Fiat 525

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Fiat 525 SS 1928.jpg Fiat 525 SS 1928
Fiat 525
Manufacturer Fiat
Production 1928-1931
Class
Layout FR layout
Body style 4-door sedan
2/4-door cabriolet
2-door spider
Engine straight-6
Transmission 4-speed manual
Length
Width
Height
Weight 1450kg-1900kg
Wheelbase 300cm (525 SS)
326cm (525 N)
340cm (525)
Predecessor Fiat 512
Successor Fiat 524
Designer


The Fiat 525 is a passenger car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat between 1928 and 1931. The 525 was larger successor to the Fiat 512. The 525 was modified only after a year it was introduced and named as 525N. Sport variant 525 SS had more powerful engine and shorter chassis.

4400 examples were produced.


The Fiat 525 is a large automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1928 and 1931.


After abandoning the project, although well advanced, the big 530 to 8 cylinders to reflect economic conditions of the market, Fiat decided to replace the 512 by this new car, the 525.


Equipped with a new 6-cylinder engine line 3 739 cc 68.5 hp develop the 1st version was built more than 511 copies of a special version for the Pope, delivered on 20 April 1929.


The second set consisted of 3 models:

  • The 525N, with a shortened chassis and mechanical improvements, this version was built in 1784 up to 1931 copies, many of which were exported.
  • The 525S and 525SS versions are sporting short chassis with mechanical and more powerful, the SS had an engine developing 89 hp. More than 2,100 copies were built until 1931.


Engines

Model Years Engine Displacement Power Fuel system
525 1927-29 straight-6 sidevalve 3739 cc 69 hp single carburetor
525 SS 1928-30 straight-6 sidevalve 3739 cc 89 hp single carburetor



References

  • Fiat Personenwagen, by Fred Steiningen, 1994. ISBN 3-923448-37-6



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