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Talbot Matra Murena - long-term plastic for three

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Created on November 6, 2014

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - only 1.22 meters high

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - four headlights

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - very handy and maneuverable

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - comfortable to drive

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the front section looks the most unconventional

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - for small and large trips

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - with open folding headlights

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - low front, low waistline

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - looks attractive even with open folding headlights

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - pretty from all angles

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the rear looks elegant, but not spectacular

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - there is not too much trunk space, larger items have to be stowed under the glass cover in the back

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - only 1.75 meters wide despite three seats

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - with a drag coefficient of 0.328, the Murena offers little resistance to the wind thanks to its modest cross-sectional area

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - compact stature

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - flat front and short overhangs

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the design was created by Antoine Volanis

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - technically the Murena is similar to the Bagheera, visually they are far apart

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the middle of the three seats is slightly offset to the rear

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - pure eighties in the cockpit

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the gearshift looks a bit unsportsmanlike

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - this steering wheel conveys a very special feel

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - clearly drawn instruments by Veglia

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - this interior is somehow cheerful

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the four-cylinder engine delivers 2.2 liters of displacement and 118 hp

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the four-cylinder engine is installed transversely

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the accessibility of the engine is better than in other mid-engined cars

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - there is a window between the cockpit and the engine

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the front end also looks quite unconventional due to the design of the indicators and the bumper

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - the beautiful aluminum wheels were standard on the 2.2-liter

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - not really beautiful, but at least adjustable inside

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - smooth surface

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - large rear lights

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - under this flap (on the left side) ...

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - ... the fuel filler cap is hidden

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Matra-Simca Bagheera (1974) - the low height promises good aerodynamics and convincing driving performance

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Matra-Simca Bagheera (1974) - with the practical glass tailgate

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Matra-Simca Bagheera (1974) - A look inside the mid-engined sports car

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Talbot Matra Murena (1980) - the front is very pointed

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Talbot Matra Murena (1980) - wedge-shaped silhouette ,

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Talbot-Matra Murena (1980) - Interior with the single-spoke steering wheel

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Talbot Matra Murena (1980) - Interior with center seat in normal position

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Talbot Matra Murena (1980) - interior with center seat folded down - note also the Nikon F

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Talbot Matra Murena (1980) - View drawing - Engine transverse in front of the rear axle

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Matra Murena 2.2 - Three-seater coupé at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show

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Matra Murena 2.2 - Three-seater coupé at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show

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Talbot Matra Murena (1981) - elegant coupé

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Talbot Matra Murena (1981) - compact dimensions

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Talbot Matra Murena (1981) - Three seats - illustration

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Talbot Matra Murena (1981) - completely galvanized chassis

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - Beauty with a bite (advertising from back then)

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Matra Murena (1984) - next to the ancestor M530 - at the Retro Classics Stuttgart 2013

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - sehr handlich und wendig

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - komfortabel zu fahren

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - am eigenwilligsten wirkt die Frontpartie

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - für die kleine und grosse Ausfahrt

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - mit geöffneten Klappscheinwerfern

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - tiefe Front, niedrige Gürtellinie

Summary

Between 1980 and 1983, Matra produced over 10,000 Talbot Matra Murena, which were something special with three seats in a row, a plastic body and a mid-engine design. The cars were attractively priced and durable, so there would have been little standing in the way of great success if the GTI generation had not rolled in and Renault had not presented itself with the production order for the Espace. This report characterizes the sporty three-seater and shows it in current and historical pictures and in the sales brochure of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Sporty layout
Designed for durability
Three seats as a unique selling point
On a par with the competition
Potential forgiven
A classic car
Practical and suitable for everyday use
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Between 1965 and 1983, Matra built its own road-going sports cars, which always carried the engine in front of the rear axle and were equipped with plastic bodies. The last and most mature model was the Murena, which was developed in collaboration with Talbot. The predecessors of the Matra Murena, the Djet/Jet (with Renault engines), the M 530 (with a Ford Taunus V4 engine) and the Matra-Simca Bagheera (with a Simca engine), had already had the drive unit between the passengers and the rear axle and were thus similar to sports car models such as the Lamborghini Miura or Maserati Bora. The only difference was that René Bonnet's first "Jet" was several years ahead of its time.

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Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - sehr handlich und wendig

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - komfortabel zu fahren

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - am eigenwilligsten wirkt die Frontpartie

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - für die kleine und grosse Ausfahrt

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - mit geöffneten Klappscheinwerfern

Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 (1982) - tiefe Front, niedrige Gürtellinie

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