Fiat shows off new compact saloon, which is due to go on sale in 40 markets later this year
The Fiat Aegea project has been shown off at the Istanbul motor show, and will go on sale in 40 countries from November.
The Aegea is a new four-door model, which Fiat says was originally designed as a saloon, rather than being the spin off of a hatchback version. However, Head of Fiat functional range Europe, Antonella Bruno confirmed that there will be two more models following on from the Aegea - a compact hatchback and an estate.
These are expected to be revealed later this year before going on sale in 2016.
The car will not be called the Aegea when it goes on sale, with the final name set to be revealed closer to the launch date.
The Aegea measures 4.5m in length, and is 178cm wide and 148cm high - and is designed to be able to carry five passengers. It has an overall boot capacity of 510 litres.
It comes with equipment such as Fiat’s Uconnect system, with a five-inch colour touch screen, Bluetooth, USB and Aux inputs and steering wheel controls all as standard. It is also available with an optional TomTom satellite navigation system and a rear parking camera.
Fiat has chosen to launch the Aegea at the Istanbul show as the car will be built at Fiat’s plant in Bursa, in Turkey, alongside the likes of the Linea, Qubo and the Doblo.
It will come with a choice of four engines - two Multijet II diesels and two petrols, with power ratings between 94bhp and 118bhp. Fiat claims that they are capable of as much as 70.6mpg - on a par with the likes of the smaller Panda model.
Bruno confirmed that the company is still assessing whether to bring the car to the UK, and that it will be offered with Euro 6 compliant engines if it chooses to do so.
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