Fiat Marea
| Fiat Marea | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Fiat Marengo (panel van) |
| Production | 1996–2002 (Italy) 1998–2007 (Brazil) |
| Assembly | Mirafiori, Turin, Italy Cassino, Piedimonte San Germano, Italy Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bursa, Turkey (Tofaş) Tychy, Poland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car (C) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Type Three platform (Tipo Tre) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 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 | |
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mm (100.0 in) |
| Length | 4,391 mm (172.9 in) (saloon) 4,490 mm (176.8 in) (estate) |
| Width | 1,740 mm (68.5 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) (saloon) 1,535 mm (60.4 in) (estate) |
| Curb weight | 1,085–1,385 kg (2,392–3,053 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat Tempra |
| Successor |
Fiat Linea Fiat Stilo Multiwagon (for estate) |
The Fiat Marea (Type 185) was 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, as well as the larger Croma. While the Fiat Stilo Multiwagon is the successor of the Marea Weekend estate, the Fiat Linea replaced the saloon version in 2007.
The Marea was originally manufactured in Fiat's Cassino and Mirafiori plants in Italy. Later the Marea also superseded the Tempra in Brazilian (Betim) and Turkish (in Bursa, with Tofaş) plants, which make vehicles mostly for local and other developing markets.
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 4-door saloons 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. 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.
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