The 'Model Year 2007' Brazilian Fiat
Mille family, which also includes the Fiorino and Uno
Van in its line up, is now on sale at Fiat dealerships
across the South American country. In relation to the
existing Mille model, the 1.0-litre engine has seen some
modifications made of it to fulfill the new levels of
Brazilian environmental legislation demanded for next
year. Moreover it now also comes with a four year
guarantee against corrosion.
The popular Fiat Mille 1.0
Flex was launched at the end of 2005 onto the
Brazilian market, as Fiat Automòveis looked cash
in on the growing demand amongst national car buyers for
"dual fuel" vehicles; so rolling the option
out to their popular and highly cost-effective,
entry-level model was a logical step. The Mille
1.0 Flex uses the SFS (Software Flexfuel Sensor)
technology which has been developed and is
manufactured by a Fiat Group company, Magneti
Marelli, who dominate the South American
market for flexible fuel systems.
The SFS sensor allows for
automatic adjustment of the mixture of air and
fuel, and the fuel can range from pure gasoline
with a 22 percent alcohol content (stock
gasoline in Brazil is made up of 22 percent
alcohol) up to a 100 percent pure alcohol
content. The flexible arrangement allows any
combination of gasoline or alcohol to be added
at any point, with the SFS technology allowing
the engine to automatically respond as required.
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The popular Fiat Mille 1.0 Flex,
a car based on the long-running Fiat Uno model, was
launched at the end of 2005 onto the Brazilian
market, as Fiat Automòveis looked cash in on the
growing demand amongst buyers for "dual fuel"
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The 'Model Year 2007' Brazilian
Fiat Mille family, which also includes the Fiorino
and Uno Van in its line up, is now on sale at Fiat
dealerships across the South American country. |
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The Mille 1.0 Flex is powered by a 999cc,
4-cylinder, 8v multipoint injection engine.
It offers maximum power of 65 bhp at 6,000
rpm using gasoline, or 66 bhp at similar
revs with alcohol.
Maximum torque is 9.1 m/kgf
(Gasoline) or 9,2 m/kgf (Alcohol) at 2.500
rpm, while it
achieves a top speed of 155 km/h on gasoline
(156 km/h alcohol) and can dash from 0-100
km/h in 14.5 seconds on gasoline (14.2
seconds on alcohol).Gasoline.
Fuel consumption (km/l) in city situations
is 14.3 for gasoline (10.1 for alcohol) and
on the road is 20.0 for gasoline (14.2 for
alcohol).
The suggested retail price of Mille
MY2007 is being held to the same of 2006 model: R$ 21,610 (EU 7,844)
for the two door version and R$ 23,180 (EU 8,414) for the
four door version. The Fiorino and Uno Van, both of which
are equipped with the 1.3 gasoline engine now have Fiat's Anti-Theft
Code System fitted. For the Fiorino model the retail price
has increased by R$ 280 (EU 102) with a final value of R$
33,140 (EU 12,030). The Uno Van though still has the same
price of the 2006 model: R$ 23,600 (EU 8,567).
by Claudio Perlini
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