The Fiat X1/9 sold reasonably well in the United States, at least at first, and it was especially popular in California. Fiat gave up on the American market in 1982, however, and Malcolm Bricklin ...

The X1/9 had a Fiat 128 front-drive engine and transaxle mounted in the back. In 1985, it was good for 85 horsepower (27 more than the Honda CRX HF that year).

Forgotten by most sports car enthusiasts, the tiny but mighty X1/9 was designed by the man behind the Lamborghini Miura, featured a mid-mounted four-pot created by a former Ferrari engine wizard, and ...