The Fiat 1 is a Berlina from Fiat, built from 1908 to 1910, when a car was a rich man's adventure and every maker was a workshop. Under the bonnet: straight-4 2200 .
How it came about
The Fiat 1 or Fiat 1 Fiacre was produced by Fiat from 1908 to 1910. It had an engine capacity of 2,200 cc (2.2 L; 130 cu in), which produced 16 PS (11.8 kW). The car had a top speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). The four cylinders were for the first time in a single block, taking a cue from the Italian car manufacturer Aquila.
Around 1600 copies of the Fiacre were produced, intended for use as taxis. The model was sold in Italy and abroad. It was used in New York City, London, Paris and other cities. In 1908 the Fiat Automobile Co was founded in the United States.
The hardware
Power comes from straight-4 2200 . It weighs 1870 kg. It shifts through a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Fiat Zero. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Ford Model T, the Lancia Alfa-12HP, the Oldsmobile Model M — show what else the money bought that year. Its Fiat stablemates include the FIAT 702 and the Fiat 10 HP.
What it costs now
There is no federal ownership record for the Fiat 1 — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.