With the FIREFLY series due soon...the 21st century FIRE replacement.

Ive got a TwinAir. And a 2000's 1108 FIRE

Have owned..LOTS of the 4-cyl FIATS.. both petrol and diesel..

But have yet to drive ANY 3x cylinder car

Been a passenger in a few VAG Diesels.. make my TA seem extremely civilised..!!

Engines are where FIAT have consistently excelled...will be interesting to see how this pans out..

Charlie

Well I once had a 3 cylinder DKW / Auto Union Munga but that was a two stroke

Robert G8RPI.

I always thought the more you have the better it is but so many companies are going the other way, can anyone explain why?

Numptey said:

I always thought the more you have the better it is but so many companies are going the other way, can anyone explain why?

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Cost/complexity.. and the strive
for 'GREEN'.

The firefly is apparently ..modular...

With architecture being shared between 3 and 4 cylinder units..

So far appear to be solely produced and sold in southern americas

Hi,
I have a 3 cylinder engine in my Renault Twingo 898cc Turbo. At tickover it sounds a bit irregular, but once you are on the move you couldn't tell it from a 4cylinder engine. I'm amazed at the acceleration with the 6 speed twin clutch gearbox too, and just hoping that Fiat put the same mechanicals in a Panda .

Triples are usually quite fun little things. They have a tendency to like revs, and due to the offbeat firing interval, sound slightly like the 5cyl Audis of the eighties. The firing imbalance creates a sort of thrum, and slight vibration at tickover, but they can be quite smooth once running. They have a sweet range, where they spin nicely and quite smoothly.

Had a couple of the Corsa C 1.0 3cyl with BSM. Great revvy things, lovely noise, but do need the right gear at the right time, as will not tolerate wrong one. Was a Suzuki engine, so took lots of abuse, with no failures and no oil consumption.
Have experienced another recently, still loved it.

The Fiesta is a triple, although turbocharged, and is also a revver. You're welcome to have a go in it sometime.

I can't get my head around the twinair, a twin in a car makes no sense to me, even for the original 500 and 126, never worked for me. Quite looking forward to the new triple, although I can't see me owning one for a long time.

I have driven an C1 loads of times with the 3 cyl Toyota engine (Since the Aygo C1 and 107 are all same car)

Its a fantastic little 12v 3pot engine
Loves to rev
Can be a little gutless if you dont shift - as they dont recover from low revs as quick as a 4cyl would

One thing i did find tho - doing 70/80 alot on a motorway that the 3cyl is revving hard and DRINKS FUEL
Dont help when they have a small tank too

but around city's - country lanes - i find it a hoot to drive, love the nippyness off the line
It sounds just like 50% of a v6 engine too

A little rougher idle vs a 4cyl but its not that bad

If the mrs had another 3cyl i wouldnt say no to her
44k and except service, plugs and a clutch, its nowt needed ANYTHING

ziggy

Our current Mini is a 1.5 litre diesel 3 cylinder, doesn't seem to have the same go as the old 1.6 4 cylinder, but still quick enough and a lot more revvy.

Is mpg noticably different..??

Numptey said:

I always thought the more you have the better it is but so many companies are going the other way, can anyone explain why?

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Yes its mass histeria.

Leaving the EU is apparently also a good idea and with the Euro worth more than a pound today (quoted 1.11: 1) we might as well forget Fiats as we soon will not be able to afford them.....

I have a TA and while its fine, I just don't like it as much as 4 cylinder engines. Its odd as my mother had a Honda 600 in the 70's and that was a huge amount of fun. It ran to about 9000 rpm and went like a rocket until it expired at 60K

I do hope the twin air lasts longer. A friend has just had hers expire at about 120K and it needed a new engine, clutch, flywheel etc etc. I would have sold t for spares and started again myself.