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Trend reversal - Fiat 131 Mirafiori in the (historic) test

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Created on February 22, 1975

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Engelbert Männer

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1974) - Silhouette

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - characteristic hub caps

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - conventionally designed and styled family sedan

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1974) - embodies practicality

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - available with 1300/55 hp or 1600/75 hp engine

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - View inside the car

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - with energy-draining bumpers

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - four-door model

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - two-door model

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1974) - with durable and impact-resistant bodywork

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - safe road holding

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - with chrome window surrounds

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - recognizable by the twin headlights

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - on the road in Paris

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - on the road in Switzerland

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1976) - in the two-door version

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Familiare (1975) - with basic equipment

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special Familiare (1975) - with special equipment

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Familiare (1974) - Estate car with tailgate up to the bumper

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Panorama Special (1974) - Silhouette

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Familiare (1974) - plenty of storage space

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori Special (1975) - Equipment variant can be distinguished by the headlights

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - the different versions

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - available in no less than 11 versions, with energy-absorbing bumpers - Geneva Motor Show 1975

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - newly developed 1.3 and 1.6 liter engines - Geneva Motor Show 1975

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Fiat 131 (1975) - as a glass model

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Fiat 131 (1975) - View of the interior

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Fiat 131 (1975) - Body construction

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - Transparency drawing

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Fiat 131 Mirafiori (1975) - Electrical system with central switchgear

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Summary

The new 131 with the nickname Mirafiori - named after its main plant in Turin - marked a turning point for Fiat in several respects: an emphatically functional shape, low maintenance requirements thanks to relatively simple technology, special emphasis on a durable and impact-resistant body. This test report from 1975 explains what characterized the 131 with the 1300/55 hp or 1600/75 hp engine variant and basic or special equipment.

This article contains the following chapters

Space: Plenty
Luggage: Sufficient
Getting in and out: 2 or 4 doors
Features: Two-stage
Driving experience: Unnecessary pitfalls
Road holding/suspension: Good compromise
Noise: Grumpy
Bodywork: Safety cage
Long-term precautions: costly
Plus points
Minus points
Overall verdict
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The new 131, nicknamed Mirafiori (after the main Turin plant where it is built), marks a turning point for Fiat in several respects: an emphatically functional form, low maintenance requirements thanks to relatively simple technology, special emphasis on a durable and impact-resistant body. Does the Flat 131 as the 124 successor fulfill these expectations? A 1300/55 hp engine for normal fuel was developed especially for the German market and is available alongside the 1600/75 hp engine for premium fuel. Deutsche Fiat did not take over all the variants from the Turin 131 range. The 75 hp engine is not available on the German market as standard equipment, which can be recognized by its rectangular headlights. In any case, the Special equipment with twin headlights will probably account for the largest share of sales of the Fiat 131 in future. The guide prices for the saloons delivered in Germany:

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