Volkswagen engineers reportedly took one apart to study before building the Golf.
Lead trim: Sedan 1116 cc (55 PS) · up to 74 hp
Fiat 128128 · 1969–1985
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FactVolkswagen engineers reportedly took one apart to study before building the Golf.
A small family car made by Fiat from 1969 to 1985 as a two- or four-door sedan, a three- or five-door station wagon and a two- or three-door coupé, engineered by Dante Giacosa with engine design by Aurelio Lampredi. Its transversely mounted front engine with front drive, in a package where mechanical features took only 20% of the car's volume, became the layout adopted by virtually every other manufacturer, and it was named European Car of the Year for 1970; Volkswagen dismantled one as a reference for the Golf, according to Giorgetto Giugiaro. Fiat built an entirely new plant at Rivalta di Torino for it, and 2,776,000 sedans and wagons were built in Italy plus 330,800 coupés and 3Ps. The 1971 128 Rally, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, had a bored-out 1,290 cc engine with a twin-choke Weber carburettor, and the two-door 128 Coupé (1971–1975) gave way to the 128 3P Berlinetta hatchback coupé (1975–1980), built to compete internally with the mid-engined X1/9, whose running gear came from the 128. A Special with a 1290 cc engine arrived in 1974, the sedan and wagon were facelifted in 1976, and all but the base 1,100 cc model ended in 1979, after the Ritmo/Strada launch.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3P Berlinetta 1100 (65 PS DIN) | 1975–1980 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | 64 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3P Berlinetta 1300 (73 PS DIN) | 1975–1980 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 72 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Coupé 1100 (64 PS DIN) | 1971–1975 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 63 hp | 60 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Coupé 1300 (75 PS DIN) | 1971–1975 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 68 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Rally 1290 cc (67 PS DIN) | 1971–1974 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 66 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Sedan 1116 cc (55 PS) | 1969–1985 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 57 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Special 1290 cc (60 PS) | 1974–1979 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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