[2] The 80 was introduced in July 1948 as an entirely new body for the Sunbeam-Talbot Ten.

[2] As before sports saloon and drophead coupé bodies were offered.

[3] It was fitted with an overhead valve revision of the Minx / Ten's 1,185 cc four cylinder engine developing 47 bhp (35 kW) at 4800 rpm.

The new cast-iron cylinder head with its overhead valves shared just its design with the 2 Litre 90, the cylinder blocks were not the same.

[2] The 80 was discontinued in September 1950[2] with 3,500 examples having been produced.