The FCA Global Small Engine (or GSE, marketed as FireFly) is a new family of engines produced by

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or (FCA) starting in 2016, and subsequently Stellantis, gradually replacing the

FIRE Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...

(including MultiAir versions) and SGE (TwinAir) units. It is a modular design (thus,

inline-3 A straight-three engine (also called an inline-triple or inline-three) is a three-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. Less common than straight-four engines, straight-three engines have nonethe ...

and

inline-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 ...

guises share the same unitary displacement and components such as pistons and

connecting rod A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into the rotation of the cranksh ...

s, so are able to be produced on the same production line), with aluminum cylinder heads and blocks and 77.0mm cylinder bore spacing for all types. It was introduced in 2016 in simple

naturally aspirated Naturally may refer to: ;Albums * ''Naturally!'', an album by Nat Adderley * ''Naturally'' (Houston Person album) * ''Naturally'' (J. J. Cale album) * ''Naturally'' (John Pizzarelli album) * ''Naturally'' (Sharon Jones album) * ''Naturally'' ...

, 2-valve per cylinder with VVT, indirect injected,

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 fu ...

1.0 inline-3 and 1.3 inline-4 versions for the South American market under the hood of the 2017 Brazilian

Fiat Uno The Fiat Uno is a supermini manufactured and marketed by Fiat. Launched in 1983, the Uno was produced over a single generation (with an intermediate facelift, 1989) in three and five-door hatchback body styles until 1995 in Europe — and un ...

. Next, it was introduced in 2018 to European and North American markets, in

turbocharged In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...

, 4-valve per cylinder, direct-injected and MultiAir III versions, under the hood of the 2019

Jeep Renegade The Jeep Renegade is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Stellantis under their Jeep marque. It was first shown to the public in March 2014 at the Geneva Motor Show#2014, Geneva Motor Show and production started in late August of that year. , ...

and

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facelifts. Next, it was introduced in 2020 to European and North American markets, in MHEV, 4-valve per cylinder and direct-injected versions, under the hood of the 2020

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, Fiat Panda (319) and Lancia Ypsilon (846). __TOC__

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