Argentina's tuned IAVA Sorpasso squeezed 90 PS from the 147's little 1.3-litre engine -- enough to make it, officially, the most powerful factory-built Fiat 127 derivative ever. Only 405 were built.
Median 65 hp across 277 similar cars
Lead trim: 147 C 0.9 OHV four (1982; 48 PS at 6,000 rpm) · up to 62 hp
Fiat 147 / Spazio / Brío / Vivace Argentina147-AR · 1982–1996
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FactArgentina's tuned IAVA Sorpasso squeezed 90 PS from the 147's little 1.3-litre engine -- enough to make it, officially, the most powerful factory-built Fiat 127 derivative ever. Only 405 were built.
Argentine production of the 147 by Sevel began in January 1982 (232,807 built at Córdoba), announced half a year earlier to modernise the lineup inherited from Fiat Concord, first as the 147 C (903 cc OHV, twin-barrel Weber, 48 PS at 6000 rpm) and 147 CL (Brazilian 1,049 cc OHC, single-barrel Brosol-Solex, 52 PS at 5600 rpm); in October 1982 the locally built 1,116 cc 128-series four replaced both, in May 1983 the five-speed TR 5 arrived with a 60 PS 1.3, and a 147 TRD diesel was added in 1984. The new Spazio of November 1984 had the second Brazilian facelift's front clip; the 1.3 was joined by a 1,372 cc version in 1991 (renamed Fiat Vivace in 1993), the smaller 1.1 and the diesel disappeared by 1990, and production continued until 1996. The 1987 Fiat Brío used the original pre-facelift Brazilian bodywork with the 1.1 engine as a bargain version until 1989. The IAVA Sorpasso is catalogued separately.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 1.1 four (from October 1982) | 1982–1990 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 147 C 0.9 OHV four (1982; 48 PS at 6,000 rpm) | 1982–1982 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 147 CL 1.05 OHC four (1982; 52 PS at 5,600 rpm) | 1982–1982 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 51 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 147 TR 5 1.3 four (from May 1983; 60 PS) | 1983–1996 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| Spazio / Vivace 1.4 four (1991–1996) | 1991–1996 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 62 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Twin carburettors turned this humble 127-based hatch into the most powerful factory-built 127 derivative Fiat ever made, good for a genuine 101 mph.
Argentina's tuned IAVA Sorpasso squeezed 90 PS from the 147's little 1.3-litre engine -- enough to make it, officially, the most powerful factory-built Fiat 127 derivative ever. Only 405 were built.
The same 1.3-liter engine that powered the posh 147 GLS made 9PS more in the sportier Rallye — Fiat's cheapest tuning trick for its hot hatch line.
Brazil's 147 was the first mass-produced car built to run on pure ethanol instead of gasoline — the alcohol-burning version literally smelled like cachaça, and drivers nicknamed it "cachacinha."
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