Austin Allegro

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Austin Allegro
Overview
Manufacturer	Austin (British Leyland)
Also called	Vanden Plas 1500 / 1.5 or 1.7 [1] Innocenti Regent
Production	1973–1982
Assembly	United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham Belgium: Seneffe Italy: Lambrate, Milan (Innocenti)
Designer	Harris Mann
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Body style	2-door saloon 3-door estate 4-door saloon
Layout	FF layout
Powertrain
Engine	1.0 L A-Series I4 1.1 L A-Series I4 1.3 L A-Series I4 1.5 L E-Series I4 1.7 L E-Series I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,438 mm (96 in)
Length	3,861 mm (152 in) (saloon), 3,993 mm (157.2 in) (estate)
Width	1,600 mm (63 in)
Height	1,397 mm (55 in)
Kerb weight	869 kg (1,915 lb) (approx)
Chronology
Predecessor	Austin 1100/1300
Successor	Austin Maestro (Hatchback) Austin Montego (Saloon)

The Austin Allegro is a small family car that was manufactured by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland (BL) from 1973 until 1982. The same vehicle was built in Italy by Innocenti between 1974 and 1975 and sold as the Innocenti Regent. The Allegro^[2] was designed as a replacement for the Austin 1100 and 1300 models. In total, 642,350 Austin Allegros were produced during its 10-year production life, most of which were sold on the home market, less than a third of 2.1 million 1100s and 1300s sold in the previous 11 years.

It was built and sold by British Leyland alongside the hatchback Austin Maxi (launched in 1969) and the 1971 rear-wheel-drive Morris Marina. All three were eventually replaced by the Austin Maestro in 1983.