SEAT 127

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SEAT 127
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1977 SEAT 127 LS (First series)
Overview
Manufacturer SEAT
Production1972 – 1982
Assembly Spain: Barcelona
Body and chassis
Class subcompact (B)
Body style 3 and 5-door hatchback
2 and 4-door fastback sedan
Related Fiat 127
SEAT 1200 Sport
Powertrain
Engine 903 cc OHV I4
1010 cc OHV I4
Transmission 4-speed manual [1]
Chronology
Predecessor SEAT 850
Successor SEAT Fura

The SEAT 127 is a supermini produced by the Spanish automaker SEAT between the spring of 1972 and 1982, a rebadged Fiat 127 built in Spain. SEAT did also offer versions with rear side doors, of which the 4-door was never built in Italy (the 5-door was). [2] SEAT produced 1,238,166 units of the 127 between 1972 and 1982.

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Overview

First series (1972 - 1977)

Due to SEAT design policy, a four-door variant of the car (without a hatchback lid, in spite of the fastback roofline) was added to the lineup in 1973. [3] While usually fitted with the same 903 cc engine as in the Fiat 127, SEAT also produced a unique variant of the 127 OHV engine. This had 1010 cc instead of 903 cc and produced 52 PS (38 kW) rather than the 43 or 45 PS (32 or 33 kW) of the smaller unit. [4]

Second series (1977 - 1982)

The SEAT 127 underwent the same styling modifications as did the Fiat 127 (new grille, taillights, bumpers) for the Serie 2, of January 1980. At the same time, a full five-door hatchback bodywork also became available. [1]

Third series (1981 - 1986)

In November 1981, the last evolution of the SEAT 127 was presented as "SEAT 127 Fura". The 127 Fura was nearly identical to the Italian Fiat 127 series 3 (third series). When their licence from Fiat expired, SEAT redesigned some parts of the car and renamed it the SEAT Fura.

References

  1. 1 2 Braunschweig, Robert; Büschi, Hans-Ulrich, eds. (6 March 1980), Automobil Revue '80 (in German and French), vol. 75, Berne, Switzerland: Hallwag, AG, p. 469
  2. ↑ "Per il Gruppo Fiat al Salone nuovi modelli e sfida tecnica" [New models and a technical challenge at the Salon for the Fiat Group]. La Stampa (in Italian). 114 (86 ed.). Turin: 14. 23 April 1980.
  3. ↑ Freund, Klaus, ed. (1978). Auto Katalog 1979 (in German). Vol. 22. Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG. p. 116.
  4. ↑ Auto Katalog 1979, p. 208
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