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The petite man's car - Fiat 2300 S Coupé in the (historic) test

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Created on September 20, 1964

Reading time 18min

Written by:

Jürgen Stockmar

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Fiat 2300 (S) Coupé (1961) - elegantes Coupé, bravurös präsentiert

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1967) - Coupé der zweiten Serie, man sieht die Belüftungsklappe hinter den Vorderrädern

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Fiat 2300 S (1967) - auch nach mehreren Jahren Produktion optisch immer noch überzeugend

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964) - ein Auto für den perfekten Gentleman

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1963) - da lässt sich auch die Fabrikanten-Gattin gerne darin sehen

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1968) - graziler Dachaufbau

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Fiat 2300 S (1962) - auf Testfahrt

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Fiat 2300 S (1964) - Coupé der ersten Serie, noch keine Lüftungsklappen vor den Türen

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Fiat 2100 S Coupé Ghia (1960) - ein Vorläufer des späteren Fiat 2300 S Coupés

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Fiat 2300 S (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - einer der erfolgreichsten unter den Sportwagen mit hoher Leistung

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1963) - glattflächige und elegante Linienführung

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1963) - Webster (Standard Triumph), Ware und Caine (beide Rootes-Ingenieure) betrachten den schnellen Fiat prüfend

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1966) - auf Testfahrt in der Schweiz

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Fiat 2300 S (1966) - das schön geformete Coupé im Kurztest

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Fiat 2300 S (1962) - weisses Auto im Schnee getestet

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Fiat 2300 S (1962) - in winterlichten Verhältnissen

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Fiat 2300 S Cabriolet (1962) - Ghia-Kleinstserie - Frontansicht kaum vom Coupé hzu unterscheiden

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Fiat 2300 Coupé (1962) - Einstieg und Interieur - man beachte den schön geschwungenen Schalthebel

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Fiat 2300 (S) Coupé (1962) - grosszügig dimensioniertes Interieur

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1962) - Lenkrad (von Nardi) und Armaturenbrett

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1961) - ausgestellt an der Internationalen Automobil Ausstellung in Frankfurt 1961 - Interieur des Coupés

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1962) - Innenverkleidung

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1962) - bequeme Fussabstürzung für den Beifahrer

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Fiat 2300 S (1964) - Hochleistungsmotor, schöne Instrumente und genug Kofferraum für vier Personen

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1962) - Ghia-Emblem und Motorentlüftung

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia (1962) - kleine Ausstellfenster hinten für zusätzlichen Luftzug

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Fiat 2300 S (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - die riesige Heckscheibe verschaftt eine gute Sicht und gliedert sich elegant in das Gesamtdesign ein

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Fiat 2300 Coupé (1962) - Heckansicht der leistungsschwächeren Version

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1962) - Blick in dem Kofferraum - ausgestelltes Modell am Genfer Autosalon 1962

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Fiat 2300 Coupé (1962) - der Reihensechszylinder-Motor des Fiat-Coupés

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Fiat 1800 B (1962) - Scheibenbremsen an allen vier Räder, baugleich Fiat 2300

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1967) - die ganze Familie - 2300, 2300 S Coupé, 2300 'Spezial', 1800 B

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Fiat 2300 S Club (1962) - Sportkombi von Ghia - Kofferraumdeckel geschlossen

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Fiat 2300 S Cabriolet (1962) - Ghia-Kleinstserie - hier mit geöffnetem Stoffdach

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Fiat 2300 (S) Coupé (1961) - frühes Bild des Coupés

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964) - Frontansicht - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964) - weckt Interesse - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964) - ein formvollendeter Gran-Turismo - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964) - schluckt viel Gepäck - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt

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Summary

More than any Fiat before or after it, the 2300 S Coupé had the appearance of a small Ferrari. The car was fast, dignified and safe to drive - and despite its dainty shape, it occasionally required a firm hand. The test driver of the time was full of praise and only criticized minor things about the 20,900 Mark car. This article reproduces the original wording of the test report from September 1964, illustrated with lots of historical pictures and a sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Tame in city traffic
On the road
Through bends
Under the car ...
Engine away from home
Luxury with minor flaws
For men only!
Technical data and measurements

Estimated reading time: 18min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It is not only the Federal Minister of Transport who wants to spoil the fun of fast cars. Even a large motorists' organization has proven with almost scientific meticulousness that fast cars today only look like this, are as expensive, cost us as much as they used to, but are condemned to constant slow driving. After I don't know how many kilometers on the highway, the ADAC came to the approximate conclusion that top speeds over 120 km only increase fuel consumption, but only increase the average speed driven by decimal places. In support of this theory, the average speeds were then given, all ridiculously low. The report was very plausibly structured, even if the speeds all seem to me to be 10-50 km/h too low. As an unbiased reader, you shudder twice at the German crawling traffic, only to be immediately taken aback. Because if you translate the core sentence of the ADAC study into motorists' German, it reads: A car faster than the VW 1200 is worthless on our highways. This is music to Wolfsburg's ears, but it shows more clearly than the numerical example that there is a problem here. VW drivers will probably be able to confirm that any well-driven mid-range car will outrun them, not to mention the big ones.

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