With a load capacity of 550 liters, roomy interior and competitive price, the Fiat Station Wagon seeking prominence among compact family.

Next to the 5-door Fiat Tipo, the Italian brand has presented in its historical facilities Mirafiori in Turin, the commercial launch of the most familiar body, the Fiat Tipo Station Wagon, with which we have made a brief touchdown. Compared to their brethren in range, the Fiat Tipo Station Wagon is 20 cm longer than the five-door model and 4cm the Fiat sedan, reaching a length of 4.57 meters. Yes, they all share the same wheelbase -of 2,64 m-, so that its larger size responds primarily to increased tailswing.

Fiat Station Wagon Type: Doctors habitability

At Inside the Fiat Tipo Station Wagon we found no differences in design as the dashboard in front of the five-door, although in front of the sedan, with the addition of a new color touch screen 7 inches that is handled as a tablet and which is accessed Uconnect multimedia system HD Live. As the battle is identical to that of their brethren in range, no notable differences in livability, but the fact is that the entire type range stands for presenting a good hole legroom in the rear seats. In addition, by presenting a straight roof design in the back of the Fiat Station Wagon Type passengers have more distance to the ceiling, so that people quite tall accommodate without difficulty.

Fiat Station Wagon Type: large trunk

With official data, Fiat Tipo Station Wagon declares a trunk 550 liters and the truth is that, at first glance, it seems to hold lots of luggage. Such capacity places him among the best in the category, because only Honda Civic Tourer, Volkswagen Golf Variant and SEAT Leon ST declare more liters, with Peugeot 308 SW at the same level Italian model and other possible competitors behind.

Moreover, in the load Fiat Tipo Station Wagon We found some solutions that increase comfort and ease of use of the boot. For example, it has a floorboard which can be placed in two different heights, so that you can have a double bottom. It can also be set at an angle of 40 ° to allow the load occupying the underlying space. On the sides it has two holes, with small panels that can be removed to gain a few centimeters in width behind the wheel.

Another practical detail is the possibility of detaching the flexible tray covering the load and It can be stored under the trunk floor. Two lights, two bag hooks and four load retaining hooks placed on the floor, complete this area of ​​the vehicle. And if more volume is required, the rear seat bench seats are folded forward and the seat backs folded-in ratio 60: 40- to leave a completely flat surface, it will also help items up to 1.80 m in length.

Fiat Station Wagon Type: 1.6 Multijet, the most recommended

Mechanical supply in this family version is no different from the present in their brethren in range, except that you can only choose gasoline engine 1.4 T-Jet 120 hp. Given the size and weight of type Station Wagon the recommended engine is the 1.6 MultiJet 120 bhp, which moves quite agile this car and displays a nice performance, without much noise levels to be around 3,750 rpm. Not many kilometers we shot with him, but this family transmitted sensations of going very well established on the road, with the development of rather firm suspension. In addition, consumption we checked on-board computer to normal flow rates were quite restrained.

Although in a few weeks Fiat will release the official price of this model orders to be processed, the first deliveries will not occur Station Wagon until September. If we can say that, at equal engine and equipment, household cost about 1,000 euros more the Type 5 equivalent gate.

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