2 cyl fiat in Europe 85 hp!

[neanderpaul]

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/07/13/fiats-twinair-2-cylinder-engine-makes-the-500-pure-fun/

[Prafeston]

Guessing you looked this up after watching Jay's video of the Abarth? I heard him talking about the 2cyl engine as well. Wonder how much heavier the car is than a Festiva and what kind of mileage you could get out of that 2cyl engine.

Checked out another article...not bad!!!

"When equipped with the new TwinAir, the Fiat 500 can reach a top speed of 108 miles per hour and can hit 60 mph in under 11 seconds. Fuel consumption works out to a handy 57 miles per gallon"

[neanderpaul]

2 cyl fiat in Europe 85 hp!

Yes I did! Those stats are killer!

[neanderpaul]

2 cyl fiat in Europe 85 hp!

That actually trumps Festiva. Zero – 60 is 10.5 on a Festiva five-speed. And 53 is a common best mpg. But most people only get 40 to 45

[neanderpaul]

2 cyl fiat in Europe 85 hp!

And that's in a heavier and safer car.

[TheresGabe]

My brain is melting for the Fiat love!
1. We will never get an engine this clever in the US
2. The Fiat is a turd that is made in either Mexico or Poland (NEVER in Italy)
3. Fiat tried in the US and failed, because they make shoddy product
4. There is ZERO Cargo room in this car. (9.6ft vs. Festiva's 26.2 ft)
5. No human over 5ft tall can fit in the back of a 500. (And the thought of two average height people in it, is beyond comical)
6. Think you bump elbows in the Festiva? Try the 500...

Having ridden in these cars, and having friends with both the normal and Abarth versions, I could not express how not impressed I am with this car more.

[neanderpaul]

The abarth is awesome in the way that a miata is awesome.
The twin air is amazing with it's HP and MPG numbers. Of course we won't get it. Doesn't make it less amazing.
Do I love it more than my festivas? Of course not. Is it amazing? Numbers don't lie.

[Safety Guy]

How much to import one?

The engine, that is.

That engine in a Festiva would be nice and it would probably go mid-sixties MPG wise, and 0 to 60 in under 10 seconds. WIN-WIN-WIN!

Karl

[neanderpaul]

Maybe even better on both stats. The twin air version weighs 2050 lbs.

[FB71]

no, we're not getting Fiat's TwinAir. That's already been established. We are, however, getting Ford's 1.0L 3cyl EcoBoost! Slated for Fiesta in 2014. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/201...t-drive-review

rated at 123hp and 125ft/lb torque. We will most likely get the 99hp version.

[sketchman]

We are, however, getting Ford's 1.0L 3cyl EcoBoost!.

Anybody understanding why they installed the turbo in an orientation that makes the intake tubing 4+ times as long as it needs to be, and crams the right side of the engine bay full of stuff?
I'll never understand car companies' hatred of empty space. I know, I'm nit picking.

[neanderpaul]

Of course we won't get it. Doesn't make it less amazing..

no, we're not getting Fiat's TwinAir. That's already been established.

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[FB71]

Paul; huh?

Sketch; I think that pic is the Euro Focus. Not sure how its gonna look in the Fiesta.

[neanderpaul]

Jim, it looked like you were coming in telling us don't get our hopes up that it's not coming here. And I'm just letting you know that yes we know that already that I just said that. :p