General Multiair

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General Multiair

Was this a stupid question or does no one really know?

Not heard alot about it myself. They'll probably get the Alfa Giulietta launched first (around July) and then work on putting the same or similar Multiair engines into the Bravo. I suspect it'll be Autumn/Winter 2010.

Hopefully a new TV Advert to go with the new engines aswell. Might get to see some Bravos on the roads then!
 
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Today we present two important new features of the Fiat Bravo and its range of petrol engines: the 1.4 Turbo 140cv Multiair Euro 5 Start & Stop and 1.4 T-Jet 120 bhp Euro 5.

The 1.4 Turbo 140cv Multiair Euro 5 Start & Stop was asked loudly by many motoring enthusiasts and also by fans of the Fiat Bravo. From today, 1st June is finally available on the composition and Order Dynamic, Emotion and Sport.
Motors Multiair represent a breakthrough in technological innovation of gasoline engines due to their peculiarities and bring important benefits: they reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase power and torque while maintaining high performance and provide better driving pleasure.

On Fiat Bravo the 1.4 Multiair Turbo version 140cv is combined with a 6-speed gearbox - the C365, which grafts fluid, fast and precise - and has always set the Start & Stop system that shuts down the engine during stops short for then restart when the restart, further reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

So here the numbers of new 1.4 140cv Multiair on Bravo: CO2 emissions of just 132 g / km, a combined consumption of 5.7 l/100 km and a maximum torque of 230 Nm at 1750 rpm!

The other novelty is 1.4 T-Jet 120 bhp, available in the fitting Dynamic and Emotion, which is now a Euro 5.

With these two new gasoline engines range of Fiat Bravo embodies only Euro 5 (apart from the 1.4 T-Jet 120cv Dualogic), a clear signal of the importance of environment for Fiat and the search for a driving style always comfortable and enjoyable.
Regards Kelvin
 
Thanks for all this information. I wondered why it was taking so long to install multiair engines in the Bravo when such a fuss had been made about them by Fiat some time ago. Hopefully they will eventually be fitted across the range and not just in selected models.
 
Hello,

Maybe this will shed some light on the issue:
About two weeks ago, being unable to bear the strain of not having a Bravo anymore, I went to my local Fiat dealer to order a T-Jet Bravo Sport, but the next day they phoned me that they can't order a Sport with a T-Jet engine anymore, since T-Jet 150 was replaced by Multiair 140. So, in fact, I was made to get lucky. :) Actually, Fiat Slovakia (since I live in Slovakia) couldn't process the order just then (nor do I expect them to be able to process it now, because mostly they are the last to know anything), so it had to be ordered straight from Turin. So I guess it's not a local phenomenon and it'd be a very same in the UK. There are some drawbacks, though, like the price, which is yet unknown. :) The dealer promised it won't be (much) more expensive than the the T-Jet...
 
Of course, there may be an issue with RHD models, if low sales don't justify alterations to bodywork, then maybe not....................

If Fiat UK had bothered to advertise them for the last 18 months then the sales would probably have not been so low!

Id guess though, that the cost of keeping the old engines for RHD and fitting new engines in left hand drive would be more expensive than converting RHD to take the Multiair units. There's no major difference in size/shape of Multiair compared to the older Bravo engines is there?
 
Prices in Italy:
Dynamic 20 700 Euro
Emotion,Sport 21 700
Start&Stop - standart, EURO5
 
Only The 140hp gets Multiair though, not the 120. Why?

Sales have tailed off in Italy it says: not surprising, and with such a limited update I can't see how they will rise much.

If only they had improved seat comfort as well they might have had a seller on their hands :(
 
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