| Fiat 24-32 HP | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1901–1905 around 400 produced[1] |
| Assembly | Corso Dante plant,Turin,Italy |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Luxury car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6371 ccstraight-4 6902 ccstraight-4 7363 ccstraight-4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,000 mm (157 in)-4,380 mm (172 in) |
| Width | 1,430 mm (56 in) |
| Height | 2,350 mm (93 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 12 HP |
| Successor | Fiat 16-20 HP |
TheFiat 24-32 HP was introduced by the Italian automobile manufacturerFiat in 1901. The car was designed to allow coachbuilders to make various bodies to fit. It was offered with three different wheelbases, short, medium and long.
It was equipped with a 4-cylinder engine:
More than 400 were made in the Corso Dante plant inTurin.
The Fiat 24-32 HP[3] featured some important technological innovations: it was the first sedan car to use a "Landaulet" body type and was the first car to have an accelerator pedal and a gearbox with four forward gears. The road model could achieve a top speed of 75 kilometres per hour (47 mph).[1]
In 1902, Fiat introduced a racing version of the 24 HP, The 24 HP Corsa. This was the first car ever to be specially designed for racing rather than derived from a series production automobile. The Corsa had a full steel chassis rather than the wood chassis that dominated at the time, and a twin-engine block 7238 cc developing 40 hp. Weighing in at just 450 kilograms (992 lb), it ran at speeds in excess of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), a very high speed in those days. This car dominated its competitors from its first release into competition. The car won the Côte-Superga Sassi race, near Turin, on June 29 and July 27, 1902, withVincenzo Lancia driving, and the Susa - Col du Mont-Cenis race at an average speed of 44.16 kilometres per hour (27.44 mph).
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