Only 192 Fidias were ever built, and the second one made — also the first in right-hand drive — was bought by John Lennon.
Lead trim: Fidia 5.4 Chevrolet 327 V8 (300 bhp) · up to 350 hp
Iso Fidia1967–1975
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FactOnly 192 Fidias were ever built, and the second one made — also the first in right-hand drive — was bought by John Lennon.
The Iso Fidia (Iso Rivolta Fidia, initially the S4) is a four-door sedan — Iso's only one — built from 1967 to 1975 (192 made), first shown at the Frankfurt show in September 1967 and press-launched in Athens in February 1969 (15 cars built by then; the car swapped its "S4" name for Fidia, after the sculptor Phidias) with the slogan "the four fastest seats in the world". Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia, with polished wood and hand-stitched leather, its high development costs put the price above a Rolls-Royce, and its main rival was the Maserati Quattroporte; the second Fidia made (the first right-hand drive) was bought by John Lennon. In 1971 it received a new leather dashboard, aligning it with the Lele. The Chevrolet 327 V8 came in 300 or 350 bhp forms, the 350 giving a top speed of 144 mph and making it the fastest four-door of its debut, 0–60 mph in about 8 seconds; from 1973 a Ford 5.8-litre V8 (Cleveland) was used, with a ZF five-speed manual or Ford Cruise-O-Matic, after General Motors demanded payment in advance.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidia 5.4 Chevrolet 327 V8 (300 bhp) | 1967–1973 | 5.4 L V8 | 300 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Fidia 5.4 Chevrolet 327 V8 (350 bhp) | 1967–1973 | 5.4 L V8 | 350 hp | — | 8.0 s | RWD | — | — |
| Fidia 5.8 Ford Cleveland V8 | 1973–1975 | 5.8 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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