Fiat 127 Panorama
Main article: Fiat 127.
Panorama The Fiat 127 was a small family produced by Fiat in the early eighties and is derived from the Fiat 127 in Brazil.
In 1980, Fiat decided to retire the long-lived Fiat 128 Panorama and replace it with a similar version of its best-selling car in the market, the Fiat 127.
The result was the Fiat 127 Panorama stretching and strengthening the body of the Fiat 147 L, more robust version of the 127 produced in Brazil. The new small Italian family adopts a renewed front with large square headlights and turn signals and tail lights on either side of the position, unchanged compared to the sedan and step back longer than 27 cm. The rear part of the roof (which is raised) is reinforced with ribs robust to support the overhang while the rear side panels are characterized by three side windows of which the central ones hinged. The body is produced in only one 3-door layout.
Mechanically, the Panorama adopts the new engine of 1050cm ³ by 50CV (135km/h top speed) with axis overhead camshaft driven by a toothed belt, produced in Belo Horizonte that already equipping 127 1050 CL and the Rhythm L, designed by ‘ engineer Aurelio Lampredi to replace and improve performance and power consumption of the old 1116 cm ³ 128.
The 4-speed gearbox remains one of the more robust 128, front and rear shock with reinforced rear spring compared with 2 to 4 leaves of the sedan (enhancing its already excellent road holding) capacity of the fuel tank and radiator increased more than of the 127 sedan. Capacity huge load for the category, over 350 dm3 with rear seat raised and lowered over 1,100 dm3 with back edge of the pavilion. Internal equal to the sedan version with only the instrument panel and steering wheel differently. After a few months, the petrol version also adds that oil: in fact the Fiat designs the smallest diesel engine in the world by deriving directly from the 1050cc petrol: engine capacity 1,300cc with 45hp power capable of propelling the car to nearly 130km/h declaring a consumption of nearly 20km/l, little higher than the Fiat 127 D sedan. From the Panorama version derives from the van "pick-up" with the same mechanics, while the forint model was derived from the Italian version of the 127.
The landscape, with its versatility and economy (it was the cheapest on the market too familiar in the diesel version) winked to traders, farmers, and especially to those families who can not afford spacious car for long trips, not wanted to give up the comfort of a huge trunk to address the transportation needs, especially during the holidays. In a short time the car became the 127 Panorama type of Italian in holiday or the average worker, where the diesel version soon encountered the favor of the public.
With the introduction on the market in 1983, the Fiat Uno, Fiat 127 III series comes from the lists, but the popular subcompact does not disappear from the market. Remains the current Brazilian Fiat 147 (for history, this version can also be defined Fiat 127 series IV) in the Unified version: the outside is subjected to a massive facelift with the front adopting the new family feeling of the House (the 5 fingers inclined reproducing the logo FIAT), 1050 cm ³ engines remain in petrol and diesel 1.3 cm ³. The interiors are those of the previous 127 series III, a little ‘poor finishes (a lot of sheet metal discovery as versions 70) but more robust. The real news, however, is the adoption of Panorama on 5th gear and brake booster (absent on the sedan) and steering lighter. The prices of this second series are competitive, in fact the 127 Panorama D is sold just over 11 million pounds, compared with nearly 10 million of One ES, cheaper version of the range in terms of consumption One, instead of the "One D" cost over 13 million. The Panorama (like the sedan) disappears from the lists in the mid-1987 replaced by the first small 5-door Fiat family, the Duna Weekend.
Over the seven years in which it was produced, has not had a big spread. Appreciated mostly by workers and artisans thanks to its proverbial robustness and reliability (associated with a dash of panache especially in the petrol versions), was exploited to its end. Now classic cars, has become a rare bird nowadays, caused by the great destruction took place around 2002 with the disappearance of super petrol, without taking into account that this car accepts no trouble gasoline octane poor, being built in Brazil, a place where even in those years was selling petrol poor.
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