Fiat 130

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Fiat 130
Fiat 130
Manufacturer Fiat
Production 1969-1977
Predecessor Fiat 2300
Class Executive car
Body style 4-door saloon
2-door coupé
5-door station wagon
Layout FR layout
Engine 2866 cc ohc V6
3235 cc ohc V6
Transmission 3-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Wheelbase 2720 mm (saloon)
Length 4750 mm (saloon)
Width 1803 mm (saloon)
Height 1473 mm (saloon)
Designer Pininfarina (coupé)

The Fiat 130 was a large executive car manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat, available as saloon and coupé.

The saloon was launched in March 1969, replacing the previous largest and most exclusive Fiat saloon, the Fiat 2300. It was a thoroughly modern car, with four-wheel independent suspension (torsion bars in the front and coil springs in the rear),[1] standard power steering and four-wheel disc brakes, and was the first Fiat to adopt an alternator instead of a direct-current generator.[citation needed]

The Coupé, based on the same platform, joined in 1971. It was designed and built by Pininfarina, and significantly different in style, including a separate interior design. Even more luxurious, it even featured a button-operated mechanism allowing the driver to open the passenger-side door.[1]

The saloon went out of production in 1976, with 15,093 produced. The Coupé continued until the following year, and production ended with 4,294 built in total.[1]

[edit] Powertrain

A completely new V6 engine, with a 60° vee angle and belt-driven twin overhead camshafts was developed for the model by Ferrari engine designer Aurelio Lampredi.[citation needed] It displaced 2866 cc and was rated at 140 hp. Power was delivered to the rear axle via standard three-speed automatic transmission, and a five-speed ZF manual was an option. The engine was uprated to 160 hp for 1970, and replaced by a larger, 3235cc and producing 165bhp.[1]

[edit] Trivia

In 1978 the terrorist group Red Brigades kidnapped, and later killed, the former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro after crashing into the black, official Fiat 130 he was travelling in.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Fiat 130. The Fiat pages @ w w w . C a r s f r o m I t a l y . c o m. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. - accessed via the Wayback Machine


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Type 1960s 1970s 1980s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
City car 500 126
600 Panda
Supermini 850 127 Uno
Small family car 1100 128 Ritmo Tipo
Large family car 1300/1500 124 131
1500 125 132 Argenta Croma I
Executive car 2300 130
Coupé / Roadster Dino
Sports car X1/9
Panel van Fiorino I Fiorino II
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