Great cars of the past !!!

                                            Fiat Uno

This car was one of the best selling cars in India for a period of 7 - 8 years from about  1996 to 2004.In India this super-mini car was launched in 

1996 making a partnership with PAL(Premier 

Automobiles Limited) which proved to be its 

greatest mistake as PAL delivered only 617 

cars of the 30k ordered. Initially this car was a 

huge success in India but Fiat's service was 

not so effective due to which its sale 

decreased . 

This car had excellent engineering works put 

into it making it the most sophisticated and 

popular car on Indian roads during the late 

nintees . This car had a 1 liter FIRE engine 

with 45 horses running under it . Despite 

being less powerful this car was an absolute 

fun to drive and its handling was far better 

than the cars of that time especially the M800 

and the big and bulky HM Ambassador . It 

was a sheer pleasure to drive and hence was

loved by its owners who were indeed very proud to own a FIAT Uno . This car was incredibly spacious and had a huge boot which cannot be matched by majority of the hatches even today ! This car also had a 5-speed gearbox which was something special at that time . 

This car was hugely successful in Europe and had won the prestigious 'European Car of The Year' twice !

The Diesel version had a 1.7 liter engine with 58 bhp . This was perhaps the first diesel hatch in India and hence was immensely popular as a luxury taxi also . In fact one may still find a Uno diesel taxi in some parts of India !!
This car also had a 1.2 liter FIRE engine (petrol) introduced at a later stage .

Unfortunately this car was also involved in the notorious car crash that killed Princess Diana.

In short it was the best hatchback on the Indian roads at that point of time .