FIAT Uno is a model Automobile of the manufacturer Italy N FIAT, manufactured in Italy between 1983 and 1995, but also in much of other foreign countries, of which the Brésil where it is always present under name FIAT Thousand.

Convey revolutionary with many regards, it was the first to use fiberoptics, it marked its time.

History of the FIAT Uno

After an investment of more than 700 million dollars and million kilometers of tests and tests carried out with the first prototypes under all the latitudes, new project 146 of FIAT Car was fine loan.

First series

• 1983: at the beginning of January to Cap Canaveral, FIAT presents its new car: the FIAT Uno which replaced FIAT 127. Available immediately in two types of body, 3 and 5 doors, it was equipped with three motorizations gasoline of 900 cm ³ of 45 ch, 1100 cm ³ of 55 ch and one 1300 cm ³ developing 68 ch, initially, was added shortly after a diesel engine of 1301 cm ³ of 45 ch has 5.000 tr/min This engine of Brazilian origin did not satisfy all the users, some reproaching him a lack of nature marked in spite of a remarkable saving in use.

• 1984 : she is elected European Voiture of the year.

Very early, its bright business success obliges manufacturer FIAT to strongly increase his capacities of manufacture which quickly reached the 3800 vehicles per day. The two factories of Mirafiori and Rivalta were seriously put at contribution lasting of many years and were equipped with a considerable number of robots FIAT Comau on the workshops of assembly and painting.

The manufacture of the FIAT Uno also starts in Argentine and in Brazil nearly identical to the Italian original.

• 1985 : a new generation of engines appears: the FIRE. Entirely new engine and of very modern design allowing an output in Net progress and consumption without comparison with competition. FIAT also presents the version Uno Turbo IE with an engine of 105 ch.

This same year, the barrier of the million FIAT Uno manufactured is reached, the course of the 2.000.000 is joined the following year, the 3.000.000 in 1988.

• 1986 : A new diesel motorization was integrated a turbo version compressed of 1367 cm ³ with an exchanger of air and turbo Garret T2 blowing has 0.69 bars with the admission. This group develops 72 ch with 4.800 tr/min. Sporting among the diesel, Turbo D receives a completion close to the " Turbo IE" with gasoline with a complete instrument panel, a leather wheel, luxurious equipment among the electric panes. In the month of September 86, the assemblies are unified, 1697 cm ³ of Ritmo integrates the driving compartment of Uno. More powerful than 1301 cm ³ and offering more couple, it nevertheless noisy and is continued by a bad reputation. It opens out completely in this case and 1301 cm ³ does not appear any more but symbolically in the range.

• 1988 : the FIAT Uno is manufactured in South America in factories FIAT of Argentina and Brazil since 1984, but the local market prefers the cars with trunk and research departments FIAT buildings draw FIAT Duna derived from Uno. This model will be exported in Europe, Italy in particular but will not know a great success, the fashion not being with this type of body. But FIAT Duna was a great business success over there. More than 260.000 specimens were sold in Argentina.

Restyling

• 1989: the second series is presented. Profiting from deep a restyling, the FIAT Uno will be proposed with 9 different engines (6 with gasoline and 3 diesel), truck with 3 and 5 doors, and Cabriolet. Moreover one version with automatic box as well as a very muscular version 1.4 turbo IE of 122 is also available cv.

• 1994 : a production line of the FIAT Uno is installed in Poland; it will be built until 2001 with more than 200.000 specimens.

• 1995 : the manufacture of the FIAT Uno stops in Italy where it is replaced by FIAT Punto.

The FIAT Uno in the world

Manufactured with more than 6.000.000 specimens in the Italian factories, it was built in very many countries:

• Argentinian: in the same form as in Brazil, with the engine cowling which covered the wings, with the manner of FIAT 127, more than 160.000 built specimens.
• Brazil: the FIAT Uno is an enormous success in this country where it is always manufactured in 2007 under the name of FIAT Thousand. More than 2.400.000 specimens were already built!
• Poland: built between 1994 and 2000, it was manufactured with more than 200.000 specimens.
• Pakistan: the FIAT Uno is always assembled in CKD in this country.
• India: the FIAT Uno was the first car with being built in India directly by FIAT India, after the repurchase of its former Indian associate Premier which built very old FIAT 1100 Padmini since 1954.
• Morocco, it was the great success of the Moroccan manufacturer SOMACA which manufactured under license FIAT certain models of the range until 2004, date on which he was privatisé.
• Turkey: the subsidiary company of FIAT in Turkey, TOFAS, built the FIAT Uno and exported in CKD the components to be also assembled in Egypt.
• South Africa: FIAT had been withdrawn from the country due to Apartheid but considering very the local strong demand, Nissan acquired the license to build the FIAT Uno. This contract will end in 2007, but the FIAT Uno, identical to the Brazilian version is always manufactured there.

FIAT confirmed that the course of 8.000.000 of specimens manufactured had been crossed with the beginning of the year 2006, at the same time it announced as the course of the 6.000.000 of FIAT Punto had been exceeded also.

Derived models

The FIAT Uno was available in several versions:

• truck 3 and 5 doors,
• convertible 2 doors realized by Bertone,
• light van, under the name FIAT Fiorino, which is always built in Brazil, in Turkey and in Pakistan.
• Van, reserved almost for the Italian market.
• FIAT Duna, Argentinian and Brazilian version with trunk.

FIAT Uno is a very good car, small handy, with a large back trunk. Ideal for the mothers who seek small town. It is also very economic because it has a model Uno 45, of 4 cv tax, 5 speeds, with an engine of 903 cm ³. Very economic especially the diesel version! -->