Fiat Albea

Infobox Automobile


name = Fiat Albea
aka = Palio / Palio Weekend / Siena / Perla
manufacturer = Fiat
assembly =Bursa, Turkey (jv with Tofas)
Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia (SeverstalAvto)
production = 2002—present
predecessor = Fiat Siena
successor =
class = Small family car
platform = 178 long
body_style = 4-door sedan
engine = 1.2 16v FIRE
1.4 MPI 8V FIRE
1.3 16v MULTIJET
transmission = 5-gear manual
layout = FF layout
wheelbase = Auto mm|2450|1
length = Auto mm|4186|1
width = Auto mm|1173|1
height = Auto mm|1490|1
weight = Auto kg|1045|0
related = Fiat Palio / Fiat Siena
Fiat Perla
similar =
designer = Giorgetto GiugiaroThe Fiat Albea is the sedan version of the Fiat Palio small family car, built in Turkey at the Tofaş facilities of the Italian automaker Fiat. It is the replacement for the Siena and has been in production since 2002.

The Albea was designed by the Italian design guru Giorgetto Giugiaro.

In some markets, the car is only sold with one engine. In Romania, Fiat decided that the best strategy in order to compete with the local low-cost model, the Dacia Logan, is to only provide the 1.4L 8-valve petrol engine, rated at Auto bhp|77|0 at 6000 rpm and Auto Nm|115 at 3000 rpm with 3 versions named Active, Confort and Dynamic, starting from 8.367 Euro.

Engines

The expansion of Albea

Sales of the Albea have been slow over the past 3 years-due to the fact that the Albea is only sold in a few Eastern and Western European markets, in 2005 sales totalled 4,000 units, in 2006 sales totalled 3,500 units. For 2008 Fiat plans a large expansion for the Albea. Based on the new Siena, Albea Mk.II will be used as Fiat's tool for success in Russia. Fiat is planning to make 50,000 Albeas in Russia next year-as part of its joint venture with Severstal auto.

afety rating

The Albea was tested in Russia according to the EuroNCAP latest standard (Offset frontal crash at 64 km/h). The Albea scored 8,5 points in the frontal test, equivalent to 3 stars. The tested vehicle, was equipped with standard driver Airbag and regular seatbelts.Cite web|url=http://www.autoreview.ru/archive/2007/08/crash_albea/|title=AutoReview Magazine; Russia|accessdate=2008-01-11|work=autoreview.ru Ru icon]

The Fiat Perla a Chinese version of the Albea, was tested in China by the China-NCap in three different test; 100% front crash test with a wall (like the US NTHSA test) a 40% offset test (like the EuroNCap) and a side crash test like the EuroNCap.

The Perla scored 8,06 points in the 100% frontal crash test, equivalent to 3 stars; 12.02 pts in the 40% offset crash test, equivalent to 4 stars, and 10,96 pts in the side crash test, equivalent to 3 stars; with an average result of 31 points and 3 stars. The tested vehicle, was equipped with standard driver and passenger Airbag and regular seatbelts.Cite web|url=http://www.c-ncap.org/content/pzjg/Alcyc/pailang.htm|title=China-NCap|accessdate=2008-01-11|work=c-ncap.org Zh icon]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.fiatalbea.ro Official Romanian site]
* [http://www.fiat.com.tr/albea_fiyat.htm Official Turkey site]
* [http://www.fiat.knowledge-center.net/albea.htm Fiat Albea website]