Fiat 147
| Fiat 147 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Fiat 147 City (pick-up) Fiat 148 (Panorama, Uruguay) Fiat Brío Fiat Spazio Fiat Tucán Fiat Vivace |
| Production | Brazil: 1976-1987 Argentina: 1982-1996 Colombia: 1979-1984 |
| Assembly |
Betim,Brazil Córdoba, Argentina Rancagua, Chile Bogotá, Colombia Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy (Lamborghini) Canelones, Uruguay La Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini (B) |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 3-door hatchback 3-door station wagon 2-door coupé utility (pickup) 3-door panel-van |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Related |
Fiat 127 Fiat Fiorino Fiat Oggi Fiat Panorama |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 133 (Argentina) |
| Successor | Fiat Uno |
The Fiat 147 was a three-door hatchback compact car produced by Fiat in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais from autumn 1976 until 1987, when it was replaced by the Fiat Uno. It was the Brazilian variant of the Fiat 127. Some were also built by Sevel in Argentina (where later models were named Fiat Spazio, Brío and Vivace) until 1996, and assembly also took place in Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
During the two decades that followed the Second World War, the available fuels in Europe had featured progressively higher octane ratings, and compression ratios of European cars had increased correspondingly. However, the cheaper (so called yellow grade) petrol widely distributed in Brazil in 1976 had an octane rating of just 73, so for Brazil it was necessary to use a relatively low compression ratio of 7.2 to 1. In order to provide adequate power with the lower compression ratio, a larger engine was needed, and the Fiat 147 was launched with a 1,049 cc (64.0 cu in) unit with a five-bearing crankshaft in place of the 903 cc (55.1 cu in), three-bearing engine that then was still standard in the 127s from Turin. Press reports of the time reported that the larger engine produced a much smoother and quieter drive as well as enhanced torque. The 1,049 cc (64.0 cu in) engine, along with some of the revised bodyshell elements of the 147 (most notably the rear three-quarter panels) were later introduced on the Series 2 version of the 127 itself, when it was released in Europe a year later.
The 147 was the first modern car to use ethanol (E100) as fuel instead of petrol. The performance slightly increased and fuel consumption was 30% higher but the cost of the alcohol was a quarter of that of the gasoline because, at that time, petrol had become expensive as a consequence of the 1973 oil crisis. This version was nicknamed "cachacinha" (little cachaça) because it had the smell of that drink.
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