Fiat Tipo (2015)

Fiat Tipo
2022 Fiat Tipo sedan
Overview
ManufacturerFiat
Also calledFiat Egea (Turkey)
Dodge Neon (Mexico & Middle East)[1][2]
Production2015–present
AssemblyTurkey: Bursa (Tofaş)
DesignerRoberto Giolito at Centro Stile Fiat
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car (C)
Body style4-door sedan
5-door hatchback
5-door cross hatchback
5-door station wagon
5-door cross station wagon
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformFCA Small Wide
RelatedFiat 500L
Fiat 500X
Jeep Renegade
Jeep Compass
Powertrain
EnginePetrol:
1.0 L FireFly T3 I3
1.4 L FIRE I4
1.4 L T-Jet I4
1.6 L E.torQ I4
Petrol/LPG:
1.4 L T-Jet I4
Petrol Hybrid:
1.5 L FireFly Hybrid 48V T4 I4
Diesel:
1.3 L Multijet I4
1.6 L Multijet I4
Petrol/flexfuel:
1.6 L E.torQ I4 (flexfuel)
Transmission
  • 5-speed FPT C510 manual
  • 6-speed FPT C635 manual
  • 6-speed FPT C635 dual-clutch automatic
  • 6-speed Aisin AW60T automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,638 mm (103.9 in)
LengthSedan: 4,532 mm (178.4 in)
Hatchback: 4,368 mm (172.0 in)
Cross: 4,368 mm (172.0 in)
Station Wagon: 4,571 mm (180.0 in)
Cross: 4,571 mm (180.0 in)
Width1,792 mm (70.6 in)
HeightSedan: 1,497 mm (58.9 in)
Hatchback: 1,495 mm (58.9 in)
Station Wagon: 1,514 mm (59.6 in)
Curb weightSedan: 1,150–1,270 kg (2,535–2,800 lb)
Hatchback: 1,195–1,295 kg (2,635–2,855 lb)
Station Wagon: 1,305–1,350 kg (2,877–2,976 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorFiat Bravo (for hatchback)
Fiat Linea
Fiat Siena (for sedan)
Fiat Stilo MultiWagon (for station wagon)

The Fiat Tipo (codeproject Type 356, also known as the Fiat Egea (stylized as ÆGEA) in Turkey and Dodge Neon in Mexico and the Middle East) is a compact car.[3] A three-box sedan version was unveiled at the 2015 Istanbul Motor Show in May 2015, and commenced sales in Turkey in October 2015.[4] In 2016, it was followed by a hatchback and a station wagon version, for the European market. The Tipo is assembled at the Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey, by the Italian automaker Fiat and is built on the Fiat Small Wide LWB platform. It replaced the Bravo and Linea in the C-segment range. The Tipo was designed by Centro Stile Fiat in Mirafiori, Turin. In December 2015, the car won the 2016 Best Buy Car of Europe Award, from the Autobest jury made up of Europe's twenty-six leading journalists, from twenty-six different European countries.[5]

In February 2019, the 500,000th Fiat Tipo was produced at the Bursa plant, in Turkey.[6] At the end of October 2020 (28th), a total of 670,000 units of Fiat Tipo had been produced and distributed in over 40 Countries around the world. In 2021, Fiat introduced a facelift to the Tipo with a new motor, new levels of security, technology and a new Cross version.[7] The new change of this facelift introduced the new gasoline engines of the Global Small Engine (FireFly) family produced by FCA Poland Powertrain in Bielsko-Biała in only one version: 1.0 L Turbo 3-cylinder 120 hp with direct injection, Multiair system and GPF filter, the 1.0 L is available with a 5-speed manual transmission and front-wheel drive, this new motor is for the models Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500 and Fiat Tipo (2015).

In March 2022, the new 1.5-liter GSE (Global Small Engine) T4, four-cylinder, 130 HP and 240 Nm of torque, also from the FireFly family, is introduced in Italy, Europe, Turkey and in the United Arab Emirates (like the previous 1.0 T3), Turbo petrol but with hybrid technology, combined with a 48V electric motor that integrates a small additional 15 kW unit, the latter installed in the new seven-speed dual-clutch DCT automatic transmission, capable of allowing a more silent start (100% electric) and to use the car in fully electric mode (e-launch), in parking maneuvers or in small forward movements at walking pace (e-queuing), such as when in queue in city traffic. This advanced hybrid technology represents a significant leap forward for Fiat, improving the efficiency and dynamics of the vehicle and allowing it to travel even with the thermal engine switched off.[citation needed]

The petrol engine, in fact, thanks to the electric one, can remain inactive up to 47% of the time. For this reason, the new 130 bhp 1.5-liter GSE T4 e-motor has been defined by experts in the field of automotive (not a mild-hybrid, introduced on the Fiat Panda and Fiat 500 only, but) a mini Full-hybrid or Middle-hybrid, (i.e. a via between a full-hybrid and a mild-hybrid), according to the hybrid cars of other brands such as Toyota, which was the first to introduce this technology in the automotive market. This new advanced hybrid engine, developed by the engineers of the FCA Group (also introduced on the new Alfa Romeo Tonale, on the Fiat 500X hybrid, as well as on the Jeep Renegade and Compass models), also allows an 11% reduction in CO2 compared to the previous version, with declared consumption, for the new Fiat Tipo hybrid, of just 4.7 l/ 100 km. In November 2022, the 1 million Tipo was produced at Bursa plant.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ "Dodge Neon 2017 Test Drive". Motoraty.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Investor Dashboard". Stellantis.com.
  4. ^ "2016 Fiat Tipo 1.6 118bhp Multijet II review". Autocar. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. ^ "New Fiat Tipo Autobest 2016". Fiat. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Fiat Tipo reaches the 500,000 units milestone". Fiat Press. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ Fernández, Antonio (5 January 2021). "FIAT Tipo Sedán 2021, precios y gama del renovado modelo italiano". Motor.es.