I didn't know that Fiat had launched a new model this year until I came across Fiat's new Tipo. Is there room for this newcomer on the market?
It has been a long time since Fiat's small family cars were popular in Norway. Today, it is the Golf, Auris and Octavia that dominate the sales statistics in this class. Even former big sellers such as Astra and Focus are now more or less off the sales peak. It will hardly be easy for an outsider, such as the Fiat Tipo, to enter the top 30 list.
I don't know if Fiat has any plans to bring the Tipo into Norway. I do not think so. But I have checked foreign Fiat sites to form an impression of what price level the new Tipo would be at, if someone had taken it in anyway. The prices are calculated by starting from French prices, deducting French VAT and adding Norwegian taxes and Norwegian VAT. That is actually the price I would have had to pay if I had taken the cars through customs.
Fiat Tipo Pop 5-d. 1,3 MultiJet diesel (95 HP), NOK 231
Fiat Tipo Lounge Station Wagon, 1,6 MultiJet diesel, metallic (120 HP), NOK 306
The prices are exclusive of annual tax and greenhouse gas tax.
The new Tipo is offered with the following engines:
Petrol: 1,4 FIRE 16V 95 HP
Petrol: 1,4 T-JET 120 HP
Diesel: 1,3 MultiJet Turbo 95 HP
Diesel: 1,6 MultiJet Turbo 120 HP
It cannot currently be delivered with any automatic transmission solutions.
The external dimensions of the new Tipo are almost identical to the Volkswagen Golf, but I think the competitors will rather be the Skoda Rapid and Seat Toledo, perhaps affordable versions of the Ford Focus and Opel Astra.
What can be said about the new Tipo?
It is stylish and simple, - a thought anonymous. Apart from the grill, then, which I think is absolutely king! A retro design from the 60s Fiat 1300/1500. Today's Fiats rust less than average. Fiat is far ahead in engine technology and has supplied GM with turbodiesel engines for a number of years. The new Tipos are produced in Turkey, where, among other things, Toyota also produces several of its best sellers. On the downside, you have to expect a higher percentage loss in value than the average of the car fleet, and the dealer network may be poorly developed in some parts of the country.
Well, let's face it. Fiat makes many beautiful cars a day. The Fiat 500 and Fiat 124 Spider are great examples of Italian design and engineering. The Fiat Tipo is probably not as exciting. As Norwegians, we may get to know it as a taxi in Naples or as a rental car in Barcelona. Still, I would have liked it to go on sale.
More Fiats on the road make for a more pleasant traffic picture.
Updated 10.03.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX: Fiat Tipo is introduced in Norway
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