2016 Fiat Tipo/egea - Review & Test Drive

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After Nearly 20 Years Away, The Fiat Tipo Is Back On The Market. With This Inexpensive Compact Car, Fiat Wants To Secure Shares In The Market Which Dacia Is Very Successful In And Skoda Is Just Leaving. It Could Even Possibly Become An Inexpensive Alternative To The Vw Golf And The Ford Focus. The New Fiat Tipo Is Available As A Four-door Sedan And Five-door Hatchback. In September They Will Be Followed By The Fiat Tipo Estate. Our Test Drive Featured The 2016 Fiat Tipo Five-door With A 1.4 Litre Petrol Engine That Produces 120hp. Let’s Find Out Just What He Has To Offer The Competition. Source: Fiat Tipo Review
Ou Might Recognise The Fiat Tipo Name, Most Recently Used On A Humble Hatchback In The Early 1990s. This New Car Has Little In Common With That Model, However, And Is Fiat’s Latest Stab At Taking On The Family Hatchback Market And Battling Rivals Including The Vauxhall Astra And Skoda Rapid Spaceback.
We’ve Already Tried The Saloon Version, But That Model Won’t Be Available In The Uk. Now We’ve Had The Chance To Test The Brit-friendly Hatchback, Here In 1.6-litre Diesel Form. This Engine Is Likely To Be The Top Seller Here, Though The Range Will Include More Modest And Affordable Units From Launch.

The Tipo Is Positioned To Compete With Its Rivals On Value - And With A Starting Price Of £12,995 It Is One Of The Cheaper C-segment Hatchbacks On Sale. Standard Equipment Includes A Dab Radio, Usb And Bluetooth Connectivity, Steering Wheel Media Controls And Air-conditioning - But This 1.6 Diesel Will Come With A Five-inch Touchscreen Display, Led Lights, Alloy Wheels, Parking Sensors And Cruise Control.
The Diesel Engine Feels Punchy, Thanks To The 320nm Of Torque Available From 1,750rpm, And In-gear Performance Is On A Par With Rivals Like The Skoda Rapid Spaceback's 1.6 Tdi. It Does Get Noisy When Accelerating, But At Low Revs It’s Perfectly Quiet Inside The Cabin. Road And Wind Noise Is Unobtrusive At Most Speeds Too, Meaning The Fiat Is Surprisingly Refined.

Unfortunately For Fiat Fans, The Tipo Is An Uncharacteristically Dull Car For The Brand. While The Panda And 500 Have Their Faults, Both Are Charming And Fun In Their Own Way, And This Is A Big Part Of Their Appeal - But The Tipo Is Disappointingly Dull To Drive, As Well As To Look At.
While The Zagato-style Double-bubble Roof And The Bulging Bonnet Are Nice Styling Touches, The Overall Shape Of The Tipo Is Rather Uninspiring. The Sporty Mazda Puts It To Shame, And The Tipo’s Usually Stylish Italian Roots Add To The Disappointment.

Once You See How Practical The Car Is It’s Easier To See The Rationale Behind The Design, However. With A 440-litre Boot It’s One Of The Most Practical Cars In The Class, Though The Peugeot 308 Is Bigger Inside. There’s Lots Of Legroom Though, With Enough Space For S To Sit Comfortably Behind The Driver - Though Taller Passengers May Find Headroom A Little Tight.
The Doors Open Wide As Well, Which Should Make Fitting A Child Seat That Bit Easier. Storage In The Cabin Is Good, Although The Hard Plastics And Cloth Upholstery Already Seemed To Be Collecting Dust And Dirt On Our Brand-new Test Cars.

Ust Like The Exterior, The Tipo’s Interior Doesn’t Have Much Charm, And Although The Plastic Surfaces Aren’t Too Scratchy They Do Look Rather Dated For A Brand-new Model Like This. The Touchscreen Display Looks Good And Is Easy To Use, Though, And The Optional Tomtom- Sourced Sat-nav Is Excellent. Our Car Featured Smartphone Connectivity As Well, Which Adds Support For Music Streaming And Social Media Features.

Economy From The 1.6-litre Diesel Model Is Pretty Good, With Fiat Quoting Emissions Of 98g/km And Fuel Economy Of 76.3mpg. There’s No Model In The Range That Can Match The Astra’s 91.2mpg And 82g/km Diesel, But The Tipo Still Qualifies For The Free Tax Bracket, While A Low List Price Should Help Company Car Buyers Save Some Cash, Too.
Ultimately Though, The Tipo Isn’t So Cheap That It Will Cause Concern For Cars Like The Vauxhall Astra And Skoda Rapid Spaceback. The Extra You’ll Pay For An Equivalent Astra Will Be Worth It, As That Car Is More Fun To Drive, Has A More Upmarket Interior And Cheaper To Run.

Key Specs Model: Fiat Tipo 1.6 Multijet 120 Price: £17,995 Engine: 1.6-litre 4cyl Diesel Power/torque: 118bhp/320nm Transmission: 6-speed Manual, Front-wheel Drive 0-62mph/top Speed: 9.8s/124mph Economy/co2: 76.3mpg/98g/km On Sale : September
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