Fiat Downtown

Fiat Downtown on display at the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin

The Fiat Downtown is a concept car originally shown in 1993 at the Turin Motor Show by the Italian car company Fiat. It is designed by Chris Bangle.

The Downtown is a plastic bodied car on an aluminium chassis, resulting in a low kerb weight of 700kg. It is powered a 9.5hp motor with rear-mounted sodium-sulphur batteries that can achieve a claimed top speed of 62mph, or a range of 186 miles at 30mph.[1]

References

  1. "Concept Car of the Week: Fiat Downtown (1993)". Car Design News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.


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