Part of Fiat’s heritage and leadership in the automotive sector is driven by the fact that Fiat has always been developing engines that revolutionised the entire automotive world providing small, efficient engines, in line with the company’s ethos for low-cost, compact and ecological cars.
An example is provided by the invention of the Common Rail, now used in all diesel cars, with which Fiat Group revolutionised the Diesel Engine.
Today, TwinAir will represents a new chapter in the car’s history and a revolution in the automotive sector; It will reshape emissions, performance and fuel consumption standards for the whole industry leading the evolution towards environmental sustainability and downsizing.
Why is it called TwinAir?
The TwinAir is a two-cylinder petrol engine that delivers the horse power of four. Combining MultiAir technology with turbo-charging, the engine will be the lowest emission petrol engine available in the worldwide automotive market.
This engine will lead the future trend towards downsizing, helping to reduce weight, engine size, fuel consumption and emissions.
Today, when the strongest trends and needs of customers are towards the attention to the environment and downsizing, TwinAir meets these demands ahead of anybody else with ground breaking technology which will change the face of the automotive industry.
Fiat 500 and TwinAir
Such an eco-technological breakthrough deserves to be introduced on the most successful car around and the natural choice is the Fiat 500, our everyday masterpiece.
Starting from September, the Fiat 500 will be equipped with a 900cc twin-cylinder turbo-charged engine delivering 85bhp combined with outstandingly low CO2 emissions of 95g/km, the best level ever for a petrol engine.
The TwinAir engine will be introduced as a new engine across the entire Fiat 500 range, together with the current 1.2, 1.4 and 1.3 MultiJet engines
The comparison results are astonishing: compared to the best selling 1.2 litre engine, TwinAir delivers a 23% improvement in power coupled with a 17% reduction in CO2 emissions.
