Fiat debuts two-cylinder, 85 hp TwinAir engine in Fiat 500
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">Fiat</a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/09/fiat-debuts-two-cylinder-85-hp-twinair-engine-in-fiat-500/#continued"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/fiat-twinair-250-sub.jpg" /></a>Drop a couple of cylinders, add start-stop technology, slap a turbo on, drop it in the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/fiat500">Fiat 500</a> and call it a day. That's exactly what <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/">Fiat</a> Powertrain Technologies has done with <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/24/fiat-confirms-2-cylinder-sge-powertrain-for-2010/">its newly-introduced two-cylinder TwinAir 85-horsepower engine</a>. The engine has found its first home in the cuddly Cinquicento, but we expect the mill to expand to additional Fiat models soon.</div>
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The gasoline-fueled, 0.9-liter two-cylinder motor features a pint-sized turbo, <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/30/fiat-all-automakers-will-eventually-adopt-efficiency-boosting-m/">Fiat's revolutionary MultiAir technology</a> and so much more. When dropped in the Fiat 500, the new engine performs better than the company's existing 1.2-liter mill and on par with its 1.4-liter while offering a 30-percent reduction in fuel consumption. When equipped with the new TwinAir, the Fiat 500 can reach a top speed of 108 miles per hour and can hit 60 mph in under 11 seconds. Fuel consumption works out to a handy 57 miles per gallon (U.S.) and emissions drops down to just 95 grams per kilometer of CO2. With max torque sitting at approximately 107 ft.-lbs. at a low 1900 rpm, this little mill figures to offer enough low-end grunt too.<br />
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We know that the vast majority of American car buyers will not wax ecstatic over a puny 0.9-liter two-cylinder powerplant, but boy does this little thing show signs of rockin'. Follow the jump for more technical info on Fiat's breakthrough two-cylinder TwinAir engine. Here's hoping this gem finds its way Stateside at some point...<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/low/">Fiat 500C UK launch</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/elle500c000_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/elle500c001_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/elle500c002_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/elle500c003_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500c-uk-launch-1/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/elle500c004_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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