Austin Ambassador
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The Austin Ambassador is a large hatchback automobile introduced by British Leyland in 1982. Essentially a facelifted version of the Princess, the Ambassador was an attempt to kick-start failing Princess sales by giving it a hatchback. The model was discontinued in 1984.
Unlike the Princess, there was no 2.2 L model. The Ambassador was initially offered in 1.7 L and 2.0 L variants, in L, HL and HLS trims. Instead of the premium 2.2 models, there was an Austin Ambassador Vanden Plas with a twin-carb version of the 2.0 L engine.
In 1983, the 2.0 HLS was upgraded to the more powerful twin-carb engine.
The Ambassador was cancelled once the Austin Rover–Honda alliance gained momentum, and its market niche and pricing were filled by the Austin Montego.