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Wedge - Fiat X 1/9 in (historical) test

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Created on October 1, 1973

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Herbert Völker

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - keilförmig und mit Klappscheinwerfern - der Moder der Zeit gehorchend

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - unterwegs auf Bergstrassen mit geöffnetem Targadach

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - mit Klappscheinwerfern

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - mit Mittelmotor

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - ein Keil von Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Autobianchi Runabout (1969) - Querschnittszeichnung des interessanten Mittelmotorzweisitzers

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - Weltpremiere des von Bertone entwickelten Targa-Sportwagens - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - der Gandini-Entwurf auf dem Bertone-Stand am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - in Knallgelb

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - mit Ketten im Schnee

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - "Special"-Modell - mit ausgefahrenen Scheinwerfern

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - der Keil von Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - "Special"-Modell - Kofferraum vorne und hinten

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - Serie "speciale", ein Sondermodell von Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - Serie "speciale" von Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - "Special"-Modell mit gestreifter Innenausstattung

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Fiat X 1/9 (1976) - Interieur des von Bertone gebauten Mittelmotorsportwagens

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - die keilförmige Front

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - die Produktion bei Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1980) - aus dem Schaffen von Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1980) - modifizierte zweite Serie des Fiat-Mittelmotor-Sportwagens

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Volvo 262 C (1980) - zusammen mit dem Fiat X 1/9 auf einem Bertone-Inserat

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Summary

In 1972, Fiat presented the X 1/9, which was to replace the 850 Sportspider as a mid-engined sports car. Compact and with a Targa body, the wedge-shaped car was intended to cause a sensation, especially on the American market. Auto Revue tested the car in 1973 and was very impressed by the little speedster. This article reproduces the original wording of the test at the time, supplemented by historical photo material and the original brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

For new automotive virtues
Why a mid-engine?
Without the usual disadvantages
Classic wedge shape
Interior somewhat staid
Sufficiently motorized
Safe and comfortable to drive
Pluses and minuses
Evaluation of individual aspects
Comparison of the Fiat X 1/9 with its competitors

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Do you remember the exotic toy that Bertone brought to the 1969 Turin Motor Show under the name "Runabout"? The Runabout, the runabout, has become a solid automobile, with solid production parts for mass production and a solid price. The name, however, has become a little more abstract: X 1/9, schmecks. Automobiles with Ixes and slashes in their names have not been for sale up to now, so the speculation about keeping the internal project name in place of a clean Western christening is a gag with reversed signs: The X 1/9 is not only for sale, it is even - relatively speaking - intended as a mass product for an ever-growing market sector.

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