Out of the plethora of new cars invading the Indian market, the Fiat Uno is the only one that addresses the lower end of the car segment. The Fiat Uno was born in 1983 in Europe and has been a success story ever since, winning 11 international awards of which the most prestigious was the “Car of the Year” award in 1984. The Uno was revamped in 1990 when it was given a new face and new hatch. Though the Uno was superseded by the Punto in 1993, and is now a generation old, it is still being made in several countries. The car’s virtues of brilliant packaging, low-cost motoring and much value-for-money, all of which made it Europe’s best-selling car, also make it the most appropriate car for the Indian market.

The car prides itself on offering the advantages of the diesel engine as far as running costs are concerned and, at the same time, the positive characteristics associated with a petrol engine like - low vibration, better mileage and minimum noise & exhaust levels. The reason for this superior performance of the Fiat Uno is its powerful 1.7 litre Italian engine (IDI Diesel, 4 cylinder, in-line), which gives a maximum output of 57 bhp @ 4600 rpm. In fact on highways the car behaves like mid-sized sedan, and in the city doubles up as small car.

Another outstanding feature of the Uno Diesel is its generous boot-space. The car has a trunk capacity of 270 liters that can comfortably fit 5-6 normal sized suitcases.

Brakes are disc (front) and drum (rear). Suspensions are independent McPherson strut with track control arms connected to the cross member, and anti-roll torsion bar in the front. Rear suspension is torsional axle with longitudinal tubular arm and connecting cross member. Fiat Uno Diesel offers various features like, Child safety locks on rear doors, Load proportionting valve for efficient braking, Body side protection mouldings, Engine sump protection guard, Cam profile sliding mechanism for front seats, Rear parcel shelf covering the luggage boot, Single blade wiper for better sweep and visibility, Air volume adjustment knobs for controlling airflow, Left foot rest for drivers, Rear fog lamps for better visibility etc.

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