Triumph Acclaim
Triumph Acclaim (1983 )
The Triumph Acclaim was a car in the lower middle class with front-wheel drive, which was manufactured by the BLMC from autumn 1981 to summer 1984. It was based on the ballad and had a designed by Honda Motor. Many parts of the vehicle but were manufactured in the United Kingdom.
The Acclaim replaced the dolomite of the 1970s and was itself replaced by the first Rover 200 series, which was based on the next edition of the Honda Ballade.
It was the last car that carried the Triumph emblem. The last made Acclaim is now at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon ( Warwickshire ).
History
The development process began in 1978 when a delegation of British Leyland began talks with the leaders of Honda on the construction of a small family sedan. On December 26, 1979 Michael Edwardes officially signed the cooperation agreement between British Leyland and Honda. 18 months later, the production of the new car began under the name Triumph Acclaim and Honda Ballade. After the end of production of the models Dolomite and TR7/TR8 the Acclaim was from 1981, the only new vehicle that carried the Triumph emblem.
The Acclaim was the first mainly Japanese car in the EC ( now the EU) has been built to bypass the Japanese self-restriction to 11% of the vehicles sold in Europe. Also, the Acclaim was a major turning point for British Leyland yourself, as this was the first car of this manufacturer for a long time, which showed good quality and reliability from the very beginning. It paved the way for the Honda -based cars that BLMC (and their successors Austin - Rover and MG Rover Group) would develop under the name Rover in the 1980s and 1990s.
The most noticeable change was the logo in the center of the grille, the Honda the Honda emblem was sitting on the right side. Other differences concerned the Keihin carburetor ( the Honda Ballade only had a single carburettor ), which is attached to the door mirrors, the specially modified for the UK market chassis with independent suspension all wheels on MacPherson struts, seats, under which, as in Morris were constructed Ital. The car had front disc and rear drum brakes.
All Acclaim were greeted by a four-cylinder engine with an overhead camshaft ( OHC ) and 1335 cc displacement driven as he was at the Honda Civic in use, and was also the interiors of both vehicles almost identical (except for the seats). The usual trim levels of BL were L, HL, HLS, and the top features CD, the electric windows front and rear, a headlight cleaning system and on request also offered air conditioning. Where model no substantial change was carried out during the entire production period. Small changes were to the door handles, steering wheel, shift knob and the control element for air circulation, which has been added.
There was a special model of Avon, which was equipped with leather seats, wooden dashboard, wooden door panels ( the top of the doors), two-tone paint and on request with a turbocharger.
In the years 1982 and 1983, the Acclaim was one of the ten best-selling cars in the UK - the first Triumph model since the beginning of the relevant records in 1965.
Successor
The production of the Acclaim was set in the summer of 1984, when the Rover 200 came out. In order for the Triumph brand disappeared as the company in Austin- Rover renamed and future produced only automobiles from Austin, Rover, Land Rover and MG.
A total of 133 625 Acclaim were produced, most of which were sold in the UK.