1980s Economy car

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1990-95 fiat uno cd 0.30



peugeot 205


in 1982 gm launched first front-wheel-drive supermini, opel corsa/vauxhall nova in europe.


in 1983 fiat launched next step forward in small car design, fiat uno. designed giorgetto giugiaro s italdesign. tall, square body utilising kamm tail achieved drag coefficient of 0.34, , won praise airy interior space , fuel economy. incorporated many packaging lessons learnt giugiaro s 1978 lancia megagamma concept car, (the first modern people carrier-mpv-mini-van)—but miniaturised. tall car, high-seating packaging imitated every small car today. showed not low sleek cars aerodynamic, small boxy packaged cars too. voted car of year in 1984.


also in 1983 peugeot launched pininfarina-styled peugeot 205. while not radical uno in body design, aerodynamic. first european supermini diesel engine - xud. provided performance of 1.4 l petrol economy—55 miles per imperial gallon (5.1 l/100 km; 46 mpg‑us)—that better base 1 l petrol version. could, diesel engines, last several hundred thousand miles regular servicing. was, along larger (also xud powered) citroën bx, beginning of start of boom in diesel sales in europe. 205 gti popular golf gti in europe. 205 named car of decade in uk, car magazine in 1990.


in chevrolet offered 3 new small economy cars in 1980s replace chevette: chevrolet sprint, three-cylinder suzuki-built hatchback, chevrolet spectrum built isuzu , chevrolet nova built nummi in california, gm-toyota joint venture.








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