Tofaş Şahin
| Tofaş Şahin | |
|---|---|
Tofaş Şahin in Egypt | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tofaş |
| Also called | Tofaş Doğan Tofaş Kartal (station wagon) Nasr Sahin Holland DOCC |
| Production | 1981–2010 |
| Assembly | Bursa, Turkey (Tofaş: until 2002) Cairo, Egypt (Nasr: until 2009) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Holland Car: until 2010) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Family car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon (Kartal) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Fiat 131 SEAT 131 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Gasoline: 1,297 cc (79.1 cu in) 131 A0.000 OHV I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual (Only for 1981–1989 Şahin and Kartal models) 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) |
| Length | 4,316 mm (169.9 in) |
| Width | 1,642 mm (64.6 in) |
| Height | 1,437 mm (56.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 960 kg (2,116 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Tofaş Murat 131 (1977–1986) |
| Successor | Fiat Albea |
The Tofaş Murat 131, Şahin, Doğan, and Kartal are Turkish versions of the Fiat 131 (series 1) automobile made in the Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş. factory in Bursa, Turkey. While doğan means "falcon" in Turkish, kartal means "eagle" and şahin means "hawk". The car was built from 1977 and sold in Turkey until 2002, with Egyptian assembly coming to an end in 2009 and in Ethiopia until 2010.