The 131 2000 Racing Sedan is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon car with a front located engine, produced by Fiat.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 128.5 bhp (130 PS/96 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1040 kg.
The Fiat 131 2000 Racing Sedan is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 187 km/h (116 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2490 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Length | 4238 mm | 166.9 inches | |
| Width | 1632 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 128 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1040 kg | 2293 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ISO) |
130 PS (128.5 bhp) (96 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ISO) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (ISO) |
48 kW/litre 65.3 ps/litre 64.4 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ISO) |
82.71 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 40 IDF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1039.3 kPa (150.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.85 kg/kW 18.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.TA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 560417 | ||
| Production total | 16 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Fiat 131 2000 Racing Sedan added 2018-10-07. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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