The Fiat Sedici is a
subcompact crossover SUV
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(
B-segment
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) that was co developed by
Fiat
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and
Suzuki
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, mainly for the market in
Europe
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. Introduced in December 2005, it was manufactured until October 2014 (with the last model year being 2015).
History
It was introduced in December 2005, at the
Bologna Motor Show
The Bologna Motor Show (known as the "''Salone internazionale dell'auto e della moto di Bologna''" in Italian) was an auto show which was scheduled to be held annually in December, in Bologna, Italy.
The editions of 2009 and 2012 were the shor ...
,
and was built at the
Magyar Suzuki
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History
T ...
plant in
Hungary
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. The expected production volume was 60,000 units per year, one third of these to be sold by Fiat, and two thirds sold by Suzuki and badged as the
SX4.
![Fiat Sedici rear 20071108](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Fiat_Sedici_rear_20071108.jpg)
The design was created by
Giorgetto Giugiaro
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Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 and inducted ...
's
Italdesign Giugiaro
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studio, and was an alternative to
mini multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), which have a more "boxy" appearance. It was the official car of the
2006 Winter Olympics
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. As the car is four wheel drive, it could be considered a 4x4.
As 4x4 is 16, the car is named Sedici (), which means "sixteen" in Italian.
By flicking a switch, the driver can change between 4x2 and 4x4 transmission modes. The car also has
electronic stability control (ESC) on the options list and a
diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a standard feature.
It was the second best selling SUV in the market in Italy in November 2006, and by June 2007, it was the best selling such vehicle. Since 2012, the Sedici has been sold in Israel, with automatic (four speed) or manual (five speed) gearbox. During 2010, the Sedici was withdrawn from the
United Kingdom
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, due to poor sales.
Sedici 4x2
![Fiat Sedici Multijet Facelift](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Fiat_Sedici_Multijet_Facelift.JPG)
The front wheel drive version of the Sedici was unveiled in May 2008. It was available with the same engine choices as the 4X4 version and was available in two trim levels: Dynamic and Emotion. The price, in Italy, was around €2000 cheaper than the 4x4 version.
Engines
There were two engines available: a 1.6 L Suzuki petrol and a 1.9 L Fiat turbodiesel.
Facelift (2009)
In March 2009, the Sedici was given a more substantial upgrade: A changed front grille, similar to that of the Bravo, and a new bumper. Inside, it had more sophisticated instrumentation, new fabrics, the air conditioning vents were changed, and it had new Euro 5 compliant engines.
The 1.9 litre Multijet engine was replaced by the more modern 2.0 litre Multijet engine producing , also the petrol 1.6 litre engine was upgraded to have , with lower fuel consumption. This coincided with the withdrawal of sales of the Sedici in the United Kingdom, although a handful of facelifted cars were sold there.
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