The Fiat 1500 Berlina is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) at 5200 rpm and 106 N·m (78 lb·ft/10.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 960 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1272 mm | 50.1 inches | |
| Length | 4030 mm | 158.7 inches | |
| Width | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 960 kg | 2116 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1481 cc (90.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 79.5 mm
3.03 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 106 Nm (78 ft·lb) (10.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 36.3 kW/litre 49.3 ps/litre 48.6 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71.57 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 899.4 kPa (130.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 370.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.88 kg/kW 29.87 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67122 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Fiat 1500 Berlina added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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