Quantumleap
Rich Banks
I say this is a much better design than the X1/99 study that came out a few years ago, THIS is a very promising idea and is as close to a modern X as it gets, I for one love it
I say this is a much better design than the X1/99 study that came out a few years ago....
Lotus!!!From a production and money-maker-for-the-manufacturer point of view, there HAS to be something like it out there or else it won't be built.
Today's manufacturer's have to be able to get two, three, or four cars out of a platform for it to be cost-effective for mass production.
Assuming the above is correct, the only thing that the FCA conglomerate has that is close to a mid engine two seater would be the Alfa 4c. But FIAT is not going to product a de-contented 4c and call it an X1/9, that would cut the legs out from under the 4c.
But what about a car that looks a lot like this concept that is made mostly from steel but has the same or similar overall dimensions and general layout as the 4c to possibly assemble on the same production line to save some costs, with a FIAT engine (say the Abarth 1.4 turbo or a slightly larger 1.6 turbo) that's less powerful than the Alfa but in the 180HP range.
Might that be feasible in today's climate?
Or is there something else out there that is X1/9-like that could be a cooperative effort like the Miata-124 project?
Or is there something else out there that is X1/9-like that could be a cooperative effort like the Miata-124 project?
Why did you choose to bring back the 124 Spider? You could just as easily have chosen the X1/9, couldn’t you?
That’s funny, because we did indeed consider the X1/9. It’s another classic Fiat, and it offers the open-top experience as well, of course. But we decided that the brand equity was a bit stronger with the 124.
OMG, I don't want to be around when Bernice reads that, she's gonna go super-nova!
Yet more evidence that the FIAT [br]ass hats hated, and still hate the X1/9.
So that's a good question in and of itself, why have proportionately many more 124/2000s survived than have Xs?
Yet more evidence that the FIAT [br]ass hats...still hate the X1/9.