Fiat 600 Multipla
| Fiat 600 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Fiat 770 |
| Production | 1955–1969 |
| Assembly | Italy: Turin Argentina: Caseros Australia Chile: Rancagua Colombia: Bogotá Malaysia: Johor Bahru (KPKK) Spain: Barcelona (Zona Franca) Taiwan: Kaohsiung Yugoslavia: Kragujevac |
| Designer | Dante Giacosa |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Body style | 2-door saloon |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related |
SEAT 600 Zastava 750 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 3,215 mm (126.6 in) |
| Width | 1,380 mm (54.3 in) |
| Height | 1,405 mm (55.3 in) |
| Kerb weight | 585 kg (1,290 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 500 "Topolino" |
| Successor | Fiat 850 |
| Fiat 600 Multipla | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1956–1969 129,994 or 243,000 units |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | MPV |
| Body style | 4-door MPV |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,000 mm (78.7 in) |
| Length | 3,531 mm (139.0 in) |
| Width | 1,448 mm (57.0 in) |
| Height | 1,581 mm (62.2 in) |
| Kerb weight | 700 kg (1,543 lb) |
The Fiat 600 (Italian: Seicento, pronounced [ˌsɛiˈtʃɛnto]) is a city car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1955 to 1969. Measuring only 3.22 m (10 ft 7 in) long, it was the first rear-engined Fiat and cost the equivalent of about €6,700 or US$7300 in today's money (590,000 lire then). The total number produced from 1955 to 1969 at the Mirafiori plant in Turin was 2,695,197. During the 1960s, '70s and '80s, the car became very popular in countries such as Spain (as SEAT 600), where it became the icon, par excellence, of the Spanish miracle, Argentina, where it was nicknamed Fitito (a diminutive of FIAT) and former Yugoslavia where it was nicknamed Fića (pronounced [fee-cha]).
Codenamed Progetto 100 ("Project 100"), the Fiat 600 mirrored the layout of the Volkswagen Beetle and Renault 4CV of its era. Aimed at being an economical but capable vehicle, its design parameters stipulated a weight of around 450 kg with the ability to carry 4 people and luggage plus a cruising speed of no less than 85 km/h. A total of 5 prototypes were built between 1952 and 1954, which all differed from one another. Chassis number 000001 with engine number 000002 is believed to be the sole remaining example, according to a recent report by Quattroruote's "Ruoteclassiche" vintage division. It was powered by an innovative single-cam V2-cylinder engine designed to simplify maintenance and did not feature a clutch pedal. At the official launch in 1955, FIAT engineer, Dante Giacosa declared that the aim had been to create something new, both in the interest of progress and simplification. This prototype, however, did not become the chosen design.
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