The FIRE (for "Fully Integrated Robotised Engine") is a series of

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, built in FCA's

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Betim Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located at around . The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 larg ...

and also in Dundee, MI (only in 1.4 Multiair versions) plants. It was designed by Italian design firm Rodolfo Bonetto. It is constructed by robot assembly plants ("Robogate") to reduce costs. The FIRE series replaced the old Fiat 100 series

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s in the mid-1980s. Mechanically, they are simple

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heads. Since 1985, it has been constructed in different versions. Displacements range from . In addition to the 8 valve versions, there are "Super-FIRE"

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versions. The "Super-FIRE" which uses 16 valves and is available in (Brazil) and (Brazil & Europe) displacements. The variation introduced in 2003 is available in both 8 and 16 valves. In 2005 Fiat introduced a version of the 16v incorporating port deactivation (PDA) and EGR. This unit is frequently referred to as the "StarJet" engine. One year later, a

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variety of the StarJet was introduced under the name "T-Jet", and a MultiAir (adding electro-hydraulic intake valve driving, with variable timing, lift and profile) version was added in 2009, available in either naturally aspirated and turbocharged forms. It reached 190 PS on the Abarth 695 Biposto. The FIRE was originally a

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engine, and later progressed to

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(SPI), then to

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(MPI), using

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(SMPI) today. It is now used in the 750 Formula in a slightly modified state. Brazilian production started in 2000 with the "Super-FIRE" 1.2 16V (80 PS), was extended until 2006 with 1.0 8V (54 PS), 1.0 16V (69 PS), 1.2 8V (66 PS) and 1.4 8V (80 PS). By 2016, the two "last Super-FIRE" being produced in Brazil were the reworked (New pistons and crankshaft) 1.0 8V (77 PS) and the 1.4 8V VVT (90 PS), both running on petrol or ethanol fuels. Starting in 2016, it is being replaced by the GSE (FireFly) engine family.

List of FIRE engines

The FIRE engine has been available in the following displacements: * - bore x stroke **

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8V (1986 - 1992) * - bore x stroke ** 8V (1986 - 1993) ** 8V SPI (1987 - 2003) **

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16V SMPI (1998 - 2003, Brazil only) ** 8V SMPI

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(2005 - current, Brazil only) * - bore x stroke ** 8V (1983 - 1993) ** 8V SPI (1993 - 2000) ** 8V SMPI (2001 - 2010) * - bore x stroke ** 8V SPI (1993 - 1999) ** 8V MPI (1993 - 1999) ** 8V SMPI (1993 - 2009) ** 8V SMPI VVT (2007 - 2020) ** 16V SMPI (1998 - 2009) * SMPI - bore x stroke ** 8V SMPI (2003 - current) ** 8V SMPI VVT (2005 - current) ** 8V SMPI Flex-fuel (2005 - current, Brazil only) ** 16V SMPI (2005 - current) ** 16V SMPI ''StarJet'' VVT – PDA (2005 - current) ** 16V ''T-Jet'' (2006 - current) ** 16V '' MultiAir'' (2009 - current) ** 16V ''MultiAir Turbo'' (2009 - current)

Applications

* Autobianchi Y10 (1985) *

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(1986) *

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(1986) *

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(1988) *

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(1993) *

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(1994) — 54 PS (40kW) *

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(1995) * Lancia Y (1996) *

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(1997) * Fiat Seicento (1998) — 54 PS (40kW) *

(1999) — *

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(2001) * Fiat Panda (2003) — *

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(2003) — *

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(2003) — * Lancia Musa (2004) — *

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(2005)/ Punto Evo (2009)/

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(2012) — *

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— * Lancia Delta (2008) * Alfa Romeo MiTo (2008) — * Ford Ka (2008) — * Tata Indica Vista (2008) *

Fiat Linea The Fiat Linea (Type 323) is a compact sedan released on 26 March 2007 at the Tofaş plant in Bursa, Turkey, by the Italian automaker Fiat as a world car in developing countries. It is based on the current Fiat Grande Punto platform. The Line ...

(2009) 1.368 — *

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(2009) * Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010) *

(2011) — *

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(2012) *

Dodge Dart (PF) The Dodge Dart is a front-engine, front-wheel drive, four-door compact sedan that was manufactured and marketed by then FCA US LLC, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The automobile made its debut at the 2012 North American Internat ...

(2013–2016) *

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 and production started in late August of that year. , the Renegade is the smal ...

(2015–present) *

Jeep Compass The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV introduced for the 2007 model year, and is currently in its second generation. The first generation Compass and Patriot, its rebadged variant, were among Jeep's first crossover SUVs. The second-genera ...

(2018-present) *

Fiat 500X The Fiat 500X (Type 334) is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), since its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Following the 500L, and produced from 2014 (from 2016 model year ...

(2015) *

Fiat Tipo (2015) The Fiat Tipo (codeproject ''Type 356'', also known as the Fiat Egea (stylized as ÆGEA) in Turkey and Dodge Neon in Mexico and the Middle East) is a compact car. A three-box sedan version was unveiled at the 2015 Istanbul Motor Show in May 2015 ...

* Fiat 124 Spider (2017–) MultiAir

Production

As part of the June 10, 2009 Operating Agreement, Chrysler's commercial production of Fully Integrated Robotized Engine began in its Dundee, Michigan facility. Chrysler's first FIRE engine model, a 1.4-liter FIRE with Multiair engine, was first introduced in Fiat 500 starting in 2010.Chrysler Group LLC Introduces Fiat’s 1.4-liter, In-line 4-cylinder, Fully Integrated Robotized Engine with Multiair Technology to Powertrain Lineup
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List of FIRE engines

Applications

Production

See also

References

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