Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Fiat X19 | Vintage Car | Demonstration | Drive in | 1977" video.

  1. Unfortunately, like the Americans for the Fiero, when they copied the design, the Japanese lost the part about luggage space.
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  2. With European specs it had 74hp (1300cc) or 85hp (1500cc). For a car that weighted much less than a ton it was not slow. The contemporary Triumph Spitfire was slower (63hp the 1300cc MKIV, 71hp the 1500cc, and weighted a bit more).
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  3. Actually for a sporty two-seater of the time, it was pretty spacious in respect to what the British firms offered in the same segment.
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  4. It was more powerful than the contemporary Triumph Spitfire, and way more practical too.
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  5. He was comparing it with other mid-engined sportscars of the time, but the X1/9 was not a supercar, it was mid engined for weight balance, but was intended from the start to be a very practical roadster (infact this review correctly pointed out the unmatched luggage space) for everyday driving.
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  6. Not only the engine. The fuel tank is behind the driver's seat. The spare wheel behind the passenger's seat. All the weight is centred. Gandini (Bertone's designer) believed in this project, and really gave all with this car.
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  7.  @gregorytimmons4777  The TR7 arrived four years after the X1/9. Like the MR2 and the Fiero it had been pretty evidently inspired by it.
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