By the end of its life the 1100 R was cutting corners — Fiat simplified its interior by borrowing parts, including the steering wheel, from the smaller 850.
Lead trim: 1100 R 1.1 (48 bhp)
Fiat 1100 R1966–1969
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FactBy the end of its life the 1100 R was cutting corners — Fiat simplified its interior by borrowing parts, including the steering wheel, from the smaller 850.
The 1100 R ("R" for Rinnovata, "refreshed") was the very last Fiat 1100, born in February 1966, with a longer, straighter and slimmer line, a square back and a front-end look not very different from its bigger sister, the Fiat 124. The vestigial fins were further suppressed and the simple round rear light cluster from the Fiat 850 replaced the vertical form of the 1100 D; the larger engine was withdrawn to avoid undue overlap with the 124, so the 1100 R was offered only with the older 1,089 cc engine, now with a compression ratio of 8:1 and a claimed output of 48 bhp. The return of a floor-mounted gear lever connected by a rod linkage was welcomed by the motoring press, though the bottom forward speed still lacked synchromesh; the propeller shaft was split in two with three couplings, the boot was usefully expanded and the interior simplified with 850 parts such as the steering wheel. It gave way in October 1969 to the new middle-class Fiat 128, and was also assembled by Neckar in Heilbronn as the Neckar 1100 Millecento, and in Egypt, Iran and Taiwan.
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 R 1.1 (48 bhp) | 1966–1969 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 48 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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By the end of its life the 1100 R was cutting corners — Fiat simplified its interior by borrowing parts, including the steering wheel, from the smaller 850.
Europe stopped building this Fiat in 1969, but in India it just kept going — licence-built as the Premier Padmini, it stayed in production for another three decades, until 2000.
The 1100/103's doors were both hinged on the centre pillar throughout the 1950s — an odd layout Fiat only abandoned in 1960, borrowing the conventional front-hinged bodyshell from the 1200 Granluce.
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