Fiat Barchetta

The Barchetta is a compact sports car produced by the Fiat from 1995 to 2005. The Barchetta was based on the chassis of the Mark 1 Fiat Punto. The Barchetta has 1,747 cc DOHC petrol engine integrated with variable camshaft timing, used for the first time in a Fiat production car, after being original since 1970.

The engine has 132 PS (97 kW, 130 hp) and 164 N·m (121 lb·ft) of torque. The Barchetta weighs 1056 kg (2328 lb) without air conditioning and can accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.9 seconds and has a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph). The technical specification features contained the engine was 1.8L l4 in (petrol), the transmission was 5-speed manual, wheelbase 2433 mm, length 3916 mm, height 1265 mm, width 1640 mm and kerb weight 1056 kg etc.

Other safety features included the leather instead of the standard black leather or fabric seats, alloy wheels instead of steel wheels, or fog-lights as an option. Arguably one of the biggest external cosmetic changes was made by the addition of the third brake light etc.