Comments on: Chrysler to adopt Fiat’s Multiair technology

By: Ramp

Ramp — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:26:06 +0000

The technology is very simple, on economic mode the intake valve stays open longer while the piston rises, then on the power stroke the piston is more efficient because it has more to travel down for the amount of intake it took.

By: FIAT 2 America

FIAT 2 America — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:52:57 +0000

I’ve spent some time in Europe, and know, have owned, and rented FIAT and Alfa Romeo cars. The technology and quality is very good, the style is fantastic, and If you thought having more small cars in America will be a boring hell, then you’ve never driven a FIAT.

Forget what your college roomate told you in 1974, most of the problems arose from US safety and emissions regs, dealer issues in the US, and Russian steel which the company unfortunately obtained in a barter deal for a factory there. I myself had a 1978 FIAT 131 Mirafiori that was the most enjoyable economy car you could imagine… still on the road 30 years later, too.
And current FIAT CEO Sergio Marchionne is a genius, if you read what The Economist had to say about what’s he’s done at the company, you’d understand just how well run FIAT is… the only currently profitable European automaker.
I rented a new 4 door FIAT Panda in Greece… it got 40-50mpg on gas, and was a very sporty drive for an econobox. FIAT also makes what we would call a midsize, the Croma… which is like a Taurus, and they produce all matter of trucks right-up-to big rigs. FIAT owns New Holland tractors and IVECO heavy trucks… and of course Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Maserati.

And their Ferrari Formula One team possess the most advanced racing car in the world… and they invented the now widespread “single rail” diesel technology, and their smallest cars get 70+ mpg on diesel… who needs hybrids?

Any portrayal of FIAT as a producer of antiquidated, poor quality little cars is nonsense from the uninformed. IMO, they are going to surprise a lot of people- these guys know what they’re doing…

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:11:32 +0000

Elitist, that’s the best damn post all year!

By: Serialpest

Serialpest — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:51:33 +0000

Shak^

FPT [Fiats engine company] are going to sell this technology to other brands.

So yes, GM can become a customer as can VW etc on payment of a royalty fee of some sort.

Got themselves a winner here, for mine bigger news than Holdens new release!

By: Shak

Shak — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:39:04 +0000

SerialPest how do you suggest Holden fit this to their engines as they have no affiliation with Chrysler or its masters. Maybe they should also invest 100′s millions of dollars and a decade into this tech.

By: Serialpest

Serialpest — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:16:10 +0000

Yes, this is what FIAT are ready to offer after near 10 years of work and 100′s millions of Euros development, the outcome is stunning.

For instance Holden went to so much trouble with its ne powerplants, just fir this MultiAir and its the same outcome.

Chrysler are lucky, they get to fit this on their powerplants for free, inc. the stunning PentStar V6.

FIAT designed and patented the common-rail for diesels,[on sold to Bosch] and now this for both petrol and diesel, suits turbo and multifuels.Brilliant.

Italian engineering, ITS THE BEST IN THE WORLD

By: LPi

LPi — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:40:55 +0000

X19

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:23:45 +0000

I must be missing something. It sounds to me a lot like variable valve timing, the only difference being controlled cylinder by cylinder?

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:12:18 +0000

Thanks for the tip Angel – looking now

By: tommy

tommy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:20:22 +0000

Nice one Fiat.