General Tipo Automatic

[danielsydney]

Hi guys,

Did the Fiat Tipo ever come out in automatic? What were they like to drive and have as a car?

Were the transmissions ok on them? What type of gearbox was it? Was it shared with any other cars on the roads?

 

[Hellcat]

It was a 4 speed CVT 'selecta' which I think came on only the 1.4 or maybe it was the 1.6

 

[Tipo4]

Here in New Zealand I've only seen automatics in diesels but yea I also heard the only petrol one with auto was the 1.4. I could be wrong though. The Tempra and the Lancia Dedra (I think) came out with the same trans.
I found the auto transmission on the diesel tipo quite nice and smooth to use but I'm not sure about reliabiltiy and maintenance. Who knows

 

[a73uk]

They did the autobox in 1.6 only in the UK, a CVT `selecta` box, in DGT spec only till the 92 facelift, then SX spec until 93.

I think 1.4 was the upper limit for a CVT box from most manufacturers.

You could have the same 1.6 selecta spec on the Tempra 91-93, then only on the 2.0 when they facelifted it. I saw a Tempra 2.0 TC auto in the scrap yard last week, that was a normal autobox not CVT, but according to my library you couldnt spec the autobox with the twin cam in the Tipo.

Mainland Europe may have had different options to us.