page_title: Fiat X1/9
section_title: Fiat X1/9 "Passo Lungo"
hierarchical_section_title: Fiat X1/9 / Concept cars and prototypes / Fiat X1/9 "Passo Lungo"
caption_attribution_description: English: Fiat X1/9 2+2
context_page_description: The Fiat X1/9 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car designed by Bertone and manufactured by Fiat from 1972–1982 and subsequently by Bertone from 1982–1989.
  With a transverse engine and gearbox in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive configuration, the X1/9 was noted for its balanced handling, retractable headlights, lightweight-removable hardtop, front and rear-storage compartments — and for being designed from its conception to meet the late 1960s U.S. safety regulations.
context_section_description: The second design study was a 2+1 completed in 1981, dubbed "Passo Lungo." Two inches of width was added to the entire car, and more than seven inches of length was added behind the door and ahead of the rear wheels.  The spare tire was relocated to the new space behind the driver's seat, and a third seat was added to the space behind the passenger seat originally used for the spare tire.  "Opera" windows were added to the sail panels.  The stock 1.5L engine was replaced by the 2.0L DOHC FIAT engine to add more power to compensate for the added weight.
  The X1/9 "Passo Lungo" was based on a European specification 1500 Fiat X/19 with a stretched wheelbase of 2,450 mm (96 in) to accommodate a back seat, usable only by small children. Only one example is known to exist which is currently on display with the Bertone collection in Volandia. In stretching the body, the targa roof also had to be made longer and could no longer be stowed in the front boot of the car (as it had been designed for in the normal X1/9).
caption: X1/9 "Passo Lungo" prototype
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