SEAT · 1973–1982
SEAT 132
The SEAT 132 is a four door, rear wheel drive notchback saloon produced by SEAT from 1973 to 1982, as a rebadged version of the Fiat 132. It was presented for the first time at the Barcelona Motor Show, and was assembled in Barcelona's Zona Franca in Catalonia, Spain.
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Predecessor: SEAT 1500 · Successor: SEAT Exeo
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Overview
The 132 was SEAT's new flagship car shared its body with the Fiat 132, but when launched in May 1973 it featured its own engine options: The SEAT 132 1600 had a four cylinder 1592 cc engine of 98 bhp (73 kW; 99 PS) . The SEAT 132 1800 had a four cylinder 1756 cc engine of 107 bhp (80 kW; 108 PS) . The SEAT 132 Diesel featured a two litre 55 bhp (41 kW; 56 PS) Mercedes Benz engine, corresponding to that offered in the Mercedes Benz 200D. This followed the pattern established with the SEAT 1500, which had also been available with a diesel engine from Mercedes Benz. For the important taxi market, the 132 filled the niche, vacated with the withdrawal in 1970, of the diesel engined SEAT 1500, the 132 being usefully larger than the SEAT 124, which was SEAT's largest model during the beginning of the 1970s. In 1974 the model received a restyling, adapting its specifications to those of the second series of the Fiat 132. In 1976, an automatic transmission option was offered, which may have been a response to the success in Spain of the locally assembled, and similarly enhanced Chrysler Two Litre. From 1979, the SEAT 132 2000 became available, with one four cylinder 1920 cc engine of 109 bhp (81 kW; 111 PS): in due course, one larger 2.2 litre, four cylinder Mercedes diesel version was also offered. In the beginning of the 1980s, extensive discussions concerning funding and control took place between the major share holder, the Government of Spain, and Fiat: SEAT needed major capital investment, which Fiat was not prepared to inject. The outcome, by 1982, was an end after nearly thirty years, to the relationship with Fiat. Already in 1981, Fiat having by now switched to their new model, the Argenta, production of the SEAT 132 ceased, after approximately 100,000 examples had be
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Specifications
- name
- SEAT 132
- Manufacturer
- SEAT
- Production
- May 1973–1982
- Predecessor
- SEAT 1500
- Successor
- SEAT Exeo
- Class
- Large family car (D)
- Body style
- 4-door saloon
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 1.6–1.9L I4 (Gasoline), 2.0–2.2L I4 (Diesel)
- Transmission
- 4 and 5-speed manual, 3-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2557 mm
- Length
- 4392 mm
- Width
- 1640 mm
- Height
- 1435 mm
- Related
- Fiat 132
- Designer
- Marcello Gandini
- Assembly
- Spain: Barcelona (Zona Franca)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1972231CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT_132CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376134183 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seat_132_Madrid.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Charles01 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.