| Fiat Barchetta | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1995–2002 2004–2005 |
| Class | Roadster |
| Body style(s) | cabriolet |
| Layout | FF |
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm (96. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A roadster, also known as a spyder or spider, is a two-seater car traditionally without a roof (or with a detachable roof and no side or rear windows Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only A cabriolet is a light two-wheeled Carriage drawn by a single horse with a folding hood seating two people facing forward one of whom is the driver In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found In Automotive design, a FF, or Front-engine, Front-wheel drive layout places both the engine and driven wheels at the front of In both road and rail Vehicles the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels 2 in)[1] |
| Length | 3916 mm (154. 2 in) |
| Width | 1640 mm (64. 6 in) |
| Height | 1265 mm (49. 8 in) |
| Curb weight | 1056 kg (2328 lb) |
| Designer | Andreas Zapatinas |
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The Barchetta was developed between 1990 and 1994 under the project name Tipo B Spider 176. The SPYDER ( S urface-to-air PY thon and DER by is an anti-aircraft missile system developed by RAFAEL and uses surface-to-air versions of It was designed by Andreas Zapatinas, Peter Barrett Davis and other car designers at the Fiat Centro Stile, and prototyping was carried out by Stola. Andreas Zapatinas is a Greek automobile designer born in Athens in 1957
Production began in February 1995. The Barchetta was based on the chassis of the Mark 1 Fiat Punto. The Fiat Punto is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat, since 1993 Its 131 PS / 96 kW engine is the 1. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. 8 L petrol engine, with twin-cam and variable camshaft timing, which is notorious for its diesel-like clattering noise when failing. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an Automobile Piston engine technology The Barchetta weighs 1056 kg (2328 lb) without air conditioning and can accelerate to 100 km/h in 8. The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. 9 seconds.
The Barchetta was revised in 2003 for its relaunch the following year, with a myriad of small alterations inside and out. Production of the car finally stopped in June 2005.
Car bodies were welded at ILCAS in Sparone Canavese, and final assembly was done in Chivasso by the coachbuilder Maggiora. Chivasso is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Maggiora is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of After Maggiora's bankruptcy in 2002, Fiat relocated production of the Barchetta to its Mirafiori plant and resumed production two years later. The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori" is a small/medium Family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer, Fiat from Production of the Barchetta was limited to left hand drive cars only, even though the car was marketed and sold in two right hand drive markets, the United Kingdom and Japan. Right-hand traffic and left-hand traffic mean regulations requiring all traffic to keep either to the left or the right side of the Road. Right-hand traffic and left-hand traffic mean regulations requiring all traffic to keep either to the left or the right side of the Road. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.