Fiat 850

Fiat 850
1968 Fiat 850 Special
Overview
ManufacturerFiat
Also called
Production1964–1971 (Spider: 1973)[1]
Designer
Body and chassis
ClassSupermini (B)
Body style
LayoutRear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related
Powertrain
Engine
  • 817 cc I4 (US only)
  • 843 cc I4
  • 903 cc I4
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,027 mm (79.8 in)[9]
Length
  • Saloon: 3,575 mm (140.7 in)[9]
  • Coupé: 3,652 mm (143.8 in)
  • Spider: 3,782 mm (148.9 in)[10]
  • Familiare: 3,735 mm (147.0 in)
Width
  • Saloon: 1,425 mm (56.1 in)[9]
  • Spider: 1,498 mm (59.0 in)[10]
  • Coupé, Familiare: 1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Height
  • Saloon: 1,385 mm (54.5 in)[9]
  • Coupé: 1,300 mm (51.2 in)
  • Spider: 1,220 mm (48.0 in)[10]
  • Familiare: 1,655 mm (65.2 in)
Kerb weight
  • Saloon: 670 kg (1,477 lb)[9]
  • Coupé: 720 kg (1,587 lb)[10]
  • Spider: 725 kg (1,598 lb)[10]
  • Familiare: 900 kg (1,984 lb)[10]
Chronology
Predecessor--
SuccessorFiat 127
Fiat 133
Fiat X1/9 (Spider)
Fiat 900T (Familiare & 850T)

The Fiat 850 (Tipo 100G[2]) is a small rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car manufactured and marketed by Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1964 to 1973.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Giacosa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ward, Phil (2007). Great Small Fiats. Veloce Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-845841-33-1.
  3. ^ Fenu, Michele (22 September 1973). "Giugiaro, pittore d'auto". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 19. Retrieved 22 November 2015. In tutti questi anni—afferma Giugiaro—ho realizzato più di 150 fra modelli in legno o gesso e prototipi in lamiera entrati successivamente o meno in produzione. I primi furono la 2600 Sprint, (...) l'850 spider, (...) per ricordare quelli che mi hanno procurato maggiori soddisfazioni.
  4. ^ Fiat 850 Familiare owners manual, www.ebay.co.uk, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ Fiat 850T sales brochure, www.ebay.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ "Car-by-car guide: Fiat 850". Motor: 16. 22 October 1966.
  7. ^ Bulmer, Charles (15 January 1972). "Road Test: Fiat 850 Utility". Motor. nbr 3628: 14–18.
  8. ^ "Fiat 850 Idromatic—Fiat's entry into the growing group of economy cars with semi-automatic transmission". Road & Track. 19 (9): 57–58. May 1968.
  9. ^ a b c d e Fiat 850—Uso e manutenzione (owner's manual) (10th ed.). Fiat—Dipartimento norme e pubblicazioni. August 1966.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Fiat, tutti modelli del novecento [Fiat, all 20th century models] (catalog). Vol. 1. EditorialeDomus. April 2010.