Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Fiat (1972–1980) , FSM (Polski Fiat 126p, 1973–1992), Fiat Auto Poland (1992–2000)
- Also called
- Zastava 126 (Yugoslavia), Steyr Puch Fiat 126 (Austria), Fiat 126 Maluch (Poland), FSM Niki (Australia)
- Production
- 1972–2000, 4,673,655 units
- Assembly
- Italy: Cassino , Italy: Termini Imerese , Poland: Tychy ( Polski Fiat ), Yugoslavia: Kragujevac ( Zastava ), Austria: Graz ( Steyr Puch )
- Designer
- Sergio Sartorelli
- Class
- City car ( A )
- Body style
- 2-door saloon , 3-door hatchback (126 BIS)
- Layout
- RR layout
- Engine
- 594 cc R2 , 652 cc R2, 704 cc R2
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual , 1st gear not sychronized
- Wheelbase
- 1,840 mm (72.4 in)
- Length
- 3,054 mm (120.2 in)
- Width
- 1,378 mm (54.3 in)
- Height
- 1,302 mm (51.3 in)
- Curb weight
- 580–619 kg (1,279–1,365 lb)
- Predecessor
- Fiat 500
- Successor
- Fiat Panda , Fiat Cinquecento
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Encyclopedic overview
The Fiat 126 (Type 126) is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1972 until 2000 over a single generation. It has a rear-engine design and seats four passengers. Introduced by Fiat in October 1972 at the Turin Auto Show, the 126 replaced the Fiat 500, using major elements from its design. A subsequent iteration, marketed as the 126 Bis, used a horizontally oriented, water-cooled engine, and featured a rear hatchback with additional cargo space.
The majority of 126s (some 3.3 million) were manufactured in Tychy and Bielsko-Biała plants, Poland and were marketed as the Polski Fiat 126p in many countries. Fiat stopped marketing the 126 in 1993 in favor of its new front-engined Cinquecento. Total production reached approximately 4.7 million units.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fiat 126” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.