SEAT 132

SEAT 132
Overview
Manufacturer	SEAT
Production	1973-1982
Body and chassis
Class	Large family car (D)
Body style	4-door sedan
Related	Fiat 132
Powertrain
Engine	straight-4
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,557 mm (100.7 in)
Length	4,392 mm (172.9 in)
Width	1,640 mm (65 in)
Height	1,435 mm (56.5 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	SEAT 1500
Successor	SEAT Exeo

SEAT 132, side view

The SEAT 132 is a four-door rear-wheel drive notchback saloon presented for the first time at the Barcelona Motor Show, assembled in Barcelona's Zona Franca, (Catalonia, Spain) and sold by SEAT between 1973 and 1982.

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 early 1970s.

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 98 bhp (73 kW; 99 PS) .

• The SEAT 132 1800 had a four-cylinder 1756 cc engine of 107 bhp (80 kW; 108 PS) .

• The SEAT 132 Diesel featured a two-litre 55 bhp (41 kW; 56 PS) 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 Mercedes Benz diesel engine.

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 2-litre.^[1]

From 1979 a SEAT 132 2000 became available, with a four-cylinder 1920 cc engine of 109 bhp (81 kW; 111 PS)  : in due course a larger 2.2-litre four-cylinder Mercedes diesel version was also offered.

In the early 1980s extensive discussions concerning funding and control took place between the major share holder, the Spanish government, and Fiat: SEAT needed major capital investment which Fiat was not prepared to inject. The outcome, by 1982, was an end after nearly 30 years, to the relationship with Fiat. Already in 1981, Fiat having by now switched to their new Argenta model, production of the SEAT 132 ceased, after approximately 100 000 examples had been produced. No direct replacement in this class was, till recently, offered by the company. The SEAT Exeo can be seen as a belated replacement, however.

Technical data SEAT 132 ^[2]

SEAT 132	1600	1800	1900	Diesel 2000	Diesel 2200
Engine:	4-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:	98 hp (73 kW) @ 6000	107 hp (80 kW) @ 6000	109 hp (81 kW) @ 5800	55 hp (41 kW) @ 4200	60 hp (45 kW) @ 4200
Max. Torque @ rpm:	129 N·m (95 lb·ft) @ 3400	141 N·m (104 lb·ft) @ 4000	151 N·m (111 lb·ft) @ 3000	113 N·m (83 lb·ft) @ 2400	126 N·m (93 lb·ft) @ 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:	4-speed-manual 5-speed manual optional for 1800/1900 GM 3-speed automatic optional for 1800/1900 rear wheel drive
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:	1,320 mm (52 in) / 1,325 mm (52.2 in)
Wheelbase:	2,555 mm (100.6 in)
Length x Width x Height:	4,380 mm (172 in) x 1,640 mm (65 in) x 1,430 mm (56 in) mm
Weight:	1,070 kg (2,360 lb)	1,095 kg (2,414 lb)	1,140 kg (2,510 lb)	1,100 kg (2,400 lb)	1,215 kg (2,679 lb)
Top speed:	165 km/h (103 mph)	170 km/h (110 mph)	170 km/h (110 mph)	130 km/h (81 mph)	140 km/h (87 mph)
0–100 km/h (0−62 mph):	12.5 s	11.2 s	11.2 s	n.a.
Fuel consumption (estimates):	10.0 litres per 100 kilometres (28 mpg-imp; 24 mpg-US)−15.0 litres per 100 kilometres (18.8 mpg-imp; 15.7 mpg-US)			7.0 litres per 100 kilometres (40 mpg-imp; 34 mpg-US)−9.5 litres per 100 kilometres (30 mpg-imp; 25 mpg-US)

References

1. "A new force emerging: Barcelona show". Autocar. 144 (nbr 4147): 25–26. 1 May 1976.
2. Automobil Revue, catalogue 1979, p.498-99 and 1977, p. 455-56; all data works figures unless otherwise specified.

External links

• SEAT 132 history (Spanish)