As our cities and urban areas continue to indulge their tendency to expand and sprawl, commercial vehicles may need to undergo a contraction point to cope. At least that's the way to the Fiat, where the compact van Fiorino is touted as the ideal solution for businesses that are plagued by congestion and plagued by soaring costs.
The Fiorino is smaller purpose-built van to Fiat. The Italian company will also supply you with a commercial version of the Punto supermini, but teeny load carrying capacity to prevent many. The Fiorino offers a quite spacious cargo bay together with very small dimensions, which should make the cuts and lines of metropolitan automobile that a little easier to avoid. The van, as the mainstay of the range of light commercial vehicles of Fiat, was created in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroen. This means that prospective purchasers can acquire the vehicles that are borderline identical to Fiorino in the form of the Peugeot Bipper and Citroen Nemo. Fiat, of course, would prefer not to have done.
The engine line-up is a major reason why entrepreneurs choose Fiorino, instead of Peugeot and Citroen models that share the platform. The Fiat has established recognized the 75bhp 1.3-liter Multijet-oil burner and not the 1.4-liter diesel used by the French partners. The unit is extremely compact and lightweight helping to create excellent fuel economy and torque of 190Nm, it feels strong as well. With this maximum torque produced at 1,750 rpm, the Fiorino has the strong element of performance that is perfect for darting in and out of traffic. It is also accurate steering and tight turning circle that operators want, when space is tight.
The alternative to the 1.3-liter Multijet diesel is a 1.4-liter gasoline powerplant with 73bhp. Here torque 118Nm produced at 2,600 rpm so there is less urgent at low revs, but the petrol is smooth, refined and, above all, it costs less. Gasoline tends to avoid systematically van buyers but low mileage, urban use for which it was designed Fiorino can make unleaded a viable option for some. All models get a five-speed manual transmission as standard but diesel is available with 6-speed ComfortMatic sequential manual gearbox which can be operated manually.
The Fiorino has been designed with the urban environment very seriously. The wheels are pushed to the corners of the vehicle to maximize interior space and maneuverability, while maintaining the compact van and tractable. The large wrap-around bumper protects it from bumps and parking expensive accessories such as headlamps, hood and radiator back well to reduce the chance to hurt.
The interior of the Fiorino will feel a bit confined to those who are familiar with the full size compact van, but there is reasonable space for driver and front passenger. The driving position is upright and provide a good view of the surroundings of Fiorino in the seat and handlebars offer a wide range of adaptability. Storage space is less generous than models from the next class on Facebook, but with 12 apartments to choose from, there should be room for most of the essentials. Lots of stopping Fiorino will be familiar to owners of Fiat cars and these days the Italian company is well up to speed in terms of quality. The overall impression is a user-friendly and durable design.
The Fiorino Van is available in Base and SX trim with former ABS with EBD, including driver's airbag, power steering, stereo CD, steering wheel height adjustment and driver's seat plus a skirt under stairs. The SX adds remote central locking, a nearside sliding side door, electric windows, electric mirrors and other extras. Moreover, there is a Combi model with a row of seats at the back and an adventure package that gives additional protection to the tracks, adding a raised suspension, fatter tires and various body armor.
The UK market for compact van has broken down and Fiorino, along with the Citroen Nemo and Peugeot brothers Bipper, operating in smaller sub-compact class. The Renault Kangoo Compact is different from that pint-sized race aimed at urban operators. These models are more likely to win sales from less practical supermini from trucks from most compact van as the Fiat Doblo, Berlingo Citroen and Volkswagen Caddy which offer significantly greater carrying capacity.
If the van driver can give some of their carrying capacity than they're used to, Fiat can offer them lower operational costs and more flexibility in shaping the Fiorino van. It's an exchange that some will be only too happy to do the show Fiorino well suited to the trials and tribulations of getting to modern cities and towns.
Athe space, both cabin and cargo space, will be the main concern for operators looking to Fiorino. For some, there just is not enough space to cover all eventualities. Those than can handle, but getting a perfect vehicle for her role, with the excellent 1.3-liter diesel engine giving the Fiorino a key advantage over its sister vehicles from the Peugeot and Citroen.
Fiorino Fiat is small. 3864 mm long and 1,589 mm wide, is a compact van with the littler impression that most superminis. Nevertheless, there is a 2.5m3 load volume to play with and a payload capacity of 610kg. That the volume can be increased through an optional folding front passenger seat that flops down to increase the capacity to 2.8m3. It may not sound like much, but increases the available load length from 1523 mm to 2491 mm which is really useful when trying to cram more information into. The cargo bay is accessible via an asymmetrically split rear doors to the standard model with one or two sliding side doors are available from the options list. The openings behind these side doors are narrow so large items will be passed in through the back, where there is a small loading height 527 mm and 1064 mm between the arches.
I quite like Fiat vans, their exterior have been designed so they look stylish and not boxy like other vans.The Fiat Fiorino being one of my favourite
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