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Fiat 128
| Fiat 128 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Nasr 128 GLS 1300 (Egypt) SEAT 128 (Spain) Zastava 101/128/Skala (Yugoslavia) |
| Production |
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| Assembly | |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car (C) |
| Body style | |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Related | Fiat X1/9 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,445 mm (96.3 in) |
| Length | 3,850 mm (151.6 in) |
| Width | 1,590 mm (62.6 in) |
| Height | 1,340 mm (52.8 in) |
| Kerb weight | 750–770 kg (1,653–1,698 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 1100 R |
| Successor | |
The Fiat 128 is a transverse front-engine, front wheel drive small family car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1969 to 1985 as a two- or four-door sedan, three- or five-door station wagon as well as two- or three-door coupé. The 128 running gear and engine, reconfigured for a mid-engined layout, were used in the Fiat X1/9 sports car.
With engineering by Dante Giacosa and engine design by Aurelio Lampredi,[4] the 128 was noted for its relatively roomy passenger and cargo volume — enabled by a breakthrough innovation to the front-engine, front-drive layout which became the layout "adopted by virtually every other manufacturer in the world" for front-wheel drive.[5] Fiat promoted in its advertising that mechanical features consumed only 20% of the vehicle's volume.[4]
Named European Car of the Year in 1970,[6] over three million were ultimately manufactured.[7]
In 2012 automotive journalist Jamie Kitman called the 128 a "pioneer of the small cars we drive today."[8]
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- ^ "Historique de la SOMACA". Somaca Casablanca. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Wilkins, Gordon (September 1978). "Fiat: Italy's industrial giant". CAR (South Africa). Vol. 22, no. 8. Ramsay, Son & Parker (Pty) ltd. p. 67.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
lamprediwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Brick by Brick: The Biography of the Man Who Really Made the Mini, Martyn Nutland, p. 237. Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN, 2012. 8 October 2012. ISBN 9781477203170.
- ^ "Previous Cars". Caroftheyear.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
- ^ "Fiat 128: quarant'anni di trazione anteriore" (in Italian). Autoblog.it. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Kitman, Jamie (15 August 2012). "Collectible Classic: 1971–1979 Fiat 128". Automobile Magazine.
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