Fiat Seicento
| Fiat Seicento | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Fiat 600 |
| Production | 1997–2010 (1,328,839 units) |
| Assembly | Tychy, Poland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 900cc I4 (petrol) 1.1 L I4 (petrol) 30 kW/40 hp (electric) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,200 mm (86.6 in) |
| Length | 3,337 mm (131.4 in) |
| Width | 1,508 mm (59.4 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 730–750 kg (1,610–1,650 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat Cinquecento |
| Successor |
Fiat Nuova 500 Fiat Nuova Panda |
The Fiat Seicento (Type 187) was a city car produced by the Italian company Fiat, introduced in late 1997 as a replacement for the Fiat Cinquecento. It was based on the FIAT Cinquecento. The Seicento did not differ much from its predecessor, retaining the same engines, chassis and general dimensions, although it did gain a minor 9 cm in length (total length of 3.34 m).
The design was similar too, in which the Seicento kept the same 3-door hatchback body, instead of the 5-door mini MPV look seen on many Korean and Japanese city cars, such as the Daewoo Matiz and Suzuki Wagon R. Like its predecessors, the Cinquecento and Polski Fiat 126, the Seicento was built in Fiat's factory in Tychy, Poland.
From 1998 to April 2004, 1.1 million examples of the Seicento had been produced.
The Seicento name comes from the Italian word for 600, the Seicento is the spiritual successor to the Fiat 600. The car was rebadged as 600 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original model.
In EuroNCAP crash tests, the Fiat Seicento was only awarded a 1.5 star rating, and fractionally beat the worst contenders in the history of EuroNCAP, namely the Rover 100 (a restyled Rover Metro, in turn directly based on the Austin Metro) and the original Chrysler Voyager MPV. This is not so surprising, as the car has an extremely short front-end and keeps many components from its predecessor, originally conceived in 1991.
In comparison, another small car, the Smart Fortwo (which has a shorter front end), earned three stars in the crash test. These cars started production in 1997 and are not designed for 1997 started EuroNCAP tests.
At launch, the Seicento was available with three trim levels; a basic 'S' with black bumpers and spartan equipment and initially the 899 cc 39 PS FIAT 100 series engine; an 'SX' model, a slight upgrade over the 'S' with colour-coded bumpers, electric windows, central locking and a sunroof - which was also available as a 'Citymatic' with a clutchless manual gearchange - and a 'Sporting' with the larger FIAT FIRE series 1,108 cc 55 PS engine, 20 mm (0.8 in) lower suspension and anti-roll bars added.
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