Triumph Acclaim History
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History
The Acclaim (1981–1984) was a front-wheel-drive compact family saloon built by British Leyland at Cowley, Oxford — a locally assembled version of the Honda Ballade under licence, and the first product of the BL–Honda partnership that would shape Rover for over a decade. Its Honda engineering gave it a reputation for reliability that BL's own products often lacked.
Around 133,600 were built, almost all sold in the UK. When the Acclaim was replaced by the Rover 200 (itself a rebadged next-generation Ballade) in mid-1984, the Triumph car marque ended for good. The name has since lived on only on motorcycles, via a separate and unrelated company.
Body styles
- Saloon
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