The Autobianchi A112 was an Italian automobile. It was a supermini built by Autobianchi, with development being carried out with help from Lancia, and using the mechanicals of the Fiat 127. It was introduced in 1969, as a replacement for the Bianchina, and was built until 1985, when it gave way for the more modern Lancia Y10. Over 1.2 million units were produced in Autobianchi's Milan factory. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... A subcompact car is a car in a vehicle size class smaller than a compact car, but larger than a microcar. ... Autobianchi was an Italian automobile manufacturer, it was created jointly by Bianchi, Pirelli and Fiat in 1957. ... Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia, part of the Fiat group since 1969. ... The Fiat 127 is a small supermini sized compact car made by the Fiat car company. ... The Lancia Y10 was a model of Italian automobile manufacturer Lancia from 1985. ... Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed Italian region. ...

The A112 was available only with a 3-door body. It had two OHV engines with 903cc and 965cc, capable of attaining 42 PS (31 kW) for the A112 Junior and 48 PS (35 kW) for the A112 Elite. This version featured higher-grade trimming and equipment, as well as a 5-speed gearbox, later in life. The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...

The most interesting version was the A112 Abarth, introduced in 1971. It was prepared by the motorsports division of the Fiat Group, at first with the 965 cc engine, coupled to a over head cam and a twin carburetor. In 1975, displacement was increased to 1049 cc, while power climbed from 58 PS (43 kW) to 70 PS (51.5 kW) at 6600 rpm, for a weight of only 700 kg (1542 lbs). The 1975 model was also the first A112 to use a 5-speed manual gearbox. These changes turned the A112 into a nervous machine, much admired by young performance enthusiasts. The car was entered in various rallying events throughout Europe and even spawned a one-make Trophy. Abarth was an Italian racing car maker founded by Carlo Abarth, of Austrian origins. ... Fiat S.p. ... Overhead cam (OHC) piston engines place the camshaft above the cylinder heads and drive the valves or lifters directly instead of using pushrods. ... The carburetor (American spelling, carburettor or carburetter in Commonwealth countries, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal-combustion engine. ... A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ... Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ...