Maggiora [2] – Fiat Halley

The Fiat Halley was a concept car built by the Italian coachbuilder Maggiora, designed by Paolo Martin, who described it as a "berlinetta coupé monovolume." It was based on the Fiat Uno platform but styled as a one-box, trapezoidal-shaped three-door, four-seat coupé, 10 cm wider and 11 cm lower than the donor car, with a claimed drag coefficient of 0.30. It was originally intended to be shorter and more compact than the final design. A maquette was first shown at the Frankfurt IAA, with the completed model presented at the Turin Motor Show in April 1986. Its name honored Halley's Comet, which was visible again around that time.

The design incorporated several ideas aimed at practicality, safety, and production efficiency, some of which were patented. Its A-pillars ran in a continuous line from the front axle to the roof, recalling the Fiat Gobi 4WD concept, feeding into a steeply raked, laterally curved hood that could be thrown clear over the windshield in a collision. Funnel-shaped air intakes flanked and sat between the headlights, one thermostatically controlled for engine cooling and the others feeding the front brakes. The doors used split, angled side glass, with the front pane retractable, while rear air slits vented the cabin and shielded the polarized taillights. Flat wheel covers moved outward electromagnetically under braking to aid brake cooling. Front seats were split so that the outer bolsters moved with the doors, easing entry.

It used a Fiat Uno-derived four-cylinder engine of 903 to 1302 cc producing 45 to 70 hp, on a 2350 mm wheelbase, measuring 3680 mm long, 1650 mm wide, and 1320 mm tall.