Italy · Original European launch specification · 1969

Fiat 130 Berlina 2800

Fiat's biggest sedan combined a new V6 with independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and the road presence of a chauffeur's car.

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This is a 1970 Fiat 130 Berlina with the same first-series body and 2.8-litre engine family, not the profiled 1969 manual launch car. The source does not establish its gearbox or original market, and the page says so.

Exterior front three-quarter event view · Photo shows This is a 1970 Fiat 130 Berlina with the same first-series body and 2.8-litre engine family, not the profiled 1969 manual launch car. The source does not establish its gearbox or original market, and the page says so.. Representative next model year; gearbox, market and exact trim are unverified.
1970 Fiat 130 Berlina 2.8 representing the 1969 launch car · Stribrohorak · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A place in vehicle history

More than a set of wheels.

Fiat introduced the 130 Berlina in 1969 as its new flagship. The first series used a 2.8-litre V6 developed under Aurelio Lampredi and a chassis programme led under Dante Giacosa. Buyers could specify a five-speed manual or a three-speed automatic; this page follows the 140 PS manual launch car and does not borrow the later 3.2-litre engine or the separate Pininfarina-styled coupé.

Look a little closer.

The sedan and the later 130 Coupé look related underneath, but they do not share the same body design: the 1969 Berlina was created inside Fiat, while Pininfarina shaped the coupé.

Photos show an example of the model or generation. The pictured vehicle’s year, equipment, or modifications can differ from the specification described here.

Choose one gearbox before quoting performance

The first 130 could be ordered with a five-speed manual or a three-speed Borg-Warner automatic. Joyride uses the manual's 140 PS and 216 N·m specification here rather than mixing its performance with the automatic version.

Source: Automobile-Catalog · 1969 Fiat 130 manual specification ↗

The later 3.2 is a different stage

Fiat enlarged and strengthened the engine for the updated 130, but the launch Berlina carried the 2,866 cc unit. Keeping the original 1969 specification separate prevents later power figures and styling details from drifting backward.

Source: Automobile-Catalog · Fiat 130 Berlina first-series range ↗

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