The 2300 Berlina is a road car from Fiat, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 5300 rpm and 184 N·m (136 lb·ft/18.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1285 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 160 km/h, which is 99 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 | 2652 mm | 104.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Length | 4486 mm | 176.6 inches | |
| Width | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1285 kg | 2833 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 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2279 cc (139.073 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 79.5 mm
3.07 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 184 Nm (136 ft·lb) (18.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.4 kW/litre 46.7 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.74 Nm/litre
0.98 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) | 1014.6 kPa (147.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 379.83 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.41 kg/kW 27.41 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 | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.TB.W. | ||
| 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 | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51359 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Fiat 2300 Berlina added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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