[en] ²⁷Al(¹⁶O, X) reactions are studied at 88 MeV. The A and Z of reaction products X = ¹⁶O, sup(15,14,13)N, sup(13,12)C, sup(11,10)B, sup(9,7)Be, and sup(7,6)Li are identified. Despite the low bombarding energy, the general features of i) energy spectra, ii) the optimum Q values, Q sub(eff)sup(m), and iii) angular distributions in 5 MeV intervals in Q are very similar to those of much higher energy data of heavier systems: i.e., i) dominance of deep inelastic (DI) reactions, ii) Q sub(eff)sup(m)-values well reproduced by the ''universal'' relations previously found for DI reactions, iii) σ(theta, Q) has a form A exp (-μ(Q)theta)/sin theta. The variations of Q sub(eff)sup(m) with theta, and of μ with Q and n, the number of transferred nucleons, are discussed in connection with the gradual evolution in reaction mechanisms from quasielastic to deep inelastic to complete fusion. (author)