Innocenti 90 / 120

Manufacturer	Innocenti
Parent company	British Leyland
Production	1974 - 1977 (and to 1993 updated and rebranded by De Tomaso)
Assembly	Milan[1]
Predecessor	Innocenti Mini
Class	Small family car
Body style(s)	3-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Engine(s)	998 cc straight-4 1275 cc straight-4[1]
Wheelbase	2,040 mm (80.3 in)[1]
Length	3,120 mm (122.8 in)[1]
Width	1,500 mm (59.1 in)[1]
Height	1,365 mm (53.7 in)[1]
Curb weight	730 kg (approx)[1]
Fuel capacity	38 L (10.0 US gal; 8.4 imp gal)[1]
Related	Mini
Designer	Nuccio Bertone[1]

The Innocenti Mini is an automobile introduced by Leyland Innocenti in 1974. The vehicle was a rebodied, 3-door hatchback version of the Mini, styled by Bertone.

The new-style Mini was originally launched in two versions, the 90L and 120L – the former having the 998 cc A-series engine putting out 43 bhp (32 kW; 44 PS), and the latter the 1275 cc unit, with an extra 20 bhp (15 kW; 20 PS) on tap. These outputs were later uprated to 49 bhp (37 kW; 50 PS) and 65 bhp (48 kW; 66 PS) respectively.

However, within a year of its launch, BLMC went bankrupt and Innocenti was sold to de Tomaso - see Innocenti De Tomaso - who built the car until 1993.

After 1982, the British engines incorporated into the original design being no longer available, the car was adapted to take a three cylinder Daihatsu engine from 1983.

At one stage, the Innocenti Mini was sold in the UK and there were even plans for it to replace the British Mini, but these came to nothing.

Innocenti 90L pre-face-lift

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Innocenti Mini 90L/120L
• www.innocenti-turbo-detomaso.com