Showing posts with label Fiat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiat. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

2012 Fiat Freemont



2011-Geneva Motor Show will host the launch of the new Fiat Freemont, who will go on sale in the second half of 2011. Fiat Freemont built at the back of the Dodge Journey is the first vehicle to leave the Fiat partnership with Chrysler Group. It will be produced in the Toluca plant in Mexico, where 500 is produced for the U.S. market.



The name itself evokes a sense of freedom, the joy of the outdoors, adventure and the ability to handle any situation that arises in daily life with peace of mind.



The Freemont Fiat is actually "handyman vehicle" one designed to meet the diverse needs of families and those seeking a spacious car, comfortable and versatile to meet the frenzy of daily life or leisure weekend.



The vehicle combines the flexibility and convenience has its own distinctive style and original. Dimensions (length 489 cm, width 188 cm and a height of 172 cm) for assurance of the internal volume, aided by the pace of the best in its category (289 cm).



Fiat Freemont for the maximum capacity, comfort and versatility for its seven seats as standard, a real third-row seats wide, which is easily accessible because the doors open to 90 degrees. third-row seats can be folded down with a flick of all disappear under the floor and create a regular pallet. Second-row seats are mounted higher than the front and the third row raised in relation to another, so that all passengers maximum visibility.



The second row can also be equipped with the innovative child booster: Booster seats are used to ensure that children are safe on board, optimizing the geometry of your seatbelt and ensure better protection, functionality and comfort.



On-board comfort is also ensured by a high driving position, spacious new seats and ergonomic, plenty of storage space, a generous luggage area with two bedrooms and a platform flat load for a total capacity of up until 1461 liters.



The interior has an updated design and new soft-touch materials. Features include a panel wrapped with chrome fittings, a new instrument panel, center console's extraordinary beauty and a set of innovative entertainment information and a color touch screen large.



To simplify the selection and purchase of only two teams will be provided that target different types of customers. The level of equipment for both sets is very complete and all elements of core content is consistent with the strategy of "Fiat fair price."



Both series offer 7 seats, tri-zone automatic climate control, remote keyless entry, cruise control, trip computer, advanced pressure monitoring (TPMS), fog lamps and touch screen radio color display and steering wheel controls. The most metropolitan areas include 17 "alloys, radio touch screen with 8.4 inch screen, SD card and a DVD player, Bluetooth, rear parking sensors, folding mirrors, automatic headlights, dark rear windows and roof rails.



The Freemont Fiat will pull ahead with the turbo diesel units (140 hp or 170 hp Multijet 2.0) in combination with a manual transmission. Later, the vehicle will also be available on 4x4 models with 170 HP and 276 HP 2.0 Multijet 3.6 V6 petrol, two automatic transmissions. With the exception of the powerful 3.6-liter household Pentastar Chrysler Group and its automatic transmission, all power units are produced and developed by FPT-Fiat Powertrain.



dynamic performance of the car is also improved thanks to technology that Fiat has developed and introduced a special suspension and steering configuration for greater accuracy and simplicity. Ride comfort is also ensured by the significant improvements to the soundproof cabin.



Security is high, with 7 airbags, antilock brakes (ABS) with brake assist, electronic stability program (ESP) with Hill Holder-roll and electronic compensation (MTC) as standard in all vehicles.



[Source: infocargallery.blogspot.com]











Sunday, May 23, 2010

Fiat Starts Combining Lancia and Chrysler Networks in Europe

In the continuing process of reorganizing Chrysler and Lancia, Fiat will be working to combine both brands' dealership and supply networks throughout Europe.

The combined-dealerships will be known as Lancia throughout mainland Europe and Chrysler in the UK. The reason for that is Chrysler is currently established in the UK, while Lancia is not.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

FEV's LiiON Fiat 500 gets Rotarized


At the Vienna Motor Symposium, what's billed as "one of the world's most important power train events", German volt-heads FEV brought an electric 500 with a Wankel range-extending engine (the setup is called LiiON Drive).

The rotary engine is mounted in place of the fuel tank, which has shrunk to 12 liters / 3.2 gallons. It gives the little city car an extra 190 miles of road to travel on top of its 50-mile electric range.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

New Fiat Uno Ecology Concept Study - First Photos


The new Fiat Uno supermini was only just introduced on Tuesday, yet the Italian automaker has already unveiled a concept study of the car called the 'Uno Ecology'. As its name suggests, the Uno Ecology is a green proposal that uses renewable materials and comes with reduced emission and improved fuel economy.

We don't have all the details yet but we do know that the Uno Ecology uses a modified version of the standard car's 1.0-liter flex-fuel gasoline engine equipped with Fiat's start & stop technology.

Other highlights include the photo-voltaic cells on the roof that help power various systems, the use of renewable and recyclable materials in the interior such coconut fibers and recycled PET. More photos after the break.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

New Fiat Uno Part II: Photo Gallery and Details of Italian Supermini


Fiat has officially introduced the new generation of its Uno supermini in South America. The Italian automaker released a barrage of photos and initial specs on the spiritual successor of the original Uno that will first go on sale in Brazil this month, with other South American countries to follow suit in the second half of the year.

There have been reports from Italy stating that Fiat plans to sell and produce the new Uno in Europe and Russia, but this has yet to be confirmed from official sources.

Measuring 3,770mm in length, 1,643mm in width and 1,490mm in height with a wheelbase length of 2,370mm (boot capacity stands at 280 liters), the new Uno fits (dimension-wise) between the Panda and the Punto EVO.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Fiat to Celebrate Half-a-Million 500s with Photo Covered Special


Fiat has chosen a unusual way to celebrate the production of the 500,000th 500 mini just 31 months after its launch. The Italian automaker is going to create a special edition version of the 500 entirely covered by 1,500 photos displaying the faces of Fiat 500 customers, celebrities and fans.

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Fiat's 500 Goes Atomik, Gets Electrified


Atomik Cars wants to make an electric Abarth 500, which is a good idea from the start.

Claimed to have "supercar performance in a city car's size", Atomik's 500 features a bunch of fancy tech under its carbon fiber skin: "high performance LiFePO4 batteries", brushless synchronous motors, two new transmissions (resulting in permanent AWD), a ceramic heater, and a carbon/Nomex rear chassis (by the way, Nomex is what Batman's suit is made out of).

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Alfa Romeo's 2010-2014 Product Plans Include New Giulia and Spider, but no Succesor for Brera. U.S. Sales Start in 2012


Here we go again; the Fiat Group today announced plans to revive Alfa Romeo with a raft of new models that will also play a key role in the relaunch of the brand in the U.S. market (how many times have we heard that before?) by 2013.

Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne said that Alfa Romeo will launch seven new models from 2010 to 2014 starting with the new Giulietta that will receive an extensive facelift in 2014.

The next newcomer from Alfa will be a replacement for its BMW 3-Series rivaling 159 that will be named Giulia.

Set to arrive in 2012, the Giulia will be based on an existing Fiat platform (most likely, a wider and longer version of the Guilietta's new platform). It will be offered in four-door sedan and station wagon variants and according to the plan, it will mark the return of the Alfa Romeo brand in the States.

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2011 Fiat Uno: First Official Photos of New Italian Supermini


These here are the first official photographs of the 2011 Fiat Uno, a new supermini that will sit between the Panda and the Grande Punto in the Italian automaker's vehicle range.

The car borrows its name from the predecessor of the Punto and Grande Punto superminis, the highly successful Uno that was introduced in 1983 as a replacement to the ageing Fiat 127. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the original Uno remained in production until 1995 having received a heavy facelift in 1989.

Its spiritual successor, which closely resembles a larger Panda in appearance, will be manufactured in Brazil.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Luca di Montezemolo to Resign as Chairman of Fiat, Remains Chairman of Ferrari


Italian automaker Fiat SpA Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo confirmed Tuesday he will step down from his position as he has "completed the assignment given to him by the core shareholder in May 2004."

The company said that Montezemolo will reveal more details at a press conference to be held this afternoon. The Vice Chairman of Fiat, John Elkann, and the CEO, Sergio Marchionne, will also be present at the conference.

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Marchionne Appears to Like the Idea of a Three-Way Alliance Between Fiat, Chrysler and PSA Citroen-Peugeot


Sergio Marchionne, head of the Fiat and Chrysler groups is predicting that the next major merger in the automotive industry will involve France's largest automaker, the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Group.

"The next merger will probably be French," Marchionne told reporters in Rome today. "They [PSA] tried with Mitsubishi and they will try with someone else."

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Fiat 500 Convertible Receives the Diesel Styling Treatment


Following in the footsteps of the 500 with the tin roof, Fiat has applied the "Diesel" treatment on the convertible version of its succesful mini. And by "Diesel" we're not referring to the firm's Multijet engine but to the famous clothing and lifestyle brand that has helped design this limited edition model.

Just like the 500 by Diesel saloon of which nearly 6,500 units have been sold, the special edition 500C is distinguished by unique cosmetic features inside and out.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

Customized Fiat 500 Convertible "Sassicaia" by Aznom


Fiat isn't alone in creating special edition versions of its highly successful 500 mini. Aznom, an Italian company that designs and manufactures various products including leather goods, furniture and customized cars, has presented the Fiat 500 Convertible Sassicaia.

Named after one of Italy's top Bordeaux-style red wines, the limited edition 500 Convertible Sassicaia features a series of unique styling treats inside and out.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

500,000th Fiat 500 Rolls Off the Production Line in Poland


In an important milestone for the new Fiat 500's history, the 500,000th example of the Italian automaker's retro-styled mini rolled off the production line this week at the Fiat Auto plant in Tychy, Poland, 21 months after its market launch. The commemorative model was finished in a so-called "Funk White" color and powered by a 69HP 1.2 engine with Start&Stop.

The new Fiat 500 is sold in 83 different countries around the world, from Italy to Brazil, and South Africa to Japan.

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Born in the USA: Lancia, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo Jobs Coming to North America


Automotive News reports that Fiat's Italian manpower is being cut by 5,000 (approximately 6.25% of its total workforce in Italy) while "increasing domestic production to 900,000 units in 2012 from 661,100 units in 2009."

Fiat's response: "Media speculation about the plan's contents [is] 'premature and groundless.'"

Part of the supposed shift involves a decrease in models built, from fourteen to nine, while ramping-up production of the survivors.

Hit really hard will be Fiat's plant in Mirafiori, Turin. "Mirafiori builds the Fiat Punto Classic, Idea and Multipla models, the Lancia Musa and Alfa MiTo. Fiat is remodeling the plant to use a single line to build the Alfa Romeo MiTo and two new small minivans to replace the Idea and Multipla."

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fiat Strada Working

A Fiat lança mais uma versão para a picape Strada, ela fica entre as versões Fire e Trekking e será chamada de Working.

A Strada Working vem em três modelos cabine simples, estendida e cabine dupla, todas tem motor 1.4 flex de 86 cv a álcool e 85 cv a gasolina.

Os itens de série da Strada Working são adicionando janela traseira corrediça, porta-revistas nas laterais traseiras, revestimento interno nas colunas, alça de segurança para motorista e passageiro e bancos corrediços com configuração memorizável.



Confira a lista de preços de todas as versões da Fiat Strada que tiveram seus valores reduzidos:

Strada Fire 1.4 Cabine Simples - R$ 28.900
Strada Fire 1.4 Cabine Estendida - R$ 31.800
Strada Working 1.4 Cabine Simples - R$ 30.980
Strada Working 1.4 Cabine Estendida - R$ 33.580
Strada Working 1.4 Cabine Dupla - R$ 36.580
Strada Trekking 1.4 Cabine Simples - R$ 34.360
Strada Trekking 1.4 Cabine Estendida - R$ 36.980
Strada Trekking 1.8 Cabine Simples - R$ 36.050
Strada Trekking 1.8 Cabine Estendida - R$ 38.660
Strada Adventure Locker 1.8 Cabine Estendida - R$ 44.850
Strada Adventure 1.8 Cabine Dupla - R$ 46.800

Fiat 500 no Brasil

O Fiat 500 desembarca ao Brasil na primeira semana de outubro, o lançamento será no Rio de Janeiro, ele foi lançado na Europa em julho de 2007. Seus principais concorrentes são o MINI Cooper, Volkswagen New Beetle e smart fortwo.

Ele tem o motor 1.4 de 16 válvulas com 100 cavalos a gasolina (só a gasolina!). Vai de 0 a 100 km/h em 10,5 segundos chegando a velocidade máxima de 182 km/h.

O Fiat 500 será comercializado a partir de R$ 61.900.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Palio Weekend Trekking 1.8 flex

A Fiat lança mais uma versão para a Palio Weekend Trekking, desta vez ela vem como o motor 1,8 flex. Antes só disponível na Palio Adventure.

A nova versão tem o motor 1.8 flex de com 114 cv quando utilizado álcool e 112 cv quando abastecido com gasolina. A versão traz de série molduras nas caixas de roda, suspensão elevada, pneus de uso misto 175/70 R14, faróis de neblina e rack de teto, entre outros itens de diferenciação estética. A lista de equipamentos também foi mantida e possui ar-condicionado e rádio CD player com MP3 e WMA. Já a lista de itens opcionais inclui itens como Bluetooth, entradas USB e conexão com iPod, airbag duplo, freios ABS (antitravamento), sensor de estacionamento e rodas de liga leve aro 14”. e custa R$ 42.270. O restante da linha agora conta com R$ 1.000 de desconto.

Confira os preços:
- Palio Weekend ELX 1.4: R$ 38.770
- Palio Weekend Trekking 1.4: R$ 40.770
- Palio Weekend Trekking 1.8: R$ 42.270
- Palio Adventure Locker 1.8: R$ 52.680
- Palio Adventure Locker 1.8 Dualogic: R$ 54.470


Friday, July 17, 2009

Palio, Siena e Idea ganham câmbio Dualogic

Antes usado apenas no Stilo e Linea, o câmbio Dualogic passa também para a lista de opcionais das versões 1.8 do Palio ELX e Siena HLX e também nas versões 1.8 Adventure Locker de Palio Weekend e Idea. Este tipo de cambio permite a troca de marchas automáticas ou manual, de maneira sequencial.

O sistema é desenvolvido em conjunto com a Magneti Marelli a transmissão tem 5 velocidades e permite ao motorista trocar as marchas de forma manual ou automatizada a qualquer momento durante a condução. O sistema na verdade é uma caixa de câmbio na qual o comando manual foi substituído por um conjunto controlado por uma central eletrônica, que comanda a troca das marchas e a embreagem automaticamente.

E segundo a lenda este sistema reduz em 5% o consumo de combustível sem roubar potência do motor.

Os preços dos modelos com sistema Dualogic ficaram o seguinte:

Palio ELX 1.8 Flex: R$ 37.230
Siena HLX 1.8 Flex: R$ 45.420
Palio Adventure Locker 1.8 Flex: R$ 55.470
Idea Adventure Locker 1.8 Flex: R$ 53.860






Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Conceito Fiat construído com sugestões de consumidores

O projeto, chamado Fiat Mio conta com o apoio dos clientes para criação do protótipo FCC III, o terceiro Fiat Concept Car para ser apresentado no Salão do Automóvel em outubro de 2010, em São Paulo.

No site http://fiatmio.cc você pode contribuir para a criação do novo carro da Fiat, opinando em questões como motor, segurança, design, materiais e “infotainment”.

As sugestões serão avaliadas pelo Centro Estilo da Fiat, no Polo de Desenvolvimento Giovanni Agnelli, na fábrica de Betim (MG), onde serão determinadas as especificações técnicas do protótipo. O acesso às informações estará aberto a todos os participantes.

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