Fiat's early publicity photos for the 1200 Granluce showed rear-hinged "suicide" doors — but by the time the car reached showrooms, that detail had quietly disappeared.
Lead trim: 1200 Granluce 1,221 cc I4 (54 bhp)
Fiat 1200 Granluce1957–1961
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FactFiat's early publicity photos for the 1200 Granluce showed rear-hinged "suicide" doors — but by the time the car reached showrooms, that detail had quietly disappeared.
The Fiat 1200 Granluce, introduced at the Turin Motor Show in November 1957, replaced the sporty 1100/103 TV as a more upmarket small four-door saloon derived from the 1100, with a new 1,221 cc engine (a bored-out 1100 unit already used by Simca in France since 1948) developing 55 PS (54 bhp). It had an all-new, more modern greenhouse with a wider windscreen, ampler side windows and a rear panoramic window — hence "Granluce", "full-light" in Fiat's own English sales material — plus the fins and longer boot of the 1958 1100, a heavily decorated body (contrasting roof colour, a ribbed chrome panel on the C-pillar) and early publicity photos with suicide doors that the production car lacked. About 400,000 were built before it was discontinued in September 1961 when the larger 1300 arrived, yet its bodyshell lived on in the 1100 Special, in the 1963 1100 D (which also took the 1200's engine) and, in India, in Premier's 1100 Delight, President and Padmini Premier, built until 2001.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 Granluce 1,221 cc I4 (54 bhp) | 1957–1961 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
Fiat's early publicity photos for the 1200 Granluce showed rear-hinged "suicide" doors — but by the time the car reached showrooms, that detail had quietly disappeared.
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