Fiat built the 850 to replace the 600, then kept selling the 600 alongside it for nearly the 850's whole life.
Lead trim: normale (843 cc OHV, 34 hp) · up to 49 hp
Fiat 8501964–1973
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FactFiat built the 850 to replace the 600, then kept selling the 600 alongside it for nearly the 850's whole life.
A small rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive car (Tipo 100G) that evolved from the 600, which it was first thought to replace but which stayed in production for nearly all of the 850's life. Styled by Dante Giacosa (the Coupé by Felice Mario Boano and Gian Paolo Boano at Centro Stile Fiat, the Spider by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone), it enlarged the 600 engine to 843 cc and launched as the "normale" (34 hp) and "super" (37 hp). The 47 hp Coupe and Bertone Spider (49 hp, 145 km/h) arrived at the 1965 Geneva show, and the 850 Special of 1968, with 47 hp, front discs and sport steering wheel, was a "sports sedan on a smaller scale". US models used a smaller 817 cc engine to escape emissions rules for engines of 50 cubic inches or more. The Familiare van continued to 1976 and then became the 900T with the 127's 903 cc engine (to 1985). It was built by SEAT, Neckar (West Germany), Pirin-Fiat and others, and Abarth made tuned OT 850, OT 1000 and OTR variants. The 127 replaced the saloon in 1971 and the X1/9 succeeded the Spider.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupé (843 cc OHV, 47 hp) | 1965–1971 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Special (843 cc OHV, 47 hp) | 1968–1971 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 47 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Spider (843 cc OHV, 49 hp) | 1965–1973 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 49 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| normale (843 cc OHV, 34 hp) | 1964–1971 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 34 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| super (843 cc OHV, 37 hp) | 1964–1971 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 37 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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