Fiat's cheap-and-cheerful Uno had a genuine giant-killer hiding in the range — the Turbo i.e. hit 205 km/h, making it one of the fastest hot hatches of the whole 1980s.
Lead trim: 0.9 45 (903 cc OHV) · up to 116 hp
Fiat Uno Type 146146 · 1983–1995
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FactFiat's cheap-and-cheerful Uno had a genuine giant-killer hiding in the range — the Turbo i.e. hit 205 km/h, making it one of the fastest hot hatches of the whole 1980s.
The tall, square Giugiaro-designed supermini launched in January 1983 to replace the Fiat 127, with a Kamm tail and a drag coefficient of 0.34. It was European Car of the Year for 1984, narrowly ahead of the Peugeot 205, and Fiat badged it by metric horsepower rounded to the nearest five (45, 55, 60, 70, 75). The April 1985 Uno Turbo i.e. was the three-door hot hatch, with a Bosch multi-point injected, IHI-turbocharged, intercooled 1.3.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 45 (903 cc OHV) | 1983–1993 | 0.9 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | 49 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 Turbo i.e. | 1985–1990 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 Turbo i.e. | 1990–1995 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 116 hp | 119 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 75 i.e. CAT | 1987–1993 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 83 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Uno 1.4 Turbo i.e. 1,372 cc SOHC (118 PS) | 1994–1995 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 116 hp | 127 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Uno 1.5R 1,497 cc SOHC (85 PS) | 1987–1989 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 98 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Uno 1.6R 1,581 cc SOHC (84 PS) | 1990–1992 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 83 hp | 95 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| Uno 1.6R MPI ACT 1,581 cc SOHC (94 PS) | 1993–1995 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 93 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Fiat handed this Uno's design to Brazil, not Turin: the 'Novo Uno' (Type 327) was engineered in Brazil and only co-designed with Fiat's Italian studio, not the other way around.
Brazil's Uno Mille hid its spare tyre inside the engine bay, borrowing the trick from the old Fiat 147, purely to free up extra boot space for luggage.
Fiat's cheap-and-cheerful Uno had a genuine giant-killer hiding in the range — the Turbo i.e. hit 205 km/h, making it one of the fastest hot hatches of the whole 1980s.
Rivals
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