SEAT 132

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SEAT 132
SEAT 132 L 3-4 Frontal.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer SEAT
Production1973–1982
Body and chassis
Class Large family car (D)
Body style 4-door sedan
Related Fiat 132
Powertrain
Engine straight-4
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,557 mm (100.7 in)
Length4,392 mm (172.9 in)
Width1,640 mm (65 in)
Height1,435 mm (56.5 in)
Chronology
Predecessor SEAT 1500
Successor SEAT Exeo
SEAT 132, side view Seat 132 Madrid.jpg
SEAT 132, side view

The SEAT 132 is a four door, rear wheel drive notchback saloon presented for the first time at the Barcelona Motor Show, assembled in Barcelona's Zona Franca, (Catalonia, Spain) and sold by SEAT between 1973 and 1982.

For the important taxi market, the 132 filled the niche, vacated with the withdrawal in 1970, of the diesel engined SEAT 1500, the 132 being usefully larger than the SEAT 124, which was SEAT's largest model during the beginning of the 1970s.

SEAT's new car shared its body with the Fiat 132, but when launched in May 1973 it featured its own engine options:

  • The SEAT 132 1600 had a four cylinder 1592 cc engine of 98 bhp (73 kW; 99 PS) .
  • The SEAT 132 1800 had a four cylinder 1756 cc engine of 107 bhp (80 kW; 108 PS) .
  • The SEAT 132 Diesel featured a two litre 55 bhp (41 kW; 56 PS) Mercedes Benz engine, corresponding to that offered in the Mercedes Benz 200D. This followed the pattern established with the SEAT 1500, which had also been available with a diesel engine from Mercedes Benz.

In 1976, an automatic transmission option was offered, which may have been a response to the success in Spain of the locally assembled, and similarly enhanced Chrysler Two Litre. [1] From 1979, the SEAT 132 2000 became available, with one four cylinder 1920 cc engine of 109 bhp (81 kW; 111 PS): in due course, one larger 2.2 litre, four cylinder Mercedes diesel version was also offered.

In the beginning of the 1980s, extensive discussions concerning funding and control took place between the major share holder, the Government of Spain, and Fiat: SEAT needed major capital investment, which Fiat was not prepared to inject. The outcome, by 1982, was an end after nearly thirty years, to the relationship with Fiat.

Already in 1981, Fiat having by now switched to their new model, the Argenta, production of the SEAT 132 ceased, after approximately 100,000 examples had been produced. No direct replacement in this class was, up until 2009, offered by the company. The SEAT Exeo could be seen as the belated replacement, however.

Technical data SEAT 132 [2]
SEAT 132160018001900Diesel 2000Diesel 2200
Engine: Four cylinder inline engine (four stroke), front mounted
Displacement: 1592 cc1756 cc1920 cc1988 cc2197 cc
Bore x Stroke: 80 x 79.2 mm84 x 79.2 mm84 x 86.6 mm87 x 83.6 mm87 x 92.4 mm
Max. Power @ rpm: 98 hp (73 kW) @ 6000107 hp (80 kW) @ 6000109 hp (81 kW) @ 580055 hp (41 kW) @ 420060 hp (45 kW) @ 4200
Max. Torque @ rpm: 129 N⋅m (95 lb⋅ft) @ 3400141 N⋅m (104 lb⋅ft) @ 4000151 N⋅m (111 lb⋅ft) @ 3000113 N⋅m (83 lb⋅ft) @ 2400126 N⋅m (93 lb⋅ft) @ 2400
Compression Ratio: 9.0:18.9:18.9:121.0:1
Fuel system: 1 Weber or Solex downdraft carb. (2bbl)Diesel injection
Valvetrain:  DOHC, tooth belt OHC, chain
Cooling: Water
Gearbox: Four speed manual
Five speed manual optional for 1800/1900
GM Three speed automatic optional for 1800/1900
rear wheel drive
Front suspension: Upper double wishbones, lower wishbones, coil springs, stabilizing bar
Rear suspension:: Live axle, upper wishbones, lower trailing arms, coil springs
Brakes: Front and rear disc brakes (Ø 227 mm)
Steering: Recirculating ball steering, power-assisted
Body: Steel, unibody construction
Track front/rear: 1,320 mm (52 in) / 1,325 mm (52.2 in)
Wheelbase: 2,555 mm (100.6 in)
Length x Width x Height: 4,380 mm (172 in) x 1,640 mm (65 in) x 1,430 mm (56 in) mm
Weight: 1,070 kg (2,360 lb)1,095 kg (2,414 lb)1,140 kg (2,510 lb)1,100 kg (2,400 lb)1,215 kg (2,679 lb)
Top speed: 165 km/h (103 mph)170 km/h (110 mph)170 km/h (110 mph)130 km/h (81 mph)140 km/h (87 mph)
0–100 km/h (0−62 mph): 12.5 s11.2 s11.2 sn.a.
Fuel consumption (estimates): 10.0 litres per 100 kilometres (28 mpgimp; 24 mpgUS)15.0 litres per 100 kilometres (18.8 mpgimp; 15.7 mpgUS)7.0 litres per 100 kilometres (40 mpgimp; 34 mpgUS)9.5 litres per 100 kilometres (30 mpgimp; 25 mpgUS)

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References

  1. "A new force emerging: Barcelona show". Autocar . 144 (nbr 4147): 25–26. 1 May 1976.
  2. Automobil Revue, catalogue 1979, p. 498-99 and 1977, p. 455-56; all data works figures unless otherwise specified.