 At the top end of the range, the 1118 cc unit from the larger Simca 1100 was added for the 1969 model year (the Simca 1000 was marketed in the US as Simca 1118).Finally, the 1294 cc "Poissy engine", used in the bigger 1300, found its way into the little 1000 in the early 1970s.Apart from the standard manual transmission, some versions could be fitted with a three-speed semiautomatic developed by Ferodo.