SEAT 132

The SEAT 132 is a four door, rear wheel drive notchback saloon produced by SEAT from 1973 to 1982, as a rebadged version of the Fiat 132. It was presented for the first time at the Barcelona Motor Show, and was assembled in Barcelona's Zona Franca in Catalonia, Spain.

For the important taxi market, the 132 filled the niche, vacated with the withdrawal in 1970, of the diesel engined SEAT 1500, the 132 being usefully larger than the SEAT 124, which was SEAT's largest model during the beginning of the 1970s.

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SEAT 132, side view

SEAT's new car shared its body with the Fiat 132, but when launched in May 1973 it featured its own engine options:

• The SEAT 132 1600 had a four cylinder 1592 cc engine of .

• The SEAT 132 1800 had a four cylinder 1756 cc engine of .

• The SEAT 132 Diesel featured a two litre Mercedes Benz engine, corresponding to that offered in the Mercedes Benz 200D. This followed the pattern established with the SEAT 1500, which had also been available with a diesel engine from Mercedes Benz.

In 1976, an automatic transmission option was offered, which may have been a response to the success in Spain of the locally assembled, and similarly enhanced Chrysler Two Litre. From 1979, the SEAT 132 2000 became available, with one four cylinder 1920 cc engine of : in due course, one larger 2.2 litre, four cylinder Mercedes diesel version was also offered.

In the beginning of the 1980s, extensive discussions concerning funding and control took place between the major share holder, the Government of Spain, and Fiat: SEAT needed major capital investment, which Fiat was not prepared to inject. The outcome, by 1982, was an end after nearly thirty years, to the relationship with Fiat.

Already in 1981, Fiat having by now switched to their new model, the Argenta, production of the SEAT 132 ceased, after approximately 100,000 examples had been produced. No direct replacement in this class was, up until 2009, offered by the company. The SEAT Exeo could be seen as the belated replacement, however.

Technical data SEAT 132

SEAT 132	1600	1800	1900	Diesel 2000	Diesel 2200
Engine:	Four cylinder inline engine (four stroke), front mounted
Displacement:	1592 cc	1756 cc	1920 cc	1988 cc	2197 cc
Bore x Stroke:	80 x 79.2 mm	84 x 79.2 mm	84 x 86.6 mm	87 x 83.6 mm	87 x 92.4 mm
Max. Power @ rpm:	@ 6000	@ 6000	@ 5800	@ 4200	@ 4200
Max. Torque @ rpm:	@ 3400	@ 4000	@ 3000	@ 2400	@ 2400
Compression Ratio:	9.0:1	8.9:1	8.9:1	21.0:1
Fuel system:	1 Weber or Solex downdraft carb. (2bbl)			Diesel injection
Valvetrain:	DOHC, tooth belt			OHC, chain
Cooling:	Water
Gearbox:	Four speed manual	Four speed manual Five speed manual optional GM Three speed automatic optional rear wheel drive		Four speed manual
Front suspension:	Upper double wishbones, lower wishbones, coil springs, stabilizing bar
Rear suspension::	Live axle, upper wishbones, lower trailing arms, coil springs
Brakes:	Front and rear disc brakes (Ø 227 mm)
Steering:	Recirculating ball steering, power-assisted
Body:	Steel, unibody construction
Track front/rear:	/
Wheelbase:
Length x Width x Height:	x x mm
Weight:
Top speed:
0–100 km/h (0−62 mph):	12.5 s	11.2 s	11.2 s	n.a.
Fuel consumption (estimates):	−			−

External links

• SEAT 132 history (Spanish)

Type	1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City car								600																	133
														800																	Panda → Marbella
Supermini																							127												Ibiza I
																	850										1200 Sport					Fura
Small family car																											128									Málaga
																														Ritmo				Ronda
Mid-size car																			124
																				1430						131
Large family car				1400										1500										132
Coupé / Roadster																					124 Sport
																		850 Coupé
Sports car																					850 Spider
Panel van																																	Trans					Terra