The first prototypes of the new Fiat Aegea project hatchback have been spotted testing ahead of the car going on sale in 2016.
The Aegea hatchback is based on the same platform as the saloon variant, which was unveiled at the Istanbul motor show in May and will go on sale in 40 countries from November. Fiat is still assessing whether to bring any of the Aegea line-up to the UK, but the hatchback stands a far greater chance of being sold in this country than the saloon.
As well as the hatchback and saloon, an estate-bodied version of the Aegea is also planned.
It's already known that the car won't take the Aegea name for production, with its final badge set to be revealed closer to its market launch.
Though heavily disguised, it's clear this C-segment hatchback will share many of its styling cues with the Aegea saloon, while also taking larger design traits from the wider Fiat family.
Like the Aegea saloon, the hatchback is expected to come with a choice of four engines at launch - two Multijet II diesels and two petrols - with power outputs of between 94bhp and 118bhp. Fiat has already confirmed that if the Aegea comes to the UK in any form, it will be equipped with Euro 6-compliant engines.
If Fiat chooses to bring the new hatchback to this country, it will compete in the same crowded mass market as Ford's Focus, new Vauxhall Astra and the Seat Leon.
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