Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Premier Padmini in INDIA from FIAT








Premier Padmini was an automobile manufactured in India from 1968 to 2000. Premier Automobiles Limited, erstwhile flagship company of India's Walchand Hirachand Group, assembled Fiat's Fiat 1100 cars from the 1950s until 1997. The car ruled Indian roads for three decades (1955-1985).



The Fiat 1100D based on the Fiat 1200 GranLuce Berlina debuted in India in 1964 with a 1,089 cc 4-cylinder engine, instead of the GranLuce's 1,221 cc engine.
It put out 40 bhp (30 kW) @ 4800 rpm with a maximum torque of 7.20 kgf·m (70.6 N·m) @ 3000 rpm. The original transmission was a four-speed manual gearbox that drove the rear wheels through a live axle. Weighing 895 kg (1,970 lb) the car could attain 105 km/h (65 mph).




the Premier Padmini, which till a few months back was adorning showrooms throughout the country. Its in the market since 1950's and at the time of its going to grave, the Padmini was a completely made in India product. But again, there's very little Indianess about the car, except maybe the name Padmini. The design (including the platform, engine and drive train) came from Fiat of Italy. So heavy was the Fiat influence, that half of India knew the car as Fiat rather than Premier Padmini. The same design existed in India through the years with little changes in the nuts and screws.


maruti car,though maruti is a bit modern to fiat, the advantage of driving in a fiat car is beyond one can describe from his heart and mind. Fiat car,it can make u feel so indian. let me write by numbering ,the one u feel like omit or delete just look down and u wont be troubled to read the particular numbered data i give u now. 1 Fiat entered into india,when the ambassador car was unaffordable to middle class and those who had small family.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

This aging model lives on. The Padmini is derived from the 1962 Fiat 1100 and its 1089cc engine, which evolved way before 1953, continues to be used till this day. The Padmini's performance is quite adequate for our roads and fuel economy is not bad either. The suspension is still old fashioned, with leaf springs at the rear and as a result the car's road manners are a far cry from modern standards.
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workhard said...

Very vintage


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