Fiat Seicento
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- "Seicento" can also refer to the earlier Fiat 600
The Fiat Seicento is a city car produced by the Italian company Fiat since 1998 as a replacement to the Fiat Cinquecento.
It didn't differ much from its predecessor, retaining the same chassis and general dimensions, with the Seicento gaining a minor 9 cm in length (total length of 3.34m). The design was similar too, in which the Seicento kept the same 3-door hatchback body, instead of the 5-door mini MPV look seen on many Korean city cars. Like its predecessors, the Cinquecento and Polski Fiat 126, the Seicento is built in Fiat's factory in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Until Summer 2001 377,000 vehicles were sold (source: Wikipedia Germany).
EuroNCAP performance
In the EuroNCAP crash test, the Fiat Seicento was only awarded a single star, and is one of the worst contenders in the history of the EuroNCAP [link]. That is not surprising, as the car has an extremely short front-end and keeps many components from its predecessor, originally conceived in 1992.Versions
The Seicento is available in two engines, the old 900 cc OHV (29 kW / 40 PS), which is no longer sold in Western Europe because of emissions regulations, and the 1.1 L FIRE (40 kW / 54 PS). This engine is also available with "luxury" SX and "sporty" Sporting versions. There also was a versions with an electric engine (30 kW / 41 PS). Since 2001 it comes with an anti-lock braking system.Special editions
German tuner Novitec created a special edition of the Fiat Seicento, adding a turbocharger and six-speed gearbox to the little car. The German tuner is able to extract 101 PS (74 kW) from the 1242 cc FIRE engine.The Seicento name was intended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fiat 600, Seicento being the Italian word for this number.
Future replacement
The Seicento will be replaced in July 2007 by the new 500, a car smaller than the Panda and very similar to the concept car Trepiùno.See also
External links
- [Fiat Seicento] - Images, information and more
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