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Innocenti Cooper versus Autobianchi A 112 Abarth - the poisonous dwarfs (in the test at the time)

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Created on December 18, 1974

Reading time 5min

Written by:

Hans Joachim Moeller

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - zwei 'Italiener' im Zweikampf

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - auf dem Titelblatt der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - im Vergleich auf dem Sprung

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - in der Kürze liegt die Würze - Go-Kart-mässige Fahreigeschaften und viel Kurvenspass

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - kompakte Fahrzeuge

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - kleine Kofferräume und sportliche Cockpits

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 und Autobianchi A 112 Abarth im Jahr 1974 - die Motoren im Vergleich (Innocenti links)

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - optisch kaum Unterschiede zum englischen Mini

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - wer könnte da wiederstehen

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - die Kraft steht ihm ins Gesicht geschrieben

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Frontansicht

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Innocenti Mini Cooper (1973) - der British Leyland Ableger aus Italien ist für 11'400 Franken zu haben - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Innocenti Mini Cooper (1973) - Spitzenmodell, kompakt und sportlich - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Silhouette

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - kompakt und sportlich

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Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - von Innocenti gebaut, mit 'Leyland' angeschrieben

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Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - gebaut von Innocenti in Italien

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Heckansicht

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Hauptinstrumente zentral angeordnet

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Cockpit mit Sportlenkrad

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Cockpit der sportlichen Version

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Blick ins Interieur

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - sportlich und kompakt

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - Vorderansicht mit deutlich sichtbarem Abarth-Zeichen

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - mit modisch scharzer Motorhaube

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1971) - mit den Dimensionen des Mini und einem typisch italienischen Look

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett mit Zusatzinstrumenten in der Mitte

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - das kleine Lederlenkrad verleiht sportlichen Touch

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - Zusatzinstrumente in der Mittelkonsole

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - knapp geschnittene Sessel

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - karierte Sitzpolster

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - schneller

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - die schnelllste Variante

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Autobianchi A 112 (1972) - hohe Ladekante

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Autobianchi A 112 (1974) - die Modellpalette, rechts die Abarth-Variante

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - stämmig

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Heckansicht

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Summary

They were compact and really fast in the hands of talented drivers, the Innocenti and Autobianchi Minis. As the Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 and Autobianchi A 112 Abarth, they drove directly into the middle class in terms of performance, but cost considerably less and ran circles around large limousines thanks to their small dimensions and sporty chassis. Even the magazine 'hobby' could not resist their charm. This article reproduces the original wording of the comparative test from 1974 and shows the two "poison dwarves" in many historical pictures and in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Curve robber
Sportiness is the trump card
Quite loud
Bigger on the inside than on the outside
Doughy gearshift
Richly equipped
Really fast, but with an image deficit
Technical data in comparison with the growing competition

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

They are the little rebels, the agile robbers of the country roads; they are compact and have a powerful engine. They are objects of nostalgia and treats for the experienced motorist. And they have a special image: they are the low-riders on duty. As far as sales are concerned, however, the two Minis are enjoying increasing popularity. That's unlikely. They are so easy to keep under control on bends". Paul Eberl, a permanent member of the hobby test crew, is impressed by the cornering characteristics of our two small test cars. On the hobby test track, the BMW test facility at Ismaning near Munich, the Mini-Cooper and the Autobianchi Abarth bask in the warm rays of the brittle autumn sun. Wide, yet manageable and smart, they stand side by side like identical twins.

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