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2018/05/31

Fiat Mini sport utility vehicles.

Fiat Idea

The Fiat Idea (Type 350) is a front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-door, five-passenger high-roof B-segment mini MPV manufactured and marketed by FCA for model years 2003-2012 — over a single generation with one intermediate facelift.

As FCA's first entry in the mini-MPV market, the Idea's exterior was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, its interior was designed by Fiat's Centro Stilo, and its platform is shared with the second-generation Fiat Punto. The Idea is noted for its centrally located instrument cluster, high H-point seating, and flexible seating — including reclining, sliding and folding rear seats. Its seating design uses biometric principles developed by Antonio Dal Monte at the Italian National Olympic Committee's sport medicine institute

Marketed along with the Lancia Musa, a rebadged variant, the Idea was superseded by the Fiat 500L.

The Idea nameplate is an acronym for Intelligent Design Emotive Architecture.


Fiat Sedici
The Fiat Sedici is a mini crossover SUV (J), that was co–developed by Fiat and Suzuki, mainly for the European market.
It was introduced in December 2005, at the Bologna Motor Show, and was built at the Magyar Suzuki plant in Hungary. The expected production volume was 60,000 units per year, one-third of these to be sold by Fiat, and two-thirds sold by Suzuki and badged as the SX4. The design was created by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign Giugiaro studio, and was an alternative to mini multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), which have a more "boxy" appearance.

It was the official car of the 2006 Winter Olympics. As the car is four wheel drive, it could be considered a 4x4. As 4x4 is 16, the car is named Sedici (pronounced [ˈseːditʃi][4]), which means "sixteen" in Italian. By pressing a button, the driver can change between 4x2 and 4x4 transmission modes. The car also has electronic stability control (ESC) on the options list and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a standard feature. In November 2006, it was the second best selling SUV in the Italian market, and by June 2007, it was the best selling vehicle.

Since 2012, the Sedici has been sold in Israel, with automatic (4 speed) or manual (5 speed) gearbox. During 2010, the Sedici was withdrawn from the United Kingdom, due to poor sales.

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