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From the archives: Fiat X1/9

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Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 02:32 pm GMT +2

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Fiat’s X1/9 arrived at the CAR offices just before Christmas 1976, in time for inclusion in the February 1977 issue – quite the ideal time of the year to enjoy the little roadster’s finer attributes.

Designed by styling house Bertone, the X1/9 featured a removable hard top that could be stowed in the front luggage area, spare wheel in the crevice behind the driver, a 1,3-litre four-cylinder engine mounted amidships, and a second stowage area just behind the motor. The X1/9′s wedge profile also later inspired sister company Lancia’s Stratos.

Fiat’s powerplant boasted humble outputs of 66 kW at 6 000 r/min and 97 N.m of torque at 4 000 r/min, but the X1/9′s excellent handling characteristics and low mass of 880 kg meant that the overall package could easily be exploited to its full potential.

 

 


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  • Nigel

    A pretty looking Bertone Model.

    Unfortunately was tested two up with a full tank of fuel. so medicre performance data.

    Much faster data from Italy with Car tested one up:-

    0-40 Km/h: 3,1 seconds
    0-60 Km/h: 5,3 seconds
    0-80 Km/h: 8,0 seconds
    0-100 Km/h: 12,6 seconds
    0-120 Km/h: 18,2 seconds
    0-140 Km/h: 28,8 seconds
    0-160 Km/h: 54,5 seconds
    ¼ Mile: 18,5 seconds @ 121 Km/h
    1 Km Sprint: 34,2 seconds @ 147 Km/h
    Top Speed: 162 Km/h

  • Hondatrix

    Nice little Italian..just needs a vtec motor..

pqt: 0.06s - ct: 0.178s - 229pq - 2rq