Spanish car maker SEAT began their history as a Fiat licensee, making rebadged clones of Fiat cars, until the agreement was dropped in 1982. The Fiat Ritmo underpinnings continued in the 1st generation SEAT Ibiza sold between 1985 and 1993 before being replaced with a Polo based model after the Volkswagen buy-out. The 105TC was distinguishable from the lesser Ritmo models by its front fog lights integrated into the front bumper, integrated front spoiler combined with wheel arch trims, black lower door paint, black mesh air intake, and lower hatchback rear spoiler. Abarth workshop was always the place where the most exciting ideas for Fiat Group projects came to life. The Fiat Ritmo is a Hot Wheels casting based on the production car of the same name, debuting in the 1983 Hot Wheels.The Ritmo was called the Strada in the UK and the USA ("Ritmo" was thought to be hard for English speakers to pronounce), but the real car had bad … Although appearing outwardly similar to the restyled 105TC with its lower door & wheelarch trims, the 130TC could be distinguished by its polished four-spoke alloy wheels (continued from the earlier 125TC), aerodynamic perspex front door wind deflectors, and lower hatchback spoiler. An estate version, the Regata Weekend, was launched in 1984, and featured a folding rear bumper section to create a level loading bay. The reason for such a low interest can be justified by the car’s appearance, which did not please everyone. Abarth branch helped to create more than race cars for various motorsport disciplines. It was badged in Britain and the U.S. as the Fiat Strada but failed to attract many Ford Escort/Austin Allegro buyers because of its unconventional appearance. The upper-class 85 Super version was dropped in Italy, where smaller-engined versions ruled the marketplace. Fiat Ritmo which debuted in the 80s could boast of a drag coefficient of Cd=0.3. It was badged in Great Britain and North America as the Fiat Strada. SEAT's subsequent takeover by Volkswagen saw the Fiat derived models being quickly killed off, including the Málaga. Abarth consultation. A saloon version, the Regata, was also launched in 1983, with limited success outside Italy. The Ritmo was sold on the British market as the Strada from the autumn of 1978 until it was replaced by the Tipo in June 1988. Questa pagina è nata con l UNICO scopo di pubblicare foto inerenti alla Fiat Ritmo La pagina non ha nessun sito web. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The 1978 Fiat Ritmo, styled by Bertone of Italy, was the most distinctive looking small family car in Europe on its launch. Before the Volkswagen Group takeover, SEAT showed to the press a black Ronda unit with all the in-house developed parts painted in bright yellow in order to expunge any doubts about their right to continue assembling the car, and also about the future of the firm SEAT and their factories. There was a minor change in the spring of 1984, mainly consisting of a shuffling of the roster. The year 1988 saw the last Ritmo roll off the production line and the more conventional Tipo take its place as Fiats C-Segment Car. However, by making Ritmo, the manufacturer proved to the whole industry that Fiat is ready to use technologies that increase the production effectiveness and the quality of a product. You could say that the situation was as such: if a car manufacturer built a vehicle for your father, there is a decent chance that in the spectrum of brand’s models you could find at least one sports hatchback version of it. It was a raw hot hatch fitted with Recaro bucket seats as standard in the UK (optional in Europe), and significantly it was the only 1980s hot hatch to continue utilise carburettors instead of fuel injection coming with either twin Solex ADDHE or Weber DCOE40 carburetors. The Bertone Cabriolet was sold in various European markets in petrol-engined form only (75S/85S/100S, some with fuel injection) until 1988. The advertising name was revised to Strada II in the UK, although the car remained badged as a Strada. The Fiat Ritmo is a Hot Wheels casting based on the production car of the same name, debuting in the 1983 Hot Wheels. The most sport-ish version of Fiat Ritmo did not come out immediately. The "Abarth" badge on the Hot Wheels version refers to a famous Italian company who developed "tuned" versions of various Fiats for rallying and racing. The Italian word "ritmo" is usually translated into English as "rhythm". You see, the upcoming heir had to surpass a car that in 1970 became Europe’s car of the year. It looked striking and was cheaper than a Golf Cabriolet but not up to Volkswagen standards in terms of quality or ability, despite Volkswagen having entrusted assembly of the Golf Cabriolet to Karmann, and Fiat the Ritmo to Bertone. Significantly the Abarth models were the last true Abarth cars to be assembled on a separate Abarth production line following the Fiat buyout in 1971, thus ensuring the car of Classic status. Fiat always dedicated a lot of investments to automating production. The Fiat Ritmo is an automobile from the Italian manufacturer Fiat, launched in 1978. Worth noting that Fiat Ritmo Abarth was the only car in its class that had carburettor inside the engine cabin.

In the UK, 7-spoke alloy wheels replaced the earlier Speedline ones. In spite of a roomy interior, the Strada failed to convince enough buyers to forget reliability issues from previous models was withdrawn from North America in 1982. In 1981 the Ritmo Super (Fiat Superstrada in UK) was introduced with a variety of small changes and, most significantly, revised engines with 75 PS (55 kW; 74 bhp) (1300) and 85 PS (63 kW; 84 bhp) (1500). However, the best parts, as always, were hidden beneath its exotic appearance.

Despite all, the scarcity and uniqueness are very beneficial to current Fiat Ritmo Abarth owners. It is unlikely to find this car in good condition for sale less than €15,000. Abarth version had an improved 2-litre engine with four cylinders that could reach 125 HP. After two years, in 1983, the company presented the upgraded 2nd series Fiat Ritmo Abarth version. The 105TC was relaunched with revised interior trim, a dashboard mirroring that of the earlier Ritmo Super, and an upper hatchback spoiler in place of the lower one.

From 1979 to 1982 a Spanish version of the Ritmo, the SEAT Ritmo, was produced in Spain near Barcelona.

Moreover, it was considered to be the best vehicle in its segment. Category:Hill's Department Store Exclusive, https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Fiat_Ritmo?oldid=383041. During a considerable Fiat Ritmo production time frame, almost 1,800,000 different Fiat Ritmo models rolled out into the public roads. While marketed across continental Europe, the 100S and the Turbo DS were not sold in the UK or Ireland, nor were any of the fuel injected models. Fiat, already an industry pioneer in automated assembly, took the ambitious step and made the Ritmo the first car to be almost completely built by robots, earning the car the advertising tagline "Handbuilt by robots". This model featured the same 14-inch (360 mm) wheels as the Ritmo Super, but with black centre hubcaps.