sold under the Simca, Chrysler and Talbot nameplates. The successor to both the Simca 1100 and Hillman Avenger, the Horizon adopted a front-wheel drive, transverse-engine layout.

Talbot Horizon
1979 Simca Horizon
Overview
ManufacturerTalbot Peugeot
Also calledChrysler Horizon (UK: 1978–1979)
Chrysler Simca Horizon
Talbot Horizon (Europe: 1979–1986)
Production19781987
Assembly
  • Finland: Uusikaupunki (Saab-Valmet)
  • France: Poissy Peugeot
  • Spain: Madrid
  • United Kingdom: Ryton (Ryton plant)
DesignerRoy Axe
Body and chassis
ClassCompact (C)
Body styleHatchback
LayoutFF layout
PlatformL-body
RelatedPlymouth Horizon
Powertrain
Engine
  • petrol:
  • 1118 cc Poissy I4
  • 1294 cc Poissy I4
  • 1442 cc Poissy I4
  • diesel:
  • 1905 cc XUD9 I4
Chronology
PredecessorSimca 1100
Hillman Avenger
SuccessorPeugeot 309

The model line was the first and only world car developed by the Chrysler Corporation, with the American-market Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon designed in tandem following the start of the Chrysler Europe project. While similar in appearance and, in the case of the American Plymouth brand, sharing the model name, the European and American Horizons had significant mechanical differences.

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