The Fiat 500 Giardiniera is a 3 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a rear mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 2 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 0.5 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 18 bhp (18.3 PS/13.4 kW) at 4600 rpm and 30 Nm (22.1 lbft/3.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 555 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 1950 mm | 76.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1121 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Length | 3181 mm | 125.2 inches | |
| Width | 1324 mm | 52.1 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 555 kg | 1224 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 500 cc (30.512 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 67.4 × 70 mm
2.65 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 18.3 PS (18 bhp) (13.4 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 30 Nm (22.1 ft·lb) (3.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 26.8 kW/litre 36.5 ps/litre 36 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
60 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 754 kPa (109.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 250 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 32.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 24.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.02 kW/kg 32.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.01 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 41.35 kg/kW 69.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| 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 | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38665 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 5.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Fiat 500 Giardiniera added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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