Chrysler Horizon
| Chrysler Horizon | |
|---|---|
 1983 Talbot Horizon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler Europe (1978–1979) PSA Peugeot Citroën (1979–1987) |
| Also called | Chrysler Horizon (UK: 1978–1979) Chrysler Simca Horizon Talbot Horizon (Europe: 1979–1986) |
| Production | 1978–1987 |
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| Designer | Peter Horbury, Roy Axe |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car (C) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | L-body |
| Related | Plymouth Horizon |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Simca 1100 Hillman Avenger |
| Successor | Peugeot 309 |
The Chrysler Horizon (also Talbot Horizon) is a small family car (C-segment) that was sold from the 1978 to 1987 model years. Designed by Chrysler Europe as the replacement for the Simca 1100 and Hillman Avenger, the Horizon was initially marketed under the Simca and Chrysler brands. Following the sale of Chrysler Europe to Peugeot, the model line was marketed as a Talbot for the rest of its production. Competing against the Volkswagen Golf and the later Ford Escort, the Horizon was sold exclusively as a 5-door hatchback through its production.
Voted European Car of the Year in 1979, the Horizon was the first world car developed by Chrysler, designed in tandem with the American-market Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon (which had no predecessor). Though the Chrysler L platform was used for all three vehicles (and Plymouth sharing the nameplate of its European counterpart) and is visually similar, the two model lines have multiple substantial differences.
The Chrysler/Talbot Horizon was manufactured in four countries. At its launch, it was assembled in Chrysler Europe's Poissy facility (Poissy, France), with British production starting in 1979 at its Ryton facility (Ryton-on-Dunsmore, England). Additional production was licensed from Peugeot in Spain and Saab-Valmet in Finland. Over nine years of production, Chrysler Europe/Peugeot produced 1,070,222 Horizon hatchbacks (in comparison to the 1,639,799 Horizon and Omni hatchbacks produced in the United States).
In 1987, the final Horizon was made in Finland by Saab-Valmet; it would be the final Talbot-badged passenger car as parent company Peugeot replaced it with its own Peugeot 309 (which began development as a Talbot). Currently, Peugeot, Chrysler, Simca, and Talbot are all brands (the latter two, dormantly) owned by Stellantis.