FIAT UNOUSED-CARS

The Fiat Uno’s tall, square body achieved a low drag coefficient and won it much praise for its interior space and fuel economy. Its tall car / high seating design has been adopted by every small car today. It was voted ‘European Car of the Year’ in 1984.

Initially, the Uno was offered with the 0.9 litre, 11 litre and 1.3 litre petrol engines and transmissions carried over from the Fiat 127.

The Uno was available as either a 3 or 5-door hatchback. The Uno had MacPherson strut independent front suspension and twist-beam rear suspension with telescopic dampers and coil springs.

From 1985, the 1.0 litre SOHC FIRE power-plant was offered. This was a lighter engine, built with

fewer parts, and gave improved performance and economy. Also in 1985, the hot hatch version - Uno

Turbo - was launched.

It was priced to compete with the Peugeot 205 GTI. The Turbo variant offered phenomenal

performance for a supermini-sized car and was capable of reaching 210 km/h (130 mph).

 A second generation three door Uno was first

shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1989, after receiving a complete facelift. The

bodywork at the nose was updated and a different tailgate was fitted, improving the drag coefficient.

Uno production ceased in Italy in 1995, with sales throughout Western Europe stopping at the same time. A total of 6,032,911 units were built in Fiat's Italian factories. The Uno's replacement in Western

Europe was the Fiat Punto, which was launched in late 1993.

The old 1.1 litre engine was replaced by a new FIRE version (Fiat Tipo-derived 1.4 litre engine) and the 1.4 litre Uno Turbo that could reach a claimed 204 km/h (127 mph), while the 1.0 version only

managed 140–145 km/h (87–90 mph) depending on which transmission was fitted