Steppe behind the passenger seat
Besides the engine, another major change was the rear suspension, which remains rigid axle with longitudinal parabolic spring’s monofilm the ends, but now has the same geometry axis of Omega Strada pickup, which facilitates travel on dirt roads when they form machetes.
Agility to keep the new Fiorino, the gear ratios and differential were modified – 1st, 3rd and 4th remained the same, 5th was lengthened and differential shortened. See the differences with their V/1000 and rotational speed of maximum power, slightly different in the two engines:
As the maximum speed of the new van is 158 km / h in 4th the engine would already be well above the speed maximum power at 6,500 rpm (rotation cut , clean ) , so is reached in 5th at 5000 rpm , 750 rpm below. But for the purpose of use of the vehicle, the detail is somewhat irrelevant point and allows highway speeds with relatively low speed to 120 km / h at 3,800 rpm, reasonable for an engine of 1,400 cm ³ in a vehicle that can reach 1768 kg of gross weight.
The result is good. Only with driver -power ratio 12.7 kg / hp, the new Fiorino accelerates 0-100 km / h in 11, 9 / 12, 4 s. With continuously variable valve engine EVO footprint low and satisfies certainly help with the vehicle fully loaded.
Car interior
The interior is “auto “as the Fiat says, side – and rear visibility is the best thanks to the large convex mirrors. The vehicle I drove had the optional glass doors in the cargo that are associated with glass partition wall in – cab cargo compartment , but does not bring the interior rearview mirror , what I believe to be foreign to many as it is for me. Anyway, just buy a mirror and have it stick to the glass windshield. By the way, Fiat did not forget the gradient range, though optional.
The instrument panel, which is derived from the new Uno, exists in two versions, basic and luxury. The base brings speedometer with two odometers, fuel gauge and thermometer coolant, both digital. The deluxe box comes additionally with tachometer and trip computer. In this case a carrier is deleted objects to the left, with switches in place. There is a door – objects ceiling and it is the inner light. The tachometer has the strangeness of pointer movement is contrary to the speedometer shall rotate in the same direction.
Banks are even “auto ” , with anatomical design and good lateral support , and the driver may have height adjustment , combined with adjustable steering wheel height and support for the left foot .
The optional hydraulic assisted steering shows correct calibration indexing engine rotational and facilitates urban use as well , as the minimum diameter of 10.6 meters curve helps those runs all day in the middle of a dense traffic . As a whole, the new Fiorino is really nice to drive.
They are only in three colors, white solid Blanches, Black Vulcan and Alpine red and silver metallic Bari, optional? The going price is $ 38,540 to R $ 42,793 with all options, including metallic paint.
The new Fiorino even have anything to go away – again.
