The Fiat 1500 L Berlina is a rear wheel drive 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 engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5400 rpm and 116 N·m (86 lb·ft/11.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1150 kg.
The Fiat 1500 L Berlina is claimed to manage a top speed of 145 km/h which is 90 mph.
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 | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Length | 4485 mm | 176.6 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 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 (Net) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
116 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.8 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
78.33 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984.3 kPa (142.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 47.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.84 kg/kW 34.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90 S-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 S-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 263 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 121902 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Fiat 1500 L Berlina added 2004-10-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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