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It’s a bit before my time, so I don’t know too much about them. I think Fiat made the 130 saloon to show it could make a car as good as a Mercedes or BMW; but of course the Fiat badge was not as prestigious, so even though the 130 was a good effort, it must be difficult to convince someone to buy it instead of a BMW or Mercedes.A real niche car.. the last large one from Fiat I think.
Probably not competitive with german ones, but 70s really killed italian ones.
I don't like it very much, but for sure its design is interesting and innovative.
130 coupè is just a few years younger than Dino (I think it deserves a good model!), but it looks from a total different era.
I like the 130 coupe’s shape; it relies on nice proportions and large areas without decoration; may be to some eyes it can look a bit plain, but I like those vast expanses of… nothingness