Fiat Siena

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Fiat Siena

Manufacturer	Fiat
Also called	Fiat Petra Nanjing Fiat Siena Nanjing Fiat Perla Pyonghwa Hwiparam
Production	1996–present
Predecessor	Fiat Duna
Class	Subcompact car / Supermini
Body style	4-door sedan
Platform	Project 178
Engine	FIRE Engines 1.0 8v, 1.0 16v, 1.2 8v, 1.2 16v, 1.4 8v Fiassa Engines 1.0 8v, 1.3 8v, 1.5 8v Europa/Sevel Engines 1.4 8v SPI, 1.6 8v SPI Torque 1.6 16v Powertrain 1.8 8v Multijet Diesel 1.3 16v TurboDiesel 1.7 8v TD
Transmission	Manual 5 speed (C570) Manual 6 speed Speedgear
Fuel capacity	48 Lts.
Related	Fiat Palio Fiat Albea Fiat Strada
Similar	Chevrolet Corsa Sedan Dacia Logan Ford Ikon Ford Fiesta Max Renault Thalia Volkswagen Polo Classic
Designer	Centro Stile Fiat e I.DE.A Institute (Mk.I) Giorgetto Giugiaro <Mk.II-III)

The Fiat Siena is the four-door sedan version of the Fiat Palio, a low cost subcompact car / supermini especially designed for developing countries.

It is produced in Brazil (Betim Plant), Argentina (Ferreyra), Turkey (Bursa), Poland (Tychy)), India (Pune), South Africa (Rosslyn), China (Yuelin) and Vietnam and also built under licence in Nampo, North Korea, as the Pyonghwa Hwiparam.

1 The 1996 Mk. I Series
2 The 2001 Mk. II Series
3 The 2004 Mk. III Series
4 The future
5 Nanjing Fiat Perla
6 External links

[edit] The 1996 Mk. I Series

Launched in 1996 in Brazil as the 4 door sedan of the '178 Project' Fiat Palio, the Siena was made due to the important sales benchmark of notchback models in developing countries. The competition in Brazil was the Chevrolet Corsa Sedan, but after the Fiat was released, Ford and Renault came to fight with the Fiesta Sedan and the Clio Sedan/Thalia. The range was made from Fiasa and Fire petrol engines between 1.0 L and 1.6 L.

[edit] The 2001 Mk. II Series

In 2001 the model has the first facelift. The new design was made by the Italian design-guru Giorgetto Giugiaro. The facelift includes a new front and rear design, and a brand new interior. Also, new engines came as the 16 valve FIRE engines 1.0 L 70cv and the 1.2 L 82cv. In Turkey and China, the Mk. II series gain a 'SpeedGear' Gearbox. With this new design, the small car was finally able to fight for its place in the market, becoming a success in sales. FIAT had considered changing the name to Palio Sedan, due to the lack of interest on the previous Siena, and the solid sales of its biggest competitor, the Chevrolet Corsa Sedan. This idea was later discarded. Up to this point, the FIAT Siena was the only model belonging to the Palio family that had not been well accepted by the community. Therefore FIAT gave special attention to the design of this model in particular, having its rear entirely redesigned.

[edit] The 2004 Mk. III Series

The new Mk. III comes in 2004. The designer was again, Giorgetto Giugiaro. It has a new front, rear and interior design. The '04 Siena was the very first Brazilian compact sedan with 4 airbags (2 at front and 2 sidebags), light and rain sensor, park assistance, etc. Anyhow all those accessories are very expensive for Brazilian market so they can be considered just as catalog or show window purposes. The engines range in South America is now composed by a 1.4 Fire 8 valve with 80cv (the same of the latest Fiat Punto, and a 1.8 Powertrain 8 valve with 112cv, shared with the Chevrolet Corsa.

In Brazil the top model has been equipped by Flexfuel version of the latter 1.8 Powertrain 8 valve - Gasoline and/or Alcohol - reaching 112HP with gasoline and 114HP with alcohol at 5500 rpm. In Mexico is sold as Palio Sedan, first with the 1.6 16v Torque engine and now with the 1.8 GM Powertrain with 110cv.

In Europe, the new model features a Mk. III front and interior design and a Mk. II rear. The Albea also gained the famous Multijet diesel engine, a 2nd generation common rail turbocharged engine with 70bhp.

[edit] The future

The current Siena will have a new facelift in 2007. The model could be presented in October at the São Paulo Auto Show. The facelift includes a new front rear and side design, with some lines of new models of the Fiat range such as Grande Punto, the new Doblò and the Fiat Croma.

The 1.8 Powertrain 8 valve engine will be replaced in late 2007 by a new 1.8 8v engine due to the end of the joint venture between Fiat and GM. This new engine will be produced in Argentina (Ferreyra plant in Cordoba).

A new project for developing markets, the Fiat Linea, will replace the aging Marea as Fiat's largest saloon. This model is much longer than the Siena (4600 mm vs 4150 mm) and both are intended to coexist in different segments.

[edit] Nanjing Fiat Perla

The Nanjing Fiat Perla is a 1.7 saloon car launched at the 2006 Auto Guangzhou Motor Show, which is based on the platform of the Chinese Fiat Siena (equivalent to the European Fiat Albea which has a longer wheelbase compared to the southamerican Siena). This is a model exclusive for the Chinese market and it has the interior of the Mk. III Fiat Siena.