The Argenta was the last mass-produced rear-drive Fiat until the 124 Spider returned to it in 2016.
Lead trim: 1600 (96 PS) · up to 133 hp
Fiat Argenta1981–1985
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FactThe Argenta was the last mass-produced rear-drive Fiat until the 124 Spider returned to it in 2016.
A large family car built by Fiat from 1981 to 1985, a comprehensive update of the Fiat 132 and the last mass-produced Fiat with rear-wheel drive until the 2016 124 Spider. It arrived in May 1981 as the change from three-digit numbers to names in Fiat's naming strategy, closely based on the 132: all body panels and windows except the doors were new, with large rectangular headlamps, bigger square rubber bumpers that made it about 7 cm longer, and the fuel tank moved upright behind the rear seat. It had more equipment than the 132 and 131 Mirafiori, with electric windows, door locking and power steering, and a "Check Panel" of LEDs for safety functions. The June 1983 facelift brought the corporate five-bar grille, a rear anti-roll bar and a front axle widened by 60 mm, along with Fiat's first turbodiesel, and in March 1984 the Argenta VX (SX in Italy) arrived with a supercharged 2.0-litre engine shared with the Lancia Volumex models. It was built in Turin, Rancagua in Chile and by FSO in Warsaw.
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Trims & Figures
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 (96 PS) | 1981–1985 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 95 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2000 (113 PS) | 1981–1985 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 111 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2000 i.e. (122 PS) | 1981–1985 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 120 hp | 126 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2500 D (72 PS) | 1981–1985 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 71 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Turbodiesel 2.45 (90 PS) | 1983–1985 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| VX / SX supercharged 2.0 (135 PS) | 1984–1985 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 133 hp | 152 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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