Fiat 131 Abarth rally car

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Group 4 homologation special rally car

The Fiat 131 Abarth rally car is a high-performance, competition-focused version of the Fiat 131 that achieved major success in international rallying during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fiat 131 Abarth	9
Fiat 131 Abarth Rally	3
Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale	1
Fiat 131 Abarth rally car canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T881278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Fiat 131 Abarth rally car
Context triple: [Abarth, associatedWith, Fiat 131 Abarth rally car]

A. Lancia 037
The Lancia 037 is a legendary Group B rally car from the early 1980s, renowned for its rear-wheel-drive layout, supercharged engine, and 1983 World Rally Championship title.
B. Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a legendary late-1960s Italian mid‑engine sports car renowned for its striking design by Franco Scaglione and its rarity as one of the most beautiful and exclusive road‑going race cars ever built.
C. Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
D. Abarth
Abarth is an Italian performance car and racing brand known for tuning and producing sporty versions of Fiat and other compact vehicles.
E. Alfa Romeo 155
The Alfa Romeo 155 is a compact executive sedan produced in the 1990s, best known for its sharp-edged design and notable success in touring car racing championships.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fiat 131 Abarth rally car
Target entity description: The Fiat 131 Abarth rally car is a high-performance, competition-focused version of the Fiat 131 that achieved major success in international rallying during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A. Lancia 037
The Lancia 037 is a legendary Group B rally car from the early 1980s, renowned for its rear-wheel-drive layout, supercharged engine, and 1983 World Rally Championship title.
B. Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a legendary late-1960s Italian mid‑engine sports car renowned for its striking design by Franco Scaglione and its rarity as one of the most beautiful and exclusive road‑going race cars ever built.
C. Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
D. Abarth
Abarth is an Italian performance car and racing brand known for tuning and producing sporty versions of Fiat and other compact vehicles.
E. Alfa Romeo 155
The Alfa Romeo 155 is a compact executive sedan produced in the 1990s, best known for its sharp-edged design and notable success in touring car racing championships.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Group 4 homologation special ⓘ rally car ⓘ
basedOn	Fiat 131 ⓘ
bodyMaterial	steel with lightweight panels ⓘ
bodyStyle	2-door sedan ⓘ
brakes	disc brakes on all four wheels ⓘ
competitionDebut	1976 World Rally Championship season ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
drivetrain	rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration	inline-four ⓘ
engineDisplacement	1995 cc ⓘ
era	early 1980s ⓘ late 1970s ⓘ
fuelSystem	fuel injection in some later evolutions ⓘ twin carburetors in early versions ⓘ
homologationCategory	Group 4 ⓘ
homologationRequirement	production of approximately 400 road cars ⓘ
induction	naturally aspirated ⓘ
intendedUse	international rally competition ⓘ
layout	front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
legacy	one of the most successful rear-wheel-drive rally cars of its era ⓘ
lightweightComponents	aluminum components ⓘ fiberglass body panels ⓘ
majorSeries	World Rally Championship ⓘ
manufacturer	Fiat ⓘ
notableDrivers	Björn Waldegård ⓘ Markku Alén ⓘ Timo Salonen ⓘ Walter Röhrl ⓘ
notableEventWins	Acropolis Rally ⓘ RAC Rally ⓘ Rally Portugal ⓘ Rallye Monte-Carlo ⓘ linked to: Monte Carlo Rally
notableFeature	boxy silhouette with aggressive wheel arches ⓘ
powerOutput	approximately 140–150 hp in road trim ⓘ approximately 215 hp in rally trim ⓘ
productionEnd	1981 ⓘ
productionStart	1976 ⓘ
roadVersionName	Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale ⓘ linked to: Fiat 131 Abarth rally car
successorInFiatRallyLine	Fiat 131-based Lancia 037 era (Fiat Group) ⓘ
suspensionFront	independent MacPherson struts ⓘ
suspensionRear	independent suspension (modified from live axle of standard 131) ⓘ
transmission	5-speed manual ⓘ
tunedBy	Abarth ⓘ
valvetrain	double overhead camshaft ⓘ
wheelArchDesign	flared wheel arches ⓘ
worldTitles	1977 WRC manufacturers' championship ⓘ 1978 WRC manufacturers' championship ⓘ 1980 WRC manufacturers' championship ⓘ

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