Fiat 518
| Fiat 518 | |
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Fiat 518 C saloon
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Fiat Ardita |
| Production | 1933–1938 |
| Body and chassis | |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Fiat 527 (Ardita 2500) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,758 cc I4 (Ardita) 1,944 cc I4 (Ardita 2000 and Sport) |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) (518 C) 3,000 mm (118.1 in) (518 L) |
| Length | 4,035 mm (158.9 in) (518 C saloon) 4,335 mm (170.7 in) (518 L saloon) |
| Kerb weight | 1,185–1,259 kg (2,612–2,776 lb) (518 C and 518 L saloons) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 514 |
| Successor | Fiat 1500 |
The Fiat 518, also called Fiat Ardita, was a model of car produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat between 1933 and 1938. The name "Ardita" was also used on the six-cylinder engined and more expensive Fiat Ardita 2500 or 527.
In total 8.794 518swere produced by Fiat. Additionally the 518 was produced outside Italy: in France by Simca as Simca-Fiat 11 CV, and in Poland by Polski Fiat as well as by PZInż under licence.
The Ardita with available two chassis, having different wheelbases. Furthermore, there was a choice of two engines, the standard 1.8-litre (Ardita, also known as Ardita 1750) and a 2.0-litre version (Ardita 2000).
The short 2,700 mm (106.3 in) wheelbase chassis was coded 518 C (for corta, short) and the long (3,000 mm or 118.1 in one 518 L (for lunga, long). Suspension and braking were fairly conventional, with solid axles front and rear, hydraulic dampers, hydraulic drum brakes on all four wheels and a band handbrake on the transmission. The 518 L chassis was fitted with wider tyres (5.50×17″ instead of 5.25×17″) and a different final drive ratio from the 518 C. Both the 518 C and 518 L were offered from the factory with 4-door saloon and 4-door torpedo bodies. Therefore, the factory body styles available for the standard Ardita and the Ardita 2000 were:
The saloons had 6 side windows, lacked a centre pillar and had suicide doors at the rear.
The Ardita's type 118 inline-four sidevalve engine had a bore and stroke of 78 mm × 92 mm (3.1 in × 3.6 in) and displaced 1,758 cc (107.3 cu in). With a 6.2:1 compression ratio and a single Zenith 36 VIF carburettor it produced 40 PS (29 kW; 39 hp). Top speed was 100 and 98 km/h (62 and 61 mph) respectively for the 518 C and 518 L saloons. The Ardita 2000's type 118 A was obtained from the smaller engine by enlarging its bore to 82 mm (3.2 in) (bore and stroke 82×92 mm), displacing 1,944 cc (118.6 cu in). With unchanged compression ratio and carburettor it produced 45 PS (33 kW; 44 hp) at 3,600 rpm. Top speed was about 105 km/h (65 mph).
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