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The FSO Polonez is a Polish automobile that was produced from 1978 to 2002.
Essentially the car was a rebodied Fiat 125, which FSO built under licence from Fiat, as the 125p. The internal components (engine, chassis, other mechanicals) were straight from the Polski Fiat 125p, clothed in a modern (for the time) hatchback body.
Over the years, the Polonez range would encompass a wide range of bodies. These included:
- Hatchback (as originally introduced)
- Sedan
- Wagon (sold in some markets as the FSO Caro
- Pickup
- Extended Pickup
- Service Vehicle
- Ambulance
During the mid-90's a Citroen 1.9 diesel engine was introduced to the range, and in various forms, the car was sold across mainland Europe. Interestingly, in the late 1980's, a batch of 150 Polenez hatchbacks were exported all the way to New Zealand.
Its production eventually ended, 24 years after it began, due to the basic car being an old design, which would not meet EU legeslations. The Polonez is a common sight in Eastern Europe, partucularly in its home country, Poland.
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