Fiat 2300

The Fiat 2300 was a six-cylinder executive car produced by the Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1968. It was built as a saloon styled by Dante Giacosa, an estate car and a coupe, and in 1966 the saloon became the first Fiat to be offered with an automatic transmission. It was derived from the earlier 2100 as essentially a facelift with a larger engine, with a longer stroke and bigger bore, giving a top speed of 160 km/h with the manual gearbox. Its overhead-valve straight-six engine had a cast iron block and an aluminium head. The front had twin headlights and more chrome than the related four-cylinder 1800B. A Familiare station wagon with a horizontally split tailgate and a long-wheelbase limousine called the 2300 Speciale were offered, and the 2300 Lusso, presented at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, had a redesigned rear end, optional air conditioning, power steering, standard overdrive and an alternator. The Fiat 130 replaced it as the largest Fiat saloon.