Fiat Marea

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Fiat Marea
Overview
ManufacturerFiat
Also calledFiat Marengo (panel van)
Production1996–2002 (Italy)
1998–2007 (Brazil)
AssemblyMirafiori, Turin, Italy
Cassino, Piedimonte San Germano, Italy
Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bursa, Turkey (Tofaş)
Body and chassis
ClassSmall family car
Body style4-door saloon
5-door estate
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformFiat Type Three platform (Tipo Tre)[1]
RelatedFiat Bravo/Brava
Fiat Multipla
Powertrain
Engine1.2 L I4 (gasoline)
1.4 L I4 (gasoline)
1.6 L I4 (gasoline)
1.8 L I4 (gasoline)
2.0 L I5 (gasoline)
2.4 L I5 (gasoline)
2.0 L I5 (t/c gasoline)
1.9 L I4 (turbodiesel)
2.4 L I5 (turbodiesel)
1.6 L I4 (BiPower)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,540 mm (100.0 in)
Length4,391 mm (172.9 in) (saloon)
4,490 mm (176.8 in) (estate)
Width1,740 mm (68.5 in)
Height1,420 mm (55.9 in) (saloon)
1,535 mm (60.4 in) (estate)
Curb weight1,085–1,385 kg (2,392–3,053 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorFiat Tempra
SuccessorFiat Linea
Rear view of the Fiat Marea

The Fiat Marea (Type 185) is a small family car available as a saloon and an estate, produced by the Italian automaker Fiat. Launched in 1996, the Marea models were essentially different body styles of Fiat's hatchback offerings, the Bravo and Brava. The Marea replaced the earlier Tipo-based Fiat Tempra. While the Fiat Stilo Multiwagon is the successor of the Marea Weekend estate, the Fiat Linea replaced the saloon version in 2007.

Production and markets

The Marea was originally manufactured in Fiat's Cassino and Mirafiori plants in Italy.[2] Later the Marea also superseded the Tempra in Brazilian (Betim) and Turkish (in Bursa, with Tofaş) plants,[3] which make vehicles mostly for local and other developing markets.[citation needed]

In Europe, production and sales of the Marea ceased in 2002, a year after the Bravo and Brava were replaced with the Fiat Stilo. The Marea Weekend was replaced by the Stilo Multiwagon, while the saloon was dropped altogether due to relatively low popularity of compact saloon cars in Europe. Nevertheless, the Marea (in both body styles) was still manufactured in Turkey and Brazil for local (and other Latin American) markets. The Brazilian version was facelifted in 2001, when it gained a redesigned rear end with taillights taken from the Lancia Lybra.[4][5] For 2006, the Marea was mildly revised again, gaining a new rear end, and a new grille, similar in style to other current Fiat models.[6]

In mid-2007, Brazilian production of the Marea and Marea Weekend ceased. Their successor, the Fiat Linea, is produced from mid-2008 on, only in saloon body style.

Engines

The Marea petrol and turbodiesel engines 1.2 L, 1.4 L, 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol and 1.9 L were sourced from the Brava and Bravo, and a 2.0 20v turbo option from the Fiat Coupé was also available. For a short time there was also a 2.4 turbodiesel available, dropped in 2001, which has become sought after. A BiPower 1.6 L dual fuel engine was later added to the range. It can run on either petrol or compressed natural gas.

  • 1.2 L straight-4 1,242 cc 78 PS (57 kW; 77 hp)
  • 1.4 L straight-4 1,370 cc 82 PS (60 kW; 81 hp)
  • 1.6 L straight-4 1,581 cc 103 PS (76 kW; 102 hp)
  • 1.6 L straight-4 1,581 cc 99 PS (73 kW; 98 hp)
  • 1.8 L straight-4 1,747 cc 114 PS (84 kW; 112 hp)
  • 2.0 L straight-5 1,998 cc 155 PS (114 kW; 153 hp)
  • 2.0 L straight-5 turbo 1,998 cc 182 PS (134 kW; 180 hp)
  • 1.9 turbodiesel straight-4 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp)
  • 1.9 turbodiesel straight-4 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp)
  • 1.9 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel straight-4 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp)
  • 1.9 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel straight-4 110 PS (81 kW; 108 hp)
  • 2.4 turbodiesel 2,387 cc straight-5 126 PS (93 kW; 124 hp)
  • 2.4 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel 2,387 cc straight-5 132 PS (97 kW; 130 hp)

Brazil

Fiat Marea Weekend
Rear view of the Fiat Marea Weekend

The Marea was introduced in 1998 onto the Brazilian market with only one engine: the 2.0 20v. Due to Brazilian production taxes the 2.0 20v engine had its electronic fuel injection remapped to limit the engine power to 128 bhp (95 kW) in the Marea SX and ELX models of 1999. The engine retained its full power (142 bhp) on the more expensive Marea HLX model. Simply exchanging the SX or ELX fuel injection chip with the HLX chip would bring back the original engine power. Fiat initially claimed it to be untrue explaining that other modifications had been made in the SX/ELX models for cost-savings, but this was revealed to be false.[citation needed]

In 2000, the 2.0 20v engine was replaced with the 2.4 20v (160 bhp) engine in the HLX model, and the SX model started using the 1.8 16v engine (130 bhp), while the ELX injection was mapped as it had originally been for the HLX to give the 2.0 20v engine the original engine power (141 bhp).[citation needed]

Later the 2.0 20v engine was dropped and the 1.6 16v (105 bhp) engine was introduced; this engine was the only one produced for model year 2007, when the Marea production has been discontinued. All engines for the Fiat Marea in Brazil were petrol-based, with no diesel variants.[citation needed]

There is also the 2.0 20V Turbo (Garrett TB28/10) with 182 bhp, sold from 1999 to 2006.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Fiat Type platform". Fiat-Tipo-Portugal.com. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  2. ^ "Press release". PR Newswire UK. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
  3. ^ "Fiat Marea". Global Autoindex. Retrieved 2006-06-06.
  4. ^ "Comparativo Sedãs Médios". Revista Quatro Rodas. 2005-02. Retrieved 2006-08-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Comparativo Completo". Best Cars. 2002-01-15. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
  6. ^ "Novo Marea 2006" (in Portuguese). Fiat Brazil. Retrieved 2006-06-06.

External links

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