Matra-Simca Bagheera

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Matra-Simca
Matra-Simca Bagheera (1973-1976)
Matra-Simca Bagheera (1973-1976)
Bagheera
Production period: 1973-1980
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.3-1.4 liters
(62-66 kW)
Length: 3974-4010 mm
Width: 1734-1737 mm
Height: 1175-1220 mm
Wheelbase : 2370 mm
Empty weight : 980-1015 kg
Previous model Matra 530
successor Talbot-Matra Murena
Rear view

The Matra-Simca Bagheera was a three-seater sports coupe made by the automobile manufacturer Matra Automobiles . It was developed jointly by Simca and Matra as the successor to the Matra 530 (therefore marketed as Matra-Simca ) and presented to the public at the 24-hour race in Le Mans on June 9, 1973. The flat sports coupé with three seats in a row, folding headlights and a mid-engine was equipped with the drive unit and front axle of the Simca 1100 TI . The load-bearing structure of the car continued to consist of a tubular frame with plastic paneling. The model was named after the panther Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book .

Since PSA Peugeot Citroën had bought up the European brands of the American Chrysler group in the summer of 1978, the model was sold on by the new owner as Talbot-Matra Bagheera from August 1979 .

In the summer of 1980, the Bagheera ran out of production after around 47,802 copies. The successor Talbot-Matra Murena was presented at the Paris Salon in September of the same year .

Processing defects

After the ADAC Motorwelt magazine awarded a Bagheera with the negative award of the silver lemon in May 1975 as a “new car with the worst defects ex works” and subsequently a “community of interests of the Bagheera victims”, various design and construction awards won Workmanship flaws in the model attracted the general public. Until the Simca 1307/1308 was voted “ European Car of the Year ” in the following year, this resulted in a significant loss of prestige and a drop in sales for Chrysler-Simcas in Germany, but there it had a lasting impact on the image of the Bagheera as the epitome of the “ Monday car ”.

Models

The construction time of the Bagheera is divided into two series: the first series ran until mid-1976 and the second was produced from autumn 1977. The Bagheera has been continuously developed and so there are countless differences in detail depending on the year of construction.

Series I (1973 to 1976)

Dashboard and steering wheel (1973–1976)
  • Type 1 : simple equipment with fabric seats, non-tinted windows, steel wheels, 1294 cm³ and 62 kW (84 hp).
  • Type 2 : sophisticated equipment with more elaborate fabric seats, tinted windows, aluminum wheels, clock, 1294 cm³ and 62 kW.
  • S : Equipment with tweed fabrics, tinted windows, aluminum wheels, clock, electric window regulators, reading lamp, optional folding roof, 1442 cm³ and 66 kW (90 hp).
  • Courrèges : specific equipment designed by the fashion designer André Courrèges in matt white paint, with artificial leather seats, specific carpets and other details, 1294 cm³ and 62 kW (from summer 1974) or 1442 cm³ and 66 kW (from late 1975)

The Bagheera U8, based on the first series, with 2 four-cylinder U-shaped engines (power: 118 kW / 160 PS; top speed: 238 km / h) remained just a prototype.

Series II (1977 to 1980)

Matra-Simca Bagheera (1977-1980)
  • N : simple equipment with plaid fabrics, steel wheels, optional folding roof, 1294 cm³, 62 kW (until March 1978) or 1442 cm³, 85 PS (version N2 from November 1979).
  • S : Equipped with tweed fabrics, tinted windows, aluminum wheels, clock, electric window regulators, reading lamp, optional folding roof, 1442 cm³ and 66 kW.
  • Courrèges : specific version designed by fashion designer André Courrèges in matt white paint, with leatherette seats, specific carpets and other details, 1442 cm³ and 66 kW.
  • X : luxurious equipment with velor seats, digital clock, rear window wiper, optional folding roof, 1442 cm³ and 66 kW, replaced Courrège's equipment from March 1978.
  • Jubilé : luxurious equipment with velor seats, analog clock, standard folding roof, 1442 cm³ and 66 kW
Datasheet Talbot-Matra Bagheera
Bagheera: Type 1 + 2, N, Courrèges '75 N2, S, X, Courrèges, Jubilé
Engine:  4-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke), as a mid-engine across the rear axle
Displacement:  1294 cc 1442 cc
Bore × stroke:  76.7 × 70 mm 76.7 × 78 mm
Performance at 1 / min:  62 kW (84 PS) at 6200
62 kW (84 PS) at 6000 (from the end of 1975)		 66 kW (90 PS) at 5800
63 kW (85 PS) at 5800 (version N2)
Max. Torque at 1 / min:  105 Nm at 4000
110 Nm at 3200 (from the end of 1975)		 122 Nm at 3000
123 Nm at 3200 (version N2)
Compression:  9.8: 1 or 9.5: 1 (from the end of 1975) 9.5: 1
Mixture preparation:  2 × downdraft twin carburettors Weber 36DCNF or 1 × Weber 36DCNVA (version N2)
Valve control:  Overhead valves (side camshaft, chain), light alloy cylinder head
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  4-speed transmission,
rear-wheel drive, different gear ratios depending on the model and target market
Front suspension:  individually on double wishbones, longitudinal torsion bar springs, stabilizer
Rear suspension:  individually on parallel swing arms ("trailing arms"), transverse torsion bar springs, stabilizer
Body:  Sheet steel chassis with glued / riveted GRP paneling
Track width front / rear:  1400/1460 mm
Wheelbase:  2370 mm
Length:  until '76: 3974 mm; from '76: 4010 mm
Width:  until '76: 1734 mm; from '76: 1737 mm
Height:  until '76: 1175 mm; from '76: 1220 mm
Empty weight:  980 kg 1015 kg
Top speed:  185 km / h 185 km / h
0-100 km / h:  12 s 12.5 s
Consumption (liters / 100 km):  8.2 p 8.6 S
Price:  DM 17,834 (02/79)
Courrèges: FF 40,540 (01/76)		 DM 19.084 (S, 02/79)
DM 21.084 (X, 02/79)

Web links

Commons : Matra Simca Bagheera  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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