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The Fiat 8V (or "Otto Vu") is a sports car produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The name 8V was chosen because they thought that Ford had trademarked the name "V8". They weren't a commercial success, but did well in racing. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Fabio Lucio Rapi. The engine was a V8 originally designed for a luxury sedan, but that project was stopped. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration of up to a 1996 cc of volume, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp (78 kW) in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h (118 mph). The engine was connected to a four speed gearbox. The car had independent suspension all round and drum brakes on all four wheels.
Top management were preoccupied with more run of the mill projects, however, and only 114 of the high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954.[1] Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.[1]
34 of the cars had a factory produced bodywork by Carozzeria Speciale FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 32 that they labelled "Elaborata Zagato". Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.

La Fiat 8 V - "Otto Vu" à l'italienne, est une voiture coupé deux places lancée par le constructeur italien Fiat au Salon International de Genève de mars 1952.
Cette voiture était entièrement nouvelle et n'utilisait aucun composant déjà connu sur un autre modèle de la marque.
La partie la plus remarquable fut le nouveau moteur, un V8 de 1996 cm3 de cylindrée avec une ouverture du V à 70°. Le prototype d'essais montait une version à 2 carburateurs qui développait 105 cv tandis que les versions commercialisées comportaient 3 carburateurs et donnaient 115 puis 127 cv.
Avec une ligne élégante et très filante, la vitesse atteingait les 190 km/h, ce qui était exceptionnel pour une voiture de série à l'époque. L'aérodynamique avait été soignée grâce à la mise au point dans le tunnel soufflerie Fiat d'Orbassano.
Disposant d'un chassis tubulaire, plus rigide et plus léger qu'une coque intégrale, la carrosserie en acier était le fruit de l'étude de Rapi.
En 1954, peu de temps avant l'arrêt de sa fabrication, une version prototype avec une carrosserie en fibres de verre a été présentée, mais elle ne connaîtra pas de développement industriel.
114 exemplaires de ce modèle ont été fabriqués, y compris les versions carrossées par Ghia et Siata. D'autres ateliers de carrosserie comme Vignale, Pinin Farina et Zagato réaliseront aussi d'intéressants exemplaires.

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Taken on: May 3, 2010

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