What are the famous design failure cars?

[lico]

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Fiat Duna

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Nissan Cube.

I like the Cube! Mostly because, despite the name, there isn't a square corner to be found on it. It looks like a box, but it's made out of curves. For some reason, I get a kick out of that.


Not because it's an attractive design, though.

[All Darc]

The worst design in terms of safety was the Pinto.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9GGDOUDLhc

Any hit and it could get fire. Ford knew it, but prefered to keep silence.

And it can be even worse if youy ask what Pinto means in portuguese language.

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Originally Posted by lico

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Fiat Duna

I actually like it. BTW have you ever seen the 2-door one?

[airbiteses]

Fiat Duno is a Fiat Uno? Because I used to drive Fiat Uno but it was European. On the road he burned 3.5l / 100 km and in the city from 5.5 l to 8 liters in winter.

[lico]

@ cripple, in 33.5 years of my life, luckily, I have see just twice, one I was well far younger, it was a 4 door, laat year, in Rome I see a blu one with 2 door, I never see the wagon version or the blind van version.
in europe have just selled 15.000 vehicles, i know in south america was a success story.

@ airbiteses, the basis it's a fiat uno. for the time was selled it was certainly a good and clever car, but didn't meet the design for europe. and to be honest fiat uno was way better, with more trims and version, like the Turbo, or the turbo diesel, a 1.4 liter with more than 70 hp, amazing for that time, to see something similar you need to wait 4 or 5 year the golf gtd.
they are very rare but you can find electric compass windows, solid state dashboard, electric mirror, autatic ac (monozone).
another great car for that year was the Fiat Tipo 2000 16 valvole.

[airbiteses]

In the Europe of Fiat uno there were petrol engines: 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.4 and 1.5 with power from 39 HP to 115 HP and diesel 1.3 and 1.7 and power from 50 to 70 HP if I'm not mistaken. There were equipment: manual air conditioning, semi-automatic ventilation and heating, electric windscreens, central locking, front halogens, leather seats, luggage rims, aluminum wheels, and anti-theft alarm system. And the Uno Turbo versions were reduced by 2 cm, sports front and rear bumpers and sill caps and there was also a plastic boot lid.

The downside of this Fiat Uno is rust which during the 2 years since leaving the living room ate the floor, the bottom door, thresholds .... Just like the Ford Focus, in 2-3 years the rust left.

This Fiat Uno new from Brazil is in Europe as Fiat Panda Only very badly sells.

[lico]

fiat uno mk1 europe
gasoline
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.3 turbo

diesel
1.3
1.4 turbo 72 hp
1.7 60 hp

uno mk2
same displacement except for the 1.1, old was a 1116 imported from brazil, new it's a 1108 fire family.
1.3 in real a 1306 from brazil it's changed with the 1372 fire selled as a 1.4

the mk2 it's attested of a 0.29 cx but i think it's quite optimistic.. what do you think?

[All Darc]

Uhnnn ???

According a fast research I did, Fiat Uno Mile 1.0 performance was :

For ethanol :

8,9 km/liter on city (or 11,23 liters to reach 100km)

10,7 km/liter on road (or 9,34 liters to reach 100km)


For Gasoline :

12,7 km/l on city (or 7,87 liters to reach 100km)
15,6 km/l on road (or 6,41 liters to reach 100km)


The best non hybrid it's Peugeot 208 active: 14,8km/l (city) and 15,8km/l (road) or 6,75 liter/100km (city) and 6,32 liter/100km (road).




Citroen C3 origine was almost the same, 14,8km/l on city, but on road reach 16,6km per liter of gasoline.

Originally Posted by airbiteses

Fiat Duno is a Fiat Uno? Because I used to drive Fiat Uno but it was European. On the road he burned 3.5l / 100 km and in the city from 5.5 l to 8 liters in winter.

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