The Fiat 1200 Spyder is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a convertible/cabriolet body designed by Pininfarina.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.2 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 63 bhp (64 PS/47 kW) at 5300 rpm and 83 Nm (61 lbft/8.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 900 kg.
Top stated speed is 145 km/h (90 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | |||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2340 mm | 92.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1216 mm | 47.9 inches | |
| Length | 4031 mm | 158.7 inches | |
| Width | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Height | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 900 kg | 1984 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38.6 litres | 8.5 [10.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1221 cc (74.51 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 75 mm
2.83 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
64 PS (63 bhp) (47 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
83 Nm (61 ft·lb) (8.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
38.5 kW/litre 52.3 ps/litre 51.6 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
67.98 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 854.2 kPa (123.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 305.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 19.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.16 kg/kW 32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67045 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Fiat 1200 Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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