Fiat Spider 2000 lap time at Willow Springs

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1979 Fiat Spider 2000 completed a lap of Willow Springs in 2 minutes and 1.7 seconds.

Track Willow Springs
Type flying start
Vehicle Fiat Spider 2000
Power / weight 81 ps / 1082 kg
Time 2:01.700
Average speed 115 kph (72 mph)
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Submitted 12 years ago by caranddriver
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Reference:   April 1979 issue of Car and Driver

Honda Prelude1:54.20-7.5
Spider Veloce1:56.00-5.7
Honda Civic Hybrid1:56.71-5.0
Toyota Prius Hybrid1:59.99-1.7
Fiat Spider 20002:01.70
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Shaggy  12y ago

It's a very small, lightweight car.


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Super8  12y ago

But still it's a nice time considering it only has 80 hp.


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Shaggy  12y ago

I can't find any sources that contradict this time, so I say it's correct, I know it's behind some slow cars, but it's using 34 year old technology.