• Fiat Uno

The Fiat Uno is a car model of Italian carmaker Fiat, made in Italy between 1983 and 1997, but also in many other foreign countries, including Brazil, where it is still present in 2009 under the name Fiat Mille.

Revolutionary car in many ways, it was the first to use optical fibers across the board for lighting dashboard (the Citroën DS already using this method for illumination switch), it marked his time. She won the European trophy car of the year in 1984, twelve years after the Fiat 127 it replaces.

After an investment of more than $ 700 million and millions of trials and tests with the first prototypes in all latitudes kilometers, the new project of Fiat Auto 146 was ready. Its production has been provided by the giant Mirafiori plant near Turin.

Its cubic body (signed Giugiaro) provides a good Cx (0.34 to 0.61 Scx), a good view and especially a record habitability. Fiat operated height, foreshadowing the era of minivans, so Renault Modus and Ford Fusion. The dashboard with soft shapes enjoys a high degree of ergonomics, resulting in the installation of satellite controls, seats inclined rails and a sliding ash borrowed from Panda. For first in an automobile, an instrument panel is illuminated by a single light bulb and the instruments are connected by optical fibers.

Early on, his brilliant commercial success requires the manufacturer Fiat to greatly increase its manufacturing capacity to quickly reach 3,800 vehicles per day. Both Mirafiori and Rivalta were seriously put to use for many years and include a large number of robots Fiat Comau in assembly and painting workshops.

Manufacturing the Fiat Uno also starts in the Fiat factories in Argentina and Concord AUTOMOVEIS Fiat Brazil. It differs from the Italian model surround sound and independent rear suspension spring tansversale blades (principle taken from 127) cover. The engines are also specific to the South American market.

The engine has been equipped with valve seats sodium-cooled solution hitherto reserved for sports cars.

The rest of the range has improvements: new interior trim, upgraded electrical system, adopting a Magneti Marelli electronic ignition on 1116 cm3 (passing 58hp) and 1,301 cm3. SX luxurious disappears in favor of a SL, available in versions 60 and 70hp. That same year, the barrier of one million Fiat Uno made in Italy is reached the milestone of 2 million has joined the following year, 3000 000 in 1988.

In late 1986, the 70 SX returned to France with table and electronic plip board and replaces the SL 70.

Made 6,272,796 copies in Italian factories, it was also built in many countries:

Fiat confirmed that the milestone of 8.5 million copies made had been taken at the beginning of 2006, at the same time he announced that the milestone of 6,000,000 Fiat Punto was also exceeded. This makes the Fiat UNO third most produced car of all time, overtaking the Renault 4 (the first two being the Ford Model T and the Volkswagen Beetle).

The Fiat Uno was available in several versions:

Fiat launched May 5, 2010 a new car that will eventually but not before 2014, replacing the former Brazilian Fiat Uno Fiat Mille renamed in 1990. It takes the name of Fiat Uno 2010 (see detailed article).

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