Fiat 127

The Fiat 127 was an economy car produced by Fiat and introduced in 1971. It was made in Italy until 1983 where it was replaced by the Fiat Uno. It was build for a longer period of time under various names and companies. It was to replace the Fiat 850 as Fiat's supermini hatchback. It came with a front wheel drive transverse engine configuration, which meant that the engine and gearbox took op less space making 80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage. Furthermore the front suspension was Macpherson type, fitted with a roll-bar and the rear suspension was build around a transverse leaf spring which acted as a roll-bar too. The car also featured front disc breaks. Low weight and this new suspension made the car a nimble and well handling car for its type.

The transverse engine had been tested in mechanical identical Autobianchi A112 already from 1969. The transverse engine had also been used in the Fiat 128. T he first engine was the 4 cylinder OHV which is also seen in the Fiat 600 and 850, although it was now a 903cc engine and producing 47 hp. In 1976 the 903cc engine was revised to produce only 45 hp due to emission demands.

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Gas Mileage
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Engine and Transmission
Engines Early Mk. 1 - 903cc OHV @ 47hp Late Mk 1., Mk. 2 and 3 - 903cc OHV @ 45hp 1050cc OHC @ 50 hp 1050cc OHC (Sport mk. 2) @ 70hp 1300cc OHC (Sport mk. 3) @ 75hp

Transmission The first fiat 127 series was only avalible with a 4-speed manual transmission. With the introduction of the Mk. 2 the gear ration on the 4-speed was lowered to give better gas millage, and an optional 5-speed was introduced. The same 4- and 5-speed was also put in the Mk. 3.

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Performance
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First Generation/Origins (1971—1977)
The first generation of the Fiat 127 featured in 3 different styles. The standard 3-door sedan, the 2-door hatch and the fiat 127 Special. The 3-door version had a large tailgate and folding rear seats. This meant it had a luggage space of 1.070 liters with the rear seats down. The space with rear seats up was 371 liters which is the same as the 2-door version.

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Design quirks and oddities

 * According to the novel I'm Not Scared, Felice Natale owns a Fiat 127. Michele described the colour of the car as 'diarhoetic'.

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 * In 1972 the Fiat 127, was the car of the year in Denmark, awarted by FDM.
 * Also in 1972 it was named European Car of the year