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Declared favorite of all ladies - Fiat 850 Coupé in the (historical) test

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Created on August 5, 1966

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Gerhardt Koop

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - elegant und funktional ohne Abstriche

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - am Strand - Werbeabbildung

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - Werbeszene von damals

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1967) - das schnelle Coupé zusammen mit einem noch schnelleren Flugzeug

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Fiat 850 (1966) - 850 Coupé, Limousine und Spider vereint

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - schlichte und funktionelle Formgebung

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - die Coupés der ersten Serie hatten nur zwei Scheinwerfer vorne

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - optisch keine Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Coupé und Spider

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1967) - von der Silhouette liesse sich nicht bestimmen, ob der Motor vorne oder hinten liegt

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - Interieur des Coupés

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1967) – Armaturenbrett ohne Drehzahlmesser, aber mit Holzdekorfolie

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1967) - Bergfahrt der drei Geschwister - Coupé, Berlina und Spider

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - sportliche Erscheinung

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Fiat 850 Sport (1968) - ab Serie 2 gab es 903 cm3 und 52 PS (DIN)

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Fiat 850 Coupé (1965) - Grundaufbau und technische Aggregate

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Fiat 850 (1971) - Special, Coupé und Spider

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Summary

Exterior beauty is often intended to disguise the fact that the inner values are not so good. Not so with the Fiat 850 Coupé. The sporty hatchback not only looked significantly faster than the saloon, it was also able to deliver on this visual promise with 47 instead of 34 hp. But that wasn't the only way the little coupé won the hearts of the female (and male) members of the AI editorial team, as this historical test report explains.

This article contains the following chapters

Beauty inside and out
Close but comfortable
Suspension between comfort and sportiness
Almost a high-performance engine
Popular with the entire editorial team
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If it is true that the ladies have the last word when it comes to buying a car, then the success of the small coupé from Fiat can be explained on the surface. Few cars at an affordable price are so popular with the female sex. No wonder, given its appearance. For once, an existing saloon has not been transformed into a "sporty" model by replacing the roof section; the Fiat coupé is a successful unit from front to back. Although most of the technology was taken over from the normal 850, a new car was nevertheless created. Above all, it was not only given a fast look, but its power was also increased from 34 to 47 hp. The entire interior was adapted to its character. The result is a small speedster that can be driven surprisingly fast on all roads. The rear seats are only suitable for dwarves, but the front seats are all the better. And as far as maintenance is concerned, the little Fiat seems to be very undemanding. However, if it does need a "cure", the Fiat network in Europe is dense enough to allow carefree driving.

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