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February launch for Fiat TwinAir
Australia will receive the first of Fiat's two-cylinder TwinAir engines in 500 and 500C models this FebruaryMuch ado has been made about Fiat's revolutionary TwinAir engine, and now Australians will finally get the chance to own one.
To be available in Fiat 500 and 500C models next month, the TwinAir brings performance comparative to that of a traditional 1.4-litre four-cylinder unit, but with half as many cylinders and almost half of the capacity.
At 875cc the TwinAir engine is 23 per cent smaller and 10 per cent lighter than the mill that it replaces. And in Fiat’s diminutive 500 models, outputs 63kW/145Nm and achieves fuel consumption averages of as low as 3.6L/100km with a CO2 emissions figure of just 92g/km.
“This is exactly the sort of technology for which the government should be providing an incentive for car buyers to put on their shopping list and encouraging car makers to make available to the Australian car market,” said Fiat Australia’s general manager, Andrei Zaitzev.
“Around the world governments have tax systems that promote low CO2 and low fuel consumption cars, but not in Australia. Last year’s sales figures clearly showed that Australians are moving to smaller cars, so now is the time for the Government to come to the party and provide tax incentives for cars such as the Fiat 500 TwinAir that are clean, efficient and which use the latest technology to help the environment.”
Full details and pricing of the Fiat 500 TwinAir range will be announced closer to the car’s Australian launch next month.
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