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| + | | image = [[Image:Fiat Marea front 20080226.jpg|250px|Fiat Marea Saloon]] | ||
| + | | name = Fiat Marea | ||
| + | | manufacturer = [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] | ||
| + | | production = 1996-2002 (Italy)<br>1998-2007 (Brazil) | ||
| + | | assembly =Comprensorio di Mirafiori, [[Turin]] and [[Cassino, Italy|Cassino]] Piedimonte San Germano, [[Italy]]<br>[[Betim]], [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]]<br>[[Bursa]], [[Turkey]] ([[Joint venture|jv]] with [[Tofas]]) | ||
| + | | predecessor = [[Fiat Tempra]] | ||
| + | | successor = [[Fiat Stilo|Fiat Stilo Multiwagon]]<br>[[Fiat Linea]] | ||
| + | | class = [[Family car]] | ||
| + | | platform = | ||
| + | | body_style = 4-door [[sedan|saloon]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]] (''Weekend'') | ||
| + | | engine = '''Petrol:'''<br>1.4 L [[straight-4]]<br>1.6 L [[straight-4]]<br>1.8 L [[straight-4]]<br>2.0 L [[straight-5]]<br>2.0 L [[straight-5]] turbo<br>'''Diesel:'''<br>1.9 L [[straight-4]] turbodiesel<br>2.4 L [[straight-5]] turbodiesel<br>'''BiPower:'''<br>1.6 L [[straight-4]] | ||
| + | | transmission = | ||
| + | |layout = [[FF layout]] | ||
| + | | wheelbase = 2540 mm (100 in.) | ||
| + | | length = 4391 mm (172.9 in) ''sedan''<br>4490 mm (176.8 in.) ''Weekend'' | ||
| + | | width = 1740 mm (68.5 in.) | ||
| + | | height = 1420 mm (55.9 in) ''sedan''<br>1535 mm (60.4 in.) ''Weekend'' | ||
| + | | weight = 1085-1385 kg (2392-3053 lb) | ||
| + | | aka = | ||
| + | | fuel_economy = | ||
| + | | fuel_capacity= | ||
| + | | related = [[Fiat Bravo/Brava]] | ||
| + | | designer = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | [[Image:Fiat Marea front 20070511.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Fiat Marea Weekend]] | ||
| + | The '''Fiat Marea''' is a [[family car]] available as a [[sedan|saloon]] and an [[station wagon|estate]] ('''Fiat Marea Weekend'''), produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Fiat]]. Launched in [[1996]], the Marea models were essentially different [[body style]]s of Fiat's [[hatchback]] offerings, the [[Fiat Bravo/Brava|Bravo and Brava]]. The Marea replaced the earlier [[Fiat Tipo|Tipo]]-based [[Fiat Tempra]]. While the [[Fiat Stilo|Fiat Stilo Multiwagon]] is the successor of the Marea Weekend, the [[Fiat Linea]] is scheduled to replace the saloon version in 2007. | ||
| − | The | + | ==Production and markets== |
| + | The Marea was originally manufactured in Fiat's [[Cassino]] and [[Mirafiori]] plants in Italy.<ref name="mirafiori">{{cite web | title=World Markets Research Centre's 2001 European Automotive Productivity Index results, a PR Newswire press release | url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=69602 | accessdate=2006-06-06 }}</ref> Later the Marea also superseded the Tempra in [[Brazil]]ian ([[Betim]]) and [[Turkey|Turkish]] (in [[Bursa]], with [[Tofaş]]<ref name="autoindex">{{cite web | title=Global Autoindex Marea page | url=http://www.globalautoindex.com/bodies.plt?no=86&ass=1394&g=-Fiat%20Marea | accessdate=2006-06-06 }}</ref>) plants, which make vehicles mostly for local and other developing markets. | ||
| − | In [[ | + | 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 sedan was dropped altogether due to relatively low popularity of compact sedan cars in Europe. Nevertheless, the Marea (in both body styles) is 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]].<ref name="2001 facelift">{{cite web | publisher=Revista Quatro Rodas| title= Comparativo Sedãs Médios | url=http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/carros/comparativos/0205marea.shtml | accessdate=2006-08-03 | date=2005-02 }}</ref><ref name="2001 facelift2">{{cite web | publisher=Best Cars| title= Comparativo Completo | url=http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/comp/marea-focus-1.htm | accessdate=2006-08-03 | date=2002-01-15 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="2006 facelift">{{cite web | title=Novo Marea 2006 @ Fiat Brazil homepage {{Pt icon}} | url=http://www.fiat.com.br/br/monteseucarro/gerenciaModeloInternet.do?operation=buscar&valueObject.id=185 |
| + | | accessdate=2006-06-06 }}</ref> | ||
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| + | In mid-2007, Brazilian production of the Marea and Marea Weekend ceased; their successor, Fiat Linea, will be produced from mid-2008 on, although it is not sure if it will feature an estate version. | ||
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| + | == Engines == | ||
| + | The Marea petrol and [[turbodiesel]] engines 1.4 L, 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol and 1.9 L were sourced from the Brava and Bravo, and a 2.0 20v turbo option from the [[Fiat Coupé]] was also available. For a short time there was also a 2.4 turbodiesel available, dropped in 2001, which has become sought after. A '''Marea BiPower''' 1.6 L [[flexible fuel engine]] was later added to the range; it may run on either petrol, ethanol or any mixture of the two. | ||
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| + | *1.4 L [[straight-4]] 1370 cc {{Auto PS|81}} | ||
| + | *1.6 L [[straight-4]] 1581 cc {{Auto PS|103}} | ||
| + | *1.8 L [[straight-4]] 1747 cc {{Auto PS|113}} | ||
| + | *2.0 L [[straight-5]] 1998 cc {{Auto PS|156}} | ||
| + | *2.0 L [[straight-5]] turbo 1998 cc {{Auto PS|182}} | ||
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| + | *2.4 turbodiesel 2387 cc [[straight-5]] {{Auto PS|126}} | ||
| + | *1.9 turbodiesel [[straight-4]] {{Auto PS|75}}-{{Auto PS|110}} | ||
| + | *2.4 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel 2387 cc [[straight-5]] {{Auto PS|132}} | ||
| + | *1.9 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel [[straight-4]] {{Auto PS|106}} | ||
| + | *1.6 L BiPower | ||
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| + | == Brazilian engines and models == | ||
| + | The Marea was introduced in [[1998]] into the Brazilian market with only one engine: the 2.0 20v. Due to Brazilian production taxes the 2.0 20v engine had its [[electronic fuel injection]] remapped to limit the engine power to 128 bhp in the Marea SX and ELX models of [[1999]]. The engine retained its full power (141 bhp) on the more expensive Marea HLX model. Simply exchanging the SX or ELX fuel injection chip with the HLX chip would bring back the original engine power. Fiat initially claimed it to be untrue explaining that other modifications had been made in the SX/ELX models for cost-savings, but this was revealed to be false. | ||
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| + | In [[2000]] the 2.0 20v engine was replaced with the 2.4 20v (159 bhp) engine in the HLX model, and the SX model started using the 1.8 16v engine (131 bhp), while the ELX injection was mapped as the HLX to give the 2.0 20v engine the original engine power (141 bhp). | ||
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| + | Later the 2.0 20v engine was dropped and the 1.6 16v (103 bhp) engine was introduced; this engine was the only one produced for model year 2007, when the Marea production has been discontinued. All engines for the Fiat Marea in Brazil were petrol-based, with no diesel variants. | ||
{{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} | {{Modern European Fiat vehicles}} | ||
{{Fiat SPA}} | {{Fiat SPA}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Fiat vehicles|Marea]] | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 11 June 2008
| Fiat Marea | |
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| Manufacturer | Fiat Auto |
| Production | 1996-2002 (Italy) 1998-2007 (Brazil) |
| Assembly | Comprensorio di Mirafiori, Turin and Cassino Piedimonte San Germano, Italy Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bursa, Turkey (jv with Tofas) |
| Predecessor | Fiat Tempra |
| Successor | Fiat Stilo Multiwagon Fiat Linea |
| Class | Family car |
| Body style(s) | 4-door saloon 5-door estate (Weekend) |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine(s) | Petrol: 1.4 L straight-4 1.6 L straight-4 1.8 L straight-4 2.0 L straight-5 2.0 L straight-5 turbo Diesel: 1.9 L straight-4 turbodiesel 2.4 L straight-5 turbodiesel BiPower: 1.6 L straight-4 |
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm (100 in.) |
| Length | 4391 mm (172.9 in) sedan 4490 mm (176.8 in.) Weekend |
| Width | 1740 mm (68.5 in.) |
| Height | 1420 mm (55.9 in) sedan 1535 mm (60.4 in.) Weekend |
| Curb weight | 1085-1385 kg (2392-3053 lb) |
| Related | Fiat Bravo/Brava |
The Fiat Marea is a family car available as a saloon and an estate (Fiat Marea Weekend), 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. While the Fiat Stilo Multiwagon is the successor of the Marea Weekend, the Fiat Linea is scheduled to replace the saloon version in 2007.
Production and markets
The Marea was originally manufactured in Fiat's Cassino and Mirafiori plants in Italy.[1] Later the Marea also superseded the Tempra in Brazilian (Betim) and Turkish (in Bursa, with Tofaş[2]) 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 sedan was dropped altogether due to relatively low popularity of compact sedan cars in Europe. Nevertheless, the Marea (in both body styles) is 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.[3][4] 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.[5]
In mid-2007, Brazilian production of the Marea and Marea Weekend ceased; their successor, Fiat Linea, will be produced from mid-2008 on, although it is not sure if it will feature an estate version.
Engines
The Marea petrol and turbodiesel engines 1.4 L, 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L petrol and 1.9 L were sourced from the Brava and Bravo, and a 2.0 20v turbo option from the Fiat Coupé was also available. For a short time there was also a 2.4 turbodiesel available, dropped in 2001, which has become sought after. A Marea BiPower 1.6 L flexible fuel engine was later added to the range; it may run on either petrol, ethanol or any mixture of the two.
- 1.4 L straight-4 1370 cc 81 PS (80 hp/60 kW)
- 1.6 L straight-4 1581 cc 103 PS (102 hp/76 kW)
- 1.8 L straight-4 1747 cc 113 PS (111 hp/83 kW)
- 2.0 L straight-5 1998 cc 156 PS (154 hp/115 kW)
- 2.0 L straight-5 turbo 1998 cc 182 PS (180 hp/134 kW)
- 2.4 turbodiesel 2387 cc straight-5 126 PS (124 hp/93 kW)
- 1.9 turbodiesel straight-4 75 PS (74 hp/55 kW)-110 PS (108 hp/81 kW)
- 2.4 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel 2387 cc straight-5 132 PS (130 hp/97 kW)
- 1.9 common-rail (JTD) turbodiesel straight-4 106 PS (105 hp/78 kW)
- 1.6 L BiPower
Brazilian engines and models
The Marea was introduced in 1998 into the Brazilian market with only one engine: the 2.0 20v. Due to Brazilian production taxes the 2.0 20v engine had its electronic fuel injection remapped to limit the engine power to 128 bhp in the Marea SX and ELX models of 1999. The engine retained its full power (141 bhp) on the more expensive Marea HLX model. Simply exchanging the SX or ELX fuel injection chip with the HLX chip would bring back the original engine power. Fiat initially claimed it to be untrue explaining that other modifications had been made in the SX/ELX models for cost-savings, but this was revealed to be false.
In 2000 the 2.0 20v engine was replaced with the 2.4 20v (159 bhp) engine in the HLX model, and the SX model started using the 1.8 16v engine (131 bhp), while the ELX injection was mapped as the HLX to give the 2.0 20v engine the original engine power (141 bhp).
Later the 2.0 20v engine was dropped and the 1.6 16v (103 bhp) engine was introduced; this engine was the only one produced for model year 2007, when the Marea production has been discontinued. All engines for the Fiat Marea in Brazil were petrol-based, with no diesel variants.
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