Fiat Ritmo | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Fiat |
Also called | Fiat Strada SEAT Ritmo Nasr Ritmo (Egypt) |
Production | 1978–1988 |
Assembly | |
Designer | Pierangelo Andreani (1971)[2] and Sergio Sartorelli at Centro Stile Fiat[3] Bertone (Cabrio) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Small family car (C) |
Body style | |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
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Powertrain | |
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Transmission | |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,448 mm (96.4 in) MkI 2,444 mm (96.2 in) MkII 2,432 mm (95.7 in) (Ritmo Abarth)[4] |
Length | 3,937 mm (155.0 in) |
Width | 1,650 mm (65.0 in) 1,663 mm (65.5 in) (Sport/Abarth) |
Height | 1,400 mm (55.1 in) |
Kerb weight | 850–955 kg (1,874–2,105 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Fiat 128 |
Successor | Fiat Tipo |
The Fiat Ritmo is a small, front-engine, front-wheel drive family car manufactured and marketed by Fiat, launched in April 1978 at the Turin Motor show and offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback and cabriolet body styles – from 1978 to 1988 with two facelifts.
Styled by Sergio Sartorelli[5] at Fiat's Centro Stile in Turin, export versions for the UK, US and Canada were marketed as the Strada. In 1979, SEAT Ritmo production began in Spain, with a facelift in 1982, the SEAT Ronda.
The name Ritmo derives from the Italian for "rhythm", and Strada derives from the Italian for "road." Production reached a total of 1,790,000 and ended in early 1988 it was replaced by the Fiat Tipo.