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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)In the back, former Fiat Auto design leader Frank Stephenson (now in charge of Alfa Romeo's design force) tells us that without the small rear spoiler at the top of the rear glass, the drag coefficient would have ballooned to 0.40. With the seemingly cosmetic spoiler, that figure plunges to 0.32. "We preferred the look without the spoiler as on the original Nuova 500, but aerodynamics were really important this time for efficiency's sake," adds Stephenson.
The 128 remains a Dante Giacosa masterpiece – powered by a transverse ohc engine, and driven by the front wheels via an end-on gearbox. It's the recipe for technical orthodoxy that has since been adopted by the entire industry.