Auto Express expects the car to be on sale in October
Auto Express expects the car to be on sale in October
Back on thread (ish).
I hear from a source close to MIRA where some testing has been taking place that there are some "cracking issues" with the block in the Arbarth 500 currently..
The engine in the Abarth is a 1.4 and the one in the Corsa is a 1.6 is it not? I thought the t-jets were Fiat designed engines and the 1.6's were GM ones?The engine originally supposed to be appearing in the Abarths was the one now in the VXR Corsa. That has been having a few issues with the block. Don't know if it's been cracking or something else though.
The engine in the Abarth is a 1.4 and the one in the Corsa is a 1.6 is it not? I thought the t-jets were Fiat designed engines and the 1.6's were GM ones?
is it not just an "up to date" version of the uno turbo's 1.4 turbo engine
My sister will be pleased about the VXR Corsa problems, she has just bought one.
But the Corsa VXR engine in the Abarth 500 190bhp, that'll do nicely.
No it's a completely new engine. It's more closely related to the 1.4 16V found in the current range of Fiats than anything that has gone before.
Back when Fiat and GM were bosom buddies. GM were going to supply the VXR engine for the Abarth range. Testing had apparently even started in Italy. However it was not meant to be and Fiat then developed the T-Jet engines for their own use.
Or so legend has it.
No it's a completely new engine. It's more closely related to the 1.4 16V found in the current range of Fiats than anything that has gone before.
Back when Fiat and GM were bosom buddies. GM were going to supply the VXR engine for the Abarth range. Testing had apparently even started in Italy. However it was not meant to be and Fiat then developed the T-Jet engines for their own use.
Or so legend has it.
AFAIK the 1.4 turbo in the Abarth is very similar to the 1.4 in the Panda, 500 and GP + a turbo and Multiair.
http://www.fiat.co.uk/Content/?id=10857
Link suggests multilair is only for the 2 cylinder engines doesn't it?