SEAT 1200 Sport
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The SEAT 1200 Sport is a 2-door coupé produced by SEAT from 1975 to 1980. It was based upon the underpinnings of a Fiat 127, but with the bigger 1197 cc engine of 67 bhp (49 kW) from the Seat 124, which in this application was transversely mounted and canted forwards by 16°. This engine gave the little 2+2 a top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h). The body design was one purchased from NSU of Germany.
In 1977 the SEAT 1430 Sport Coupé appeared, using the same body, but with a hotted up version of the engine from the SEAT 1430. In this application the 1438 cc engine provided a power output of 77 bhp (56.5 kW).
Neither version was a huge seller, and in 1979 both were withdrawn: no direct successors were offered.
The car was known as the Bocanegra in Spain because of the shape of its always black plastic front panel, which embraced the front grill and the headlights and incorporated, by 1970s standards, a prominent front bumper / fender. Boca negra means black mouth in Spanish.
| SEAT | 1200 Sport | 1430 Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Engine: | 4-cylinder-inline engine (four-stroke), transversely front-mounted | |
| Displacement: | 1197 cc | 1438 cc |
| Bore x Stroke: | 73 x 71.5 mm | 80 x 71.5 mm |
| Max. Power @ rpm: | 67 hp (50 kW) @ 5600 | 77 hp (57 kW) @ 5400 |
| Max. Torque @ rpm: | 90 N·m (66 ft·lbf) @ 3700 | 111 N·m (82 ft·lbf) @ 3400 |
| Compression Ratio: | 8.8:1 | 9.0:1 |
| Fuel system: | 1 downdraft carb. (2bbl) | |
| Valvetrain: | OHV, camshaft in block, tooth belt | |
| Cooling: | Water | |
| Gearbox: | 4-speed-manual, front wheel drive | |
| Front suspension: | Struts, lower wishbone, coil springs, stabilizing bar | |
| Rear suspension:: | Double wishbones, struts, transverse leaf spring | |
| Brakes: | Front disc brakes (Ø 227 mm), rear drum brakes | |
| Steering: | Rack-and-pinion steering | |
| Body: | Steel, unibody construction | |
| Track front/rear: | 1310 mm (51.6 in) / 1325 mm (52.2 in) | |
| Wheelbase: | 2225 mm (87.6 in) | |
| Length x Width x Height: | 3665 mm (144.3 in) x 1555 mm (61.2 in) x 1250 mm (49.2 in) mm | |
| Weight: | 805 kg (1775 lb) | 815 kg (1797 lb) |
| Top speed: | 160 km/h (99 mph) | 165 km/h (103 mph) |
| 0–100 km/h (0−62 mph): | 14.5 s | n.a. |
| Fuel consumption (DIN): | n.a. | 7.0 L/100 km (34 mpg–U.S. / 40 mpg–imp) |
[edit] References
- ^ Automobil Revue, catalogue 1979, p.495; all data works figures unless otherwise specified.
[edit] External links
Contemporary test (in Spanish)
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