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Fiat's Miata-like Spider will appear in mid- 1995. Fiat promises a safe, useful front-drive roadster, with adequate boot space, seatbelt pretensioners, side door impact beams and airbags. The shape was penned by Fiat's internal styling center under the direction of a Greek designer, Zapatinas. Paolo Cantarella, Fiat Auto president, also had input, characterized by the side relief typical of Touring Superleggera sports cars of the '50s and '60s. The new car is based on the Fiat Punto, and my be called Touring Superleggera. The steel-bodied Spider retains the Punto's engine compartiment and the front MacPherson suspension. Initially, the transverse-mounted engine will be a 16-valve 1.8-liter "Superfire" four pumping out 132 hp. Fiat is also working on a sportier five-valve engine good for 150 hp. With the Spider weighing just under 2200 pounds, expect better performance than that of the 1.6 liter, 115 hp Miata. The Miata accelerates to 60 mph in nearly nine seconds. |
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