Editing Simca 1307 (section)

===Facelift and Solara===
For 1980 the car, which was now sold under the Talbot-brand, received an extensive facelift. The new model, shown at the [[International Motor Show Germany|Frankfurt Show]], was known as the Talbot 1510 (the Talbot Alpine name was used in the UK).<ref>{{cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OKUqAQAAMAAJ&q=1307 | journal = Automotive News | publisher = Crain Automotive Group | date = 1980 | page = 4 | title = Talbot's Solara/Alpine with a notchback }}</ref> It received new front and rear lights and the new top of the range SX featured alloy wheels, cruise control, headlamp wash/wipe, power steering and trip computer. Automatic transmission and a five-speed gearbox also became available. The lineup became clearer, with the 1307 GLS replaced by the 1510&nbsp;LS, the 1307&nbsp;S by the GL, the 1308&nbsp;GT by the GLS, and finally the 1309&nbsp;SX by the 1510&nbsp;SX (automatic transmission only at first).<ref name="salon79">{{Cite magazine | ref = AJ79 | editor1-last = Costa | editor1-first = André | editor2-first = Georges-Michel | editor2-last = Fraichard | date = September 1979 | title = Salon 1979: Toutes les Voitures du Monde | issue = 14 & 15 | page = 108 | magazine = l'Auto Journal | publisher = Homme N°1 | location = Paris | language = fr }}</ref>

A four-door saloon version, called the Talbot Solara, was released in the same year, with either 1.3 or 1.6 engines, and was produced alongside the hatchback version. Trim levels were similar to the Alpine. It effectively took over from the Hunter, axed a year earlier, as the four-door large family saloon in the range. In the Benelux countries, a well-equipped "Ultra" special edition with metallic paint, alloy wheels, and velour interior appeared in December 1983.<ref name=krant>{{cite journal | journal = Autovisie | date = 24 December 1983 | volume = 28 | number = 26 | publisher = Folio Groep B.V. | location = Hilversum, Netherlands | language = nl | title = Autokrant | trans-title = Car Gazette | editor-last = de Jong | editor-first = Nico | page = 14 | ref = krant }}</ref>
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French manufacturing of 1510, Alpine and Solara, along with the smaller [[Simca-Talbot Horizon|Horizon]], ended in 1986. In the United Kingdom, the last cars were rebadged as the Rapier and Minx which were badged depending on trim level rather than body style. Production of the Alpine, Solara and Horizon models had already finished at Ryton in the autumn of 1985 to make way for the [[Peugeot 309]]. The names were sourced from the corporate ancestor of Chrysler Europe, the [[Rootes Group]], having been used on the [[Sunbeam Rapier]] and [[Hillman Minx]]. Supply of these models was limited and in 1986 production ceased, with the Talbot marque being shelved soon afterwards on all passenger vehicles.  Thus, the Alpine/1510/Solara series was not directly replaced; however, the [[Citroën BX]] (already released in 1982) and the forthcoming [[Peugeot 405]] (launched in late 1987) were effectively its ''de facto'' successors as PSA's entries in the [[D-segment]]. Both of these cars were very successful in Europe and helped Citroën and Peugeot increase their market share in the UK and many other export markets.

In early 1985, with the end of production nearing, Finnish assemblers [[Valmet Automotive|Saab-Valmet]] began offering the Talbot 1510 GLD, using PSA's 1.9-liter [[PSA XUD engine|XUD9]] diesel engine with {{convert|65|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=TM585>{{cite magazine | magazine = [[Tekniikan Maailma]] | ref = TM | date = 1985-03-19 | number = 5/85 | volume = 41 | issn = 0355-4287 | title = Nallen oppivuodet | trans-title = Teddy Bear's Apprenticeship | last = Sukava | first = Jarmo | publisher = TM-Julkaisu | location = Helsinki | language = fi | page = 38 }}</ref> This was the only diesel-engined version of the Simca 1307 ever offered; PSA's Spanish branch had worked on such a model but work was never completed due to internal competition from the 305 and BX. Valmet did not offer the Solara with the diesel engine so as to avoid competing in-house with the 305 Diesel, as they were both saloons.<ref name=TM585/>

Whilst the 1307 sold in big numbers in France, the Chrysler Alpine did not fulfil its potential in the UK, initially losing out to contemporaries such as the Ford Cortina/Sierra and the Vauxhall Cavalier primarily due to the lack of larger engines (Ford and Vauxhall offered 2.0L engines in their products, whilst the Alpine/Solara range topped out at a 1.6L unit). The Alpine's OHV Simca engines were particularly "tappety" and unrefined compared to the more modern overhead camshaft units of its rivals which further dented its appeal. In more recent years, due to corrosion problems similar to those of the [[Simca-Talbot Horizon|Horizon]]{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} few Alpines have survived in the UK. As of 2017, there were only 19 examples (including the later Talbot-badged versions) still licensed on British roads.<ref>{{cite web|work=How Many Left?| title = Chrysler Alpine|url=https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Chrysler+Alpine|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> However, the car has fared better in its native France, where it still has a cult following among Simca enthusiasts and many hundreds are still in service.

The body styling of the Simca 1307 was the direct inspiration for the design of Russian [[Moskvitch Aleko]] (1986–2001)<ref>{{citation | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v8a1AAAAIAAJ&q=1307 | title = The East European motor industry: prospects & developments | publisher = [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] | volume = 1167 | date = 1989 | page = 46 | isbn = 9780850582536 }}</ref>