Designed by Pio Manzù, it set the template every hatchback since has copied: transverse engine, end-on gearbox, front drive.
Lead trim: 903 OHV (45 PS) · up to 74 hp
Fiat 127127 · 1971–1983
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FactDesigned by Pio Manzù, it set the template every hatchback since has copied: transverse engine, end-on gearbox, front drive.
Launched in April 1971 as a two-door saloon to replace the 850, designed by Pio Manzù with Dante Giacosa, and widely regarded as the car that defined the modern supermini: a transverse engine with the gearbox mounted end-on, front-wheel drive and a hatchback body. The three-door hatchback of March 1972 became the most popular version and was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback. It launched with the 903 cc pushrod four; the Series 2 of 1977 added a restyle, a five-bearing 1049 cc OHC "Brazil" engine from the 147 rather than the Fiat OHC unit from the 128, and from June 1978 a 70 PS Sport with Abarth-modified head, larger valves and a twin-choke Weber. A 75 PS 1301 cc Sport followed in 1981. Italian production ended in 1983 with the Uno, though imports from Brazil kept the nameplate. It was built by SEAT in Spain (1,238,166 units, 1972-84, with a 1010 cc engine and four-door and five-door bodies), Polski Fiat (127p), Nasr and others, and underpins the Autobianchi A112, Fiat Fiorino and Yugo.
Collectors Spotted in the Fiat 127 Lineage
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049 OHC (50 PS) | 1977–1983 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 49 hp | 57 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 903 OHV (45 PS) | 1976–1983 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | 47 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 903 OHV (47 PS) | 1971–1976 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 46 hp | 46 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Sport 1049 OHC (70 PS) | 1978–1981 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | 61 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Sport 1301 OHC (75 PS) | 1981–1983 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 76 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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