Fiat Seicento

Fiat Seicento (1997–2005)
Fiat 600 (2005–2010)
Overview
ManufacturerFiat Auto Poland (1997–2007)
Fiat Group Automobiles (2007–2010)
Also calledFiat 600 (Europe; 2005–2010)
Production1997–2010 (1,328,973 units)[1]
AssemblyTychy, Poland
Body and chassis
ClassCity car (A)
Body style3-door hatchback
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
RelatedFiat Cinquecento
Powertrain
Engine900 cc (55 cu in) I4 (petrol)
1.1 L I4 (petrol)
30 kW/40 hp (electric)
Transmission5-speed manual
5-speed automated manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,200 mm (86.6 in)
Length3,337 mm (131.4 in)
Width1,508 mm (59.4 in)
Height1,420 mm (55.9 in)
Curb weight710–750 kg (1,570–1,650 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorFiat Cinquecento
SuccessorFiat Nuova 500
Fiat Panda (169)

The Fiat Seicento (Type 187) is a city car produced by the Italian company Fiat, introduced at the end of 1997 as a replacement for the Fiat Cinquecento, although it was also based on the Cinquecento. The Seicento did not differ much from its predecessor, retaining the same engines, chassis and general dimensions, although it did gain a minor 90 mm in length (total length of 3,340 mm).

Like its predecessors, the Cinquecento and Polski Fiat 126, the Seicento was built in Fiat's factory in Tychy, Poland.[2]

From March 1998 to April 2004, 1.1 million units of the Seicento had been produced.[3] The Seicento name comes from the Italian word for 600; the Seicento is the spiritual successor to the Fiat 600. The car was rebadged as the 600 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original model.

  1. ^ FCA Poland – Tychy Plant (PDF). FCA Poland. p. 26.
  2. ^ "Main Fiat group automobile plants in the World". Fiat Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  3. ^ "New Fiat Seicento". Fiat. April 2004. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. One million one hundred thousand Fiat Seicento have rolled off the production line since 1998.