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Sensitive little six-cylinder - Fiat 1800 B in (historical) test

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Created on October 31, 1962

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Joachim Fischer, Christian Bartsch

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Fiat 1800 (1960) - plenty of space and comfort

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - Front section, radiator, headlights

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - rear view

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Fiat 1800 B (1962) - as Berlina/Limousine

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - simple but attractive design

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Fiat 1800 (1961) - the estate version offers space for everything, there was also a Familiare version of the smaller 1300/1500

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - the dark test car

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Fiat 1800 (1960) - austere design

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Fiat 1800 B (1962) - can also represent

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - wonderful advertising shot, with lady, chauffeur and jet plane

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Fiat 1800 B Berlina (1967) - the big Fiat with the 1.8-liter engine

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Fiat 1800 (1961) - practically identical to Fiat 2100

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Fiat 1800 B (1962) - View of the interior of the saloon with 5/6 comfortable seats

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - Transparency drawing

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Fiat 1800 - Powertrain also interests Swiss President Paul Chaudet - Geneva Motor Show 1959

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Fiat 1800 B (1962) - Engine similar in design to the Fiat 2300, but with less displacement and power

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Fiat 1800 (1959) - charmingly presented in the sales brochure

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Summary

While the competitors in the mid-range only offered mundane four-cylinder engines, Fiat offered its customers a smooth six-cylinder with the 1800 B. The 1.8-liter engine was refined, quiet and easy to rev. Only its own temperament could quickly become the six-cylinder's undoing. This article reproduces a test report from the Motor-Runschau of 1962 and reveals what the testers scribbled on the clipboard at the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Engine
Transmission
Road holding
Suspension
Brakes
Equipment
Our special wishes
MR wishes already fulfilled
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Fiat 1800 B is the prestigious and very comfortably equipped large mid-range car from the Italians. It is a car in which you feel comfortable and in which it is easy to stop criticizing because everything is so uncomplicated and quite natural. Incidentally, the same car was also available on request as a Type 2300 with a 2.3-liter, six-cylinder 102 hp engine at a surcharge of exactly DM 1000. In any case, this double Type 1800 B/ 2300 is a comfortable five-seater family car that can also be used to take a sixth person along for a short time. If you can afford it, choose the 2.3-liter model, as the otherwise identical 1800 B is somewhat underpowered in comparison.

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