The Fiat Doblò is a
panel van
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and
leisure activity vehicle
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produced by Italian automaker
Fiat
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since 2000. It was unveiled at the
Paris Motor Show
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in October 2000.
A second-generation Doblò succeeded the original vehicle in 2010 for most markets, and it was sold in the United States as the RAM ProMaster City starting from 2015. The third-generation Doblò, a
rebadged
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version of the
Citroën Berlingo
The Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner are a range of multi-purpose vehicles produced by the PSA Group and later by Stellantis. They are sold both as panel vans for use as commercial vehicles and as a passenger variant with rear seats and win ...
, was unveiled in June 2022.
First generation (2000)
![Fiat Doblo rear](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Fiat_Doblo_rear.JPG)
It was first launched to the public in the
Netherlands
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, and received the "2006
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" award by an international jury from 19 countries. In Singapore, a 1.4 litre LAV variant is marketed as the Fiat Panorama in five and seven seater versions.
The first Doblò was sold in January 2001.
The Doblò carries a payload of up to , with an interior volume of . The Doblò uses
Fiat Strada
The Fiat Strada is a supermini coupé utility produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1998. It is based on Fiat's world car "project 178", the Palio. It is produced by Fiat Automóveis in Brazil, and has been marketed worldwide, exclud ...
's platform, in turn derived from the
Fiat Palio
The Fiat Palio is a supermini car which was produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1996 until 2018. It is a world car, developed by Fiat Automóveis and aimed at developing countries. It has been produced in various countries worldwide, ...
's one, using a rigid axle with leaf springs at the rear, instead of a torsion beam with coil springs as on the Palio.
It is manufactured by Fiat's
Tofaş
Tofaş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, who was the founder of Koç Ho ...
subsidiary factory in Bursa, Turkey, in Brazil since 2002 and in Russia and Vietnam. Turkish models have an engine range that includes a 1.4 litre petrol, a 1.9 litre
MultiJet
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, and a 16 valve 1.3 litre MultiJet.
In North Korea,
Pyonghwa Motors
Pyeonghwa Motors (Hangul : 평화자동차) (Hancha : 平和自動車), a Korean language word for "peace", also spelled Pyonghwa, is one of the two car manufacturers and dealers in the Automotive industry in North Korea, North Korean automotive ...
produces Doblò branded as its own name Ppeokkugi.
The facelift version came in October 2005, and was restyled with modifications to the front and rear light groups, and the total design of the front part.
Brazilian Doblò
Launched in 2002, the Brazilian Doblòs were initially available with two 16 valve petrol engines, a 1.3 litre
Fire
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
and a 1.6 litre
Torque
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. From 2004 to 2009, the only engine available in Brazil was an 8 valve 1.8 litre ''Ecotec'', supplied by
General Motors do Brasil
General Motors do Brasil is the largest subsidiary of General Motors in South America, one of the oldest and largest car producers in Brazil.
Founded in 1925 and initially located in the historic district of Ipiranga, São Paulo, the company as ...
. This engine was produced initially in a petrol version, and later as
flex fuel
A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol or ...
.
In September 2003, Fiat Brazil introduced an off road 4x2 version called Fiat Doblò Adventure, also with the
straight-4
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...
''Ecotec'' 1800 cc engine. It has revised exterior look with bigger bumpers and mouldings and raised ride height and spare wheel on the rear.
In 2009, the whole Adventure line (Doblò,
Idea
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,
Strada
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History
The concept was spawned by Luke Johnson in 2000 and, over five ...
and
Palio Weekend) was equipped with a
locking differential
A locking differential is a mechanical component, commonly used in vehicles, designed to overcome the chief limitation of a standard open differential by essentially "locking" both wheels on an axle together as if on a common shaft. This forces ...
. The line was rebadged as Adventure Locker. Only in the model year of 2010, the Brazilian Doblò and the Doblò Adventure were updated with the European facelift of 2005.
Besides the 1.8 litre ''Powertrain'', Doblò is now equipped with a 1.4 litre
Fire
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
flex
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* FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
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* FLEX (protocol), a comm ...
engine. In the model year of 2011, the 8 valve 1.8 litre ''Ecotec'' engine was replaced by the brand new 16 valve 1.8 litre ''
E.torQ'' engine, produced by
Fiat Powertrain Technologies
FPT Industrial is an Italian multinational designer and manufacturer of transmissions, axles, diesel and petrol engines that was established in March 2005 as a Fiat Group division which included all the activities related to powertrains and tr ...
.
The Brazilian Doblò was discontinued in December 2021 after 160,000 units had been assembled. Slow sales meant that meeting the upcoming Proconve L7 emissions standards would not be viable.
Engines
2000–2006
2006–2009
Electric versions
Micro-Vett
Micro-Vett was an Italian company manufacturing electric vehicles.
History
Beginning
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Fiat Doblò has three battery versions:
* Go Green, an 18
kWh Altairnano
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lithium-ion
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NanoSafe battery pack. The battery pack can be fully recharged in less than ten minutes using
AeroVironment's high voltage, 125 kW rated, rapid charging system.
* a 43 kWh lead acid battery pack, providing a range of in the urban duty cycle on a single charge; recharging takes 5–8 hours
* 60 x 200 AH 3.6V lithium modules; Battery life: 1000 cycles at 80% DOD / 2000 cycles at 70% DOD
The vehicle uses a 30
kW (60 kW peak) motor from Ansaldo Electric Drives (a
S.p.A. based in
Genoa
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), that gives top speed.
On October 2, 2007, a sixty day demonstration of the All-Electric Fiat Doblo was begun. The Electric engine is powered by a custom 18 kWh Altairnano high performance NanoSafe(R) battery pack, travelled in an urban delivery circuit.
The custom battery pack was fully recharged in less than ten minutes a total of three times using AeroViroments' high voltage, 125 kW rated, rapid charging system. The vehicle was driven an estimated total of during the sixty day demonstration period, which translates to an annual equivalent use of .
Second generation (2010)
The all new Doblò (Type 263) was launched in the beginning of 2010, and it is built in
Turkey
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by
Tofaş
Tofaş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, who was the founder of Koç Ho ...
. The 2010 Doblò uses the
Fiat Small platform, derived from the
Grande Punto, with a new bi link independent rear suspension instead of a torsion beam, which has wheelbase, luggage compartment, and low
CO2 emissions (129 g/km with the 1.3
Multijet
Multijet is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' term for its current common rail direct injection turbodiesel engine range. Most of the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia range as well as certain Chrysler, RAM Trucks, Jeep and Maserati vehicles are equipped with Mu ...
engine).
The Doblò was also sold by
Opel
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Grou ...
and
Vauxhall
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as the Combo.
the Doblò is available as a pickup called Fiat Doblò Work Up or Fiat Pratico in Turkey. There is also a raised roof version, as well as an extended wheelbase van called the "Doblò Cargo Maxi".
These two features are combined for the Fiat Doblò Cargo XL, a high roofed, long wheelbase panel van model, with a one tonne payload, equipped with the 1.6 litre Multijet common rail diesel. The XL, which can carry as much as the bigger and more expensive
Scudo, was presented in the United Kingdom in May 2013.
In other markets the XL appeared in 2012, and it is available with all diesel engines excepting the 1.3, and also the 1.4 T-Jet. There is also an XL Combi, with a version of the 2.0 diesel.
Doblò EV
In February 2010, Tofaş announced they were developing a battery-electric version of the Doblò (263).
The vehicle itself was introduced publicly in July 2010, as "The First Commercial Electrical Vehicle Developed in Turkey".
It also was revealed that Tofaş will lead FIAT's development of electric
light commercial vehicle
A light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand is a commercial carrier vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of no more than 3.5 metric tons (tonnes). The LCV designation is also occasionally used in both Canad ...
s (LCV).
During a ceremony to commemorate the production of the millionth Doblò, the Doblò EV was tested by press and Turkish Minister of Industry and Commerce,
Nihat Ergün
Nihat Ergün (born 14 September 1962, in İzmit) is a Turkish politician and the former Minister of Science, Industry and Technology.
Ergün completed primary, middle, and high school in Izmit. He graduated from the Marmara University's Facu ...
. In November 2018, the first Doblò EV was delivered to the Turkish fashion company,
Vakko
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Vakko also operates luxury department stores under the Vakko name at Zorlu Center, İstinye Park, Akmerkez, Vadi Istanbul, and Akasya malls ...
.
As announced in 2010, the Doblò EV was equipped with a , 21 kW-hr lithium-ion battery and a traction motor; as charge depletes, the motor output is limited to and top speed is limited to to preserve the range.
A version of Doblò EV that was shipped in 2019 has an electric motor delivering of maximum power and a torque of . The autonomy at full load is with a single recharge. The 30 kWh battery is located in the rear floor. Overall the Doblò EV weighs more than the Cargo 1.6 Multijet version.
Facelift
Introduced at the
Hanover Motor Show
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, the 2015 Fiat Doblò receives a revised front end with an all new dashboard, new headlamps, grille, and front bumper to coincide with the release of the
Ram
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Animals
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* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
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* Ram (given name)
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ProMaster City.
Versions include standard, Active, SX and Technico for the commercial versions and Pop, Easy, Lounge and Trekking for the passenger (MPV) models. When the Doblo was crash tested by NCAP in 2017 it received a safety rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
For the 2019 model year the Doblo MPV is no longer available for the U.K market.
The N1 Fiat professional commercial version remains on sale although the 1.4 Petrol engine has been discontinued, with only 1.3 and 1.6 Diesel options available for the U.K. This model can be specified as a passenger variant with factory windows and seats and either a rear tailgate or the van style double rear doors.
In 2020 the MPV version of the Fiat Doblo ceased production for most markets. As of 2022, the Doblo MPV remains on sale in some markets, including the Turkish and Russian markets, as the Doblo Panorama. The Doblo Cargo van also remains in production - albeit with more limited engine options than previously.
In September 2022, the second generation Dobló was discontinued and it was replaced by the third generation which is a rebadged version of a third generation
Citroen Berlingo.
Ram ProMaster City
![Ram ProMaster City Montréal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Ram_ProMaster_City_Montr%C3%A9al.jpg)
The Ram ProMaster City (Type 636) is an Americanised version of the Fiat Doblò introduced in the model year of 2015, to succeed the
Dodge Caravan
The Dodge Caravan (and the long-wheelbase Dodge Grand Caravan) is a series of minivans that was manufactured by Chrysler from the 1984 to 2020 model years. The Dodge version of the Chrysler minivans, the Caravan was marketed as both a passenger v ...
based C/V Tradesman. The ProMaster City is built in the same plant in Turkey as the Doblò and exported to North America. To circumvent the
chicken tax
The Chicken Tax is a 25 percent tariff on light trucks (and originally on potato starch, dextrin, and brandy) imposed in 1964 by the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to tariffs placed by France and West Germany on impor ...
, only passenger vans are imported into North America, with cargo vans being post import conversions.
Unlike the Doblò, passenger versions of the ProMaster City use solid metal panels instead of glass in its rear quarters, and third row seating and the lift tailgate options are not offered. The 2.4 litre
Tigershark
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engine mated to the
948TE nine speed automatic transmission is the only power train available for the ProMaster City.
Trim levels are Tradesman, SLT, Wagon, and Wagon SLT. Like the larger
Ram ProMaster
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, the Ram ProMaster City received a facelift for the
model year
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...
of 2019. The front "crosshair" grille was replaced with a plain front grille with the 'RAM' lettering.
The interior of the facelifted 2019 Ram ProMaster City remains largely unchanged from 2018, although the U Connect 3 5.0BT touchscreen radio is now standard equipment (both GPS navigation and
SiriusXM
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Satellite Radio
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still remain options), replacing the previously standard U Connect 3.0 non touchscreen radio on models from 2018. This is due to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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(NHTSA) regulation of standard rear view backup cameras for the
model year
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...
of 2019. Now standard are a USB input as well as U Connect
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs). In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limi ...
hands free calling and wireless
A2DP
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audio streaming, as well as voice control.
Stellantis plans to discontinue the ProMaster City after the 2022 model year, citing declining annual sales for compact commercial vans in the US and Canadian markets. Shipments of the van from Turkey to the United States and Canada will continue until the end of the first quarter of 2023.
Engines
Only for Ram ProMaster City
Third generation (2022)
The third-generation Doblò was released in June 2022 as a rebadged version of the third-generation
Citroën Berlingo
The Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner are a range of multi-purpose vehicles produced by the PSA Group and later by Stellantis. They are sold both as panel vans for use as commercial vehicles and as a passenger variant with rear seats and win ...
, with a battery electric version in offer as the e-Doblò. The model is produced in Spain alongside its stablemates, as well as in the
Stellantis Mangualde Plant in
Mangualde
Mangualde () is a municipality in the subregion of Dão-Lafões (historical Beira Interior), central region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,880, in an area of 219.26 km2.
History
The region of Mangualde has been a crossroads of ma ...
, Portugal.
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References
External links
Fiat Doblò Official UK PageFiat Professional UK
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