SEAT 128

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{{Infobox automobile

| image = Seat128 EHUn.jpg

| name = SEAT 128

| aka =

| manufacturer = SEAT

| production = 1976–1980
31 893 built{{citation | title = Seat Auto emoción, libro donde viene la historia de SEAT | language = es | last = Rossinyol Vilardell | first = Joan | publisher = Lunwerg editores, S.A. | location = Barcelona, Spain | date = 2006 | isbn = 9788497852876 }}

| assembly = Spain: Barcelona

| predecessor =

| successor =

| class =

| body_style = 3-door hatchback

| layout =

| platform =

| engine = {{ubl

| 1,197 cc Lampredi OHV I4

| 1,438 cc Lampredi OHV I4

}}

| wheelbase = {{convert|2220|mm|in|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|3830|mm|in|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1560|mm|in|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1260|mm|in|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|850|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| track =

| related = Fiat 128 3P

| designer =

}}

The SEAT 128 is a 3-door hatchback coupé manufactured by the Spanish automaker SEAT from 1976 to 1980. It is essentially a sporting, three-door hatchback version of the Fiat 128. In Spain it was available with two engine options from the Fiat 124 engine family, the 1.2-litre and the more powerful and well-known 1430 engine.

Designed at Fiat Centro Stile, the Fiat 128 3P went on sale in Italy a year earlier; the body panels were shipped from Turin to SEAT's Barcelona assembly plant.{{citation | title = Atlas ilustrado, El Automóvil en España | trans-title = Illustrated Atlas: the automobile in Spain | publisher = Susaeta Ediciones S.A. | location = Madrid | language = es | first1 = Manuel | last1 = Lage Marco | first2 = José | last2 = Feliú | date = 2014 | page = 239 | isbn = 9788467737691 }} It was marketed as "Three Times SEAT" in order to underline its triple combination of sportiness, versatility, and looks. The car was aimed at rich, young drivers. However, the 128 never enjoyed great commercial success, since in this period of economic recession and transition in Spain most people opted for the smaller, less expensive SEAT 127.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

A total of 31 893 units were built by SEAT in four years of production.

Technical data

SEAT 128 (1977)Autopista, numbers 940 and 947;

class="wikitable"
width="20%"|SEAT

! width="40%"|1200 Engine

! width="40%"|1430 Engine

Engine: colspan="2" align="center" |4-cylinder-inline engine (four-stroke), front-mounted
Displacement: align="center" |1,197 ccalign="center" |1,438 cc
Bore x Stroke: align="center" | {{Convert|73|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} x {{Convert|71.5|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}align="center" | {{Convert|80|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} x {{Convert|71.5|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
Max. Power @ rpm: align="center" | {{Convert|67|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} / 5,600align="center" | {{Convert|77|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} / 5,400
Max. Torque @ rpm: align="center" | {{Convert|90|Nm|lb·ft|abbr=on}} / 3,700align="center" | {{Convert|111|Nm|lb·ft|abbr=on}} / 3,400
Compression Ratio: align="center" |8.8:1align="center" |9.0:1
Fuel system: colspan="2" align="center" |1 downdraft carb. (2bbl)
Valvetrain: colspan="2" align="center" |OHV, camshaft in block, tooth belt
Cooling: colspan="2" align="center" |Water
Gearbox: colspan="2" align="center" | 4-speed-manual, front wheel drive
Front suspension: colspan="2" align="center" | MacPherson struts, coil springs, hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear suspension: colspan="2" align="center" | Double wishbones, struts, transverse leaf spring
Brakes: colspan="2" align="center" | Front disc brakes (Ø 227 mm), rear drum brakes
Steering: colspan="2" align="center" | Rack-and-pinion steering
Body: colspan="2" align="center" | Steel, unibody construction
Track front/rear: colspan="2" align="center" | {{Convert|1320|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} / {{Convert|1330|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
Wheelbase: colspan="2" align="center" | {{Convert|2220|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
Length x Width x Height: colspan="2" align="center" | {{Convert|3830|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} x {{Convert|1560|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} x {{Convert|1260|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
Weight: align="center" | {{Convert|850|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}align="center" | {{Convert|850|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
Top speed: align="center" |{{Convert|151.3|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}align="center" | {{Convert|158.4|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}
0–100 km/h (0-62 mph): align="center" | n.a.align="center" | n.a.
Fuel consumption (DIN): align="center" | n.a.align="center" | n.a.

References

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Category:Cars introduced in 1976

Category:Hatchbacks

Category:Cars discontinued in 1980